Review of Sex & Fury

Sex & Fury is exactly what you hope for in a movie of this type. To call it "high genre art" may be a bit of a stretch; rather, I'd call it a movie typical of its time, i.e. the 1970s, which is still probably the most progressive and radical decade the world has seen yet - and certainly in terms of movie making. And that resulted in a lot of more "daring" movies, which in my opinion are justified in almost every way, and should therefore not properly be labeled "exploitation" movies. "Sexploitation", then? Well, maybe, and maybe not. Was it gratuitous? Was it porn? Not quite. It was done with a certain aesthetic sensibility, and is highly watchable, even if it is mostly intended for a male audience to enjoy the sight of naked women. If it is done fairly tastefully, I don't see that there's anything to apologize for. The characters and events in this movie actually ring fairly true, and appear fairly realistic. The story is not high art, and some scenes are dull and dragged-out, but the big fight scenes, charismatic characters and generally tasteful sex scenes redeem it as a good movie.

Sex & Fury reminds more than a little of Lady Snowblood, but is far superior. Lady Snowblood is dull and completely unrealistic in comparison.

7 out of 10.