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Canner's deft expose also makes clear that some of the highest-profile "experts" are shills for Big Pharma, and that genital mutilation is thriving in the West, in the form of cosmetic surgery.
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
Orgasm Inc.
Your Pleasure Is Our Business
2009 · 1h 13m · Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by
Elizabeth Canner
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Orgasm Inc.
Overview
Extraordinary behind-the-scenes access reveals a drug company's fevered race to develop the first FDA-approved Viagra for women - and offers a humorous but sobering look inside the cash-fueled pharmaceutical industry.
Director and cast
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86%
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Can best be described as a compelling mess.
David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
Some subjects are so compelling that not even bad filmmaking can ruin them. And for most of "Orgasm Inc.'' it feels as if Canner is trying with all her might to do just that.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Fresh
Many documentaries lose focus or become unwieldy as their directors uncover unexpected facts about their subjects, but Canner is able to keep Orgasm Inc. trained on its eponymous theme ...
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
Essentially, "Orgasm Inc." illustrates a time-honored principle of capitalism, which is that you'll never go broke by convincing women that something is wrong with them and then selling them something to make it better.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
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