Junior (1994)

Two male medical researchers are trying to get a fertility drug approved. When they get a "no" from the FDA, they come up with the bold idea of testing the drug on one of them and then submitting the results to a prospective buyer.

Again, what seemed to be a rare event is becoming alarmingly frequent: I like a film more than the IMDb average voter. And I find it odd that this film has so few user reviews. One would think it is a real stinker, and it is not. The artistry of the writers and of the director shows in several occasions, especially in the first half of the movie, which plays out as a sophisticated comedy. The second half is worse, and admittedly overindulges in trite "drag" humor. The overall theme of the movie, however, is the very relevant issue of medicine for profit. The movie has found a funny way to show that some (I am being conservative here) people in the medical world will do anything for money.

Rating: 50