A complete History of my sexual failures

A complete history of my sexual failures

Directed and written by: Chris Waitt
Certificate : 18
Duration: 1:32 mins
My rating: ****

THIS is by far one of my personal favourites. Released in 2008 this documentary style film by Chris Waitt shows how the public, genuinely, find other peoples humiliation entertaining.
Outlining his reasons, Chris explains his problems in finding a long term partner, and figures everyone who has previously gone out with him must have the answer to his disappointing relationship history.
Being turned down and even threatened Chris turns to ‘the big guys’ who threaten to pull the plug on his funding. Eventually after ordering Viagra, cleaning his flat and going on numerous blind dates Chris finds a hostile ex girlfriend who refuses to even look at him.
She performs the interview from behind a curtain, through an auto reader on a laptop. It’s a trait of modern men and the problems they face, the strains from modern media, to find ‘the one’ before ‘that age’, and to be that suitable candidate. It’s quite a sad depiction of a young man finding problem with his, shall we say performance which follows him to the doctors and even a sex dungeon. I found his determination to prove his not a complete f**k up endearing but slightly over zealous, the scene showing him running around London asking women to ‘help’ him as he takes too many internet brought Viagra seems desperate and leering which changed my opinion on his objectives differ, which happened a lot throughout.
It was an enticing idea, cleverly depicted with an amateur feel, a real example of what people find amusing, although I question whether it could make men realise that it is, sometimes, their fault. Well written and directed, a must see by both genders.