Au Pair Girls (1972)
Aren't comedies supposed to be funny?
7 September 2004
Warning: Spoilers
I saw this movie mainly because I wanted to see cult cannibal cutie Me Me Lai in one of her few non-cannibal roles. The movie is actually different vignettes about four different girls who come to England from various countries. The only thing they have in common is that they're all working as au pairs (and they're all incredibly stupid). The Swedish girl drives her employers crazy by walking around naked before she joins a harem (for the color TV). The Danish girl never even makes it to her employer's house but instead shacks with their chauffeur. These two episodes are high British silliness that would make Benny Hill blush, but the other two episodes are surprisingly downbeat. The German girl goes out with the family daughter and loses her virginity to a REALLY bad rock star (imagine a Brit Jim Morrison minus the looks, the charisma,and any shred of talent). Me Me meanwhile plays a Chinese girl (bet you didn't see that coming) who unaccountably falls in love with and beds her employer's lonely misfit son. (I am pleased to report, however, that at no time does she eat or get eaten by anybody). This movie isn't that bad, but it's not really that funny either. The main purpose seems to be to get the four leads (and a couple other girls) naked as often as possible. Not that I'm complaining though.
13 out of 22 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

Recently Viewed