The Monkey's Mask is not a great film. The plot is not originally made and the thriller last only half an hour. Anyway it is interesting for some reasons. The lesbian love between Jill and Diana is very well interpreted by both Susie Porter and Kelly McGillis (a bit over-aged for nude scenes). Even though the only remarkable detail which worth the vision of the movie is the superb erected penis showed by Marton Csokas at the end (almost) of the film. Csokas is pretty handsome: his realistic interpretation offers a spectacular "out of program" to the - till now - exhausted and annoyed watcher. This is why director Samantha Lang must be considered an innovative sex-showed-maker. Italian director Tinto Brass has been fighting for years to demolish any censorship and censure in movies for total realistic interpretations. It is important not to fall in vulgar images. Samantha Lang's style is very elegant. She has directed sex scenes with authentic good taste. Marton Csokas, here, is the husband of Poetry professor Diana/McGillis. He is a very pleased partner to his wife and try to seduce Jill also. Marton Cksokas seems to be accustomed to play strong roles (Rain and Asylum for example). To see Csokas' sex excited is an occasion not to lose. It would be grateful to see a sequel, possibly more involving than this, but starring Csokas and Porter again.

Caught this on cable last night and I've decided that I like Susie Porter very much - she's got an incredibly expressive face (along with her adorable body, which we get to see a LOT of) and she was thoroughly convincing as the p.i. trying to solve the murder of a teenage poet while falling in love with the poet's teacher (Kelly McGillis, not quite believable in her role but she still looked good with Porter in the bathtub). Not very well-written or directed either - it's too long, too self-conscious and too convoluted - but it does have a certain style. . .and it DOES have the very appealing and watchable Porter.

I did enjoy The Monkey's Mask but lets face it, this script needed some more re-writing. Porter is very good and her character is interesting but she's really not cut out to be a private investigator. When she announces to someone that she's a PI working on the case you expect some of the characters to brush her aside and say "Beat it"! The chapter element of the film is really not needed. This film has no chapters. It's not that long of a film and it flows nicely so it was pointless to have it at all. I did enjoy the sex scenes with Kelly McGillis who doesn't appear in films nearly enough and she's always had great beauty and even though she's probably nearing 50, she looks great. I'm not buying the attraction of the two for each other but the nudity is pretty daring and I enjoyed the audacity of that part of the film. The whole way that she solves the case is not convincing and it looks like anyone could have figured it out. Not a bad little independent film from Australia. I recommend it for Porter's performance and her scenes with McGillis.

An interesting film, since there are only a few of this kind. It seems that is hard to convince the viewer in the beginning but as it runs it gets better. Bear in mind that K.McGillis is older than the woman she's impersonating, same stands for S.Porter. The story has some unclear points, but the director has managed to cover them. In a few words, a nice try - next time better luck (or script). It is not a 'MUST' film to see, but I do recommend it (at least is far and away more interesting from many others of its kind).