Yes

Bearing a Joycean title (“yes” is the last word of Ulysses) and delivering dialogue in iambic pentameter and rhyming couplets, Sally Potter’s newest film is unabashedly poetic. The superb cast delivers the verse deftly, concentrating on meaning rather than meter, thus making it an almost transparent device. We notice it just enough to admire it. This contemporary love story pairs a married upper-class American woman and an immigrant Middle Eastern man. They attempt to find commonalities in a world that amplifies their political, social, and religious differences. The beautiful camerawork and score underline the sublime writing. But enough of the brainy aspects of this flick: The sex scenes in this film are totally hot. Yes.