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...correctness of Meyer's approach is best illustrated by the few sodden moments when he loses his way and tries to inject some social meaning into the film. Meyer apparently got the idea during the last half of the shooting that Vixen should touch on some Major Issues of the Day, like racial tension, the War, the draft, revolution, etc. He's not too good at dealing with these ideas, and he ended up dumping all his social messages on one character: a black motorcyclist, who left America because of the draft and who nearly hijacks Mr. Vixen's plane...
...Meyer's genius is that he doesn't let any-complicating factors-like "redeeming social value" or "plot line"-get in his way as he steams toward his goal of producing a sexy movie. A brief outline of Vixen's action is an instructive example...
...chesty Canadian girl named Vixen ("my friends call my Vix"; everyone's her friend after a minute or two) lives in the woody wild land with her bush pilot husband. Vix has lots of those healthy hormonal impulses, and she likes to work them out with her husband. Wholesome family life, right? But there's a sad catch: her husband's piloting business takes him away from the cabin and leaves Vixen alone. Clever Vixen finds other diversions, and the film follows her as she bounds in and out of beds and meadows with a strange assortment of friends...
While most films would try to clog these episodes with heavy themes-like marital tension or incest or lesbianism-Meyer light-heartedly plays them for sheer sexy fun. Vixen and her brother don't talk about social taboos or family relations. They don't talk about anything. They just grin a lot and yell as they move into the movie's memorable shower stall-chase scene...
Success comes at a cost; when word of Vixen gets around, the theaters here will probably hike their prices, too. Go now and avoid the rush if you can. If you can't, go anyway. The look Vixen puts on her face-a look of pure animal sensuality that must have made Meyer very happy-is worth the price of admission by itself...