In Glasgow, David (Owen McDonnell) is a recently out of work designer going through a divorce. Lately he’s been having a spot of erectile dysfunction in bed with his Spanish girlfriend Alice (Elena Anaya), a journalist, so the two begin to investigate ways to shake things up. This British drama takes an admirable risk in trying to make a serious film about the contemporary swinging scene without resorting to either juvenile sniggering or censoriousness. At same time, it still has moments of humour and an awareness that there are aspects of the scene that are indeed tawdry and tricky to navigate emotionally even for the most open-minded participants. And Elizabeth McGovern, scuffing up her goody-goody Downton Abbey image, is surprisingly touching and funny as a blousy, white-wigged swinging sensei who guides the couple into the scene. It’s just a shame the dialogue is too often two or three degrees too close to the nose, while the artfully lit, hyper-respectful orgy scenes are more believable than the scenes between Alice and her magazine editor.
