Women have not always been given a fair go. Even today there are places where women are not equally treated. These types of things amaze me. Men have always been confounded by women's health. It is because of this that, in the past, they have not always been as fair in their judgements of a woman's health. Like men women get horny. They have sexual urges like all humans. However in 1880 when a woman acted strange because she was horny it was considered a mental condition. It took a forthright doctor to realise that pleasuring a woman would help cure them. It then took another doctor to create a devise that let women cure themselves. The vibrator is now one of the most popular and widely used sex toys in the world. It is amazing to thing that it started out as a medical device. But would only have been invented because of the shortsightedness of the men in the medical profession. This film convincingly presents how men were arrogant and ignorant of some of the most basic medical facts that we take for granted these days. It is amazing to think they were so ignorant. The writers have made a nicely humorous film about this true story. The humour mostly comes from the outrageousness of the story. It is a serious subject but told in a nicely lighthearted way.
Hugh Dancy does a nice job as the under appreciated doctor who makes this simple discovery. Hugh plays Dr. Granville as charming and sweet so that despite the unsavory nature of the material you see him as real crusader of women's health. Maggie Gyllenhaal once again is the headstrong female character she plays so well. Jonathan Pryce does an excellent job as the stuffy doctor. Although he has managed to find a way to help these women he has not been able to take that final step to make it a little bit more dignified. Rupert Everett is his usual hilarious self.
The amazing true story of the invention of one of the world's most commonly used devices which we never really talk about.
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