Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

Highly Overrated But Still Good

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Actual rating = 6.8, sad to see only a 5.1 on IMDb. No spoilers except a few quotes below which I felt compelled to add since the film is underrated and undervalued for the script/gags.A light, sexy farce. A pleasant surprise for what I thought might be a laughably bad film as I only watched this as it queued up in my Netflix list, I think because I watch a good amount of everything including foreign films. An English sexploitation (or is it really? aren't most movies in that sense exploitation either of violence, one's fears as in horror films, etc), it is surprisingly well-written and has a terrific sense of humor. I wouldn't call it a sexploitation film, but it almost seems mainstream in a genuinely better written and acted film. Many English comedies can run a bit local, but this one has a more universal humor with plenty of double entendre, gags, etc. Very cleverly done script. The first few minutes open fairly poorly, boring and one wonders if this will be a $50,000 film. But it actually gets better and has a light, witted humor about. There is plenty of gratuitous frontal nudity but it's barely erotic but done in humor. As one commentator mentioned, not unlike watching Benny Hill. Some people say the stereotypes of the girls and the silliness of Astrid Frank who constantly asks for color TV runs dry, but keep in mind, it's a light comedy, very much in the late 60s, early 70s style. I actually thought Anita Sector (played by Astrid Frank), B.W. Wainwright, the farm and mechanic hands Fred ("can't do nothing") and Burt, and Lord Tryke ("Port") more for some of humorous characters. Even the sheik with "ordained' lines. The jokes "My friends, they call me Randi"…"…so do mine" run on the light, witty side. Gabrielle Drake and Nancie Wait are beautiful to watch. The worst and least interesting character was the conceited Ricky Strange, a terrible voice for a "singer" and a boring character, more hippy and trash than the others. Even Buster was more interesting. Goofy and bizarre was the relationship between Nan Lee and the sheltered, strange Rupert ("what do you think of your new playmate?" "I like it"). The photographer scene was hilarious, "what is this?" "Boobless bath oil". Although comedic, it leaves a distaste in most of the girls mouths as in one night, none succeed at their jobs except Anita comes to the rescue of the others.Acting is very good except for the girls (except Nancie Wait did a good job as the virgin), probably because they were asked to act silly. Today we watch plenty of violent films. One wonders if this genre is a bit healthier but again, in almost any film, nothing is real. As imaginary as the character Stephen Wainwright's fantasies. It almost seems to have influenced a series like Austin Powers and is actually better written although production is lesser. But a well-written although silly comedy.

Pretty foreign girls take au pair jobs in England and get seduced into naughty situations by a variety of local louts. The look is cheap and the whole proceedings are played for sensationalism and cheap laughs, rather like a D-list Carry On film, which incidentally was how this piece was advertised when it first played on cable TV in the 80s. The characters have little depth, and there is nothing in the way of a story, just random episodes leading to shedding of clothes. For its genre it wasn't terrible, and the girls are pretty attractive (especially the obviously British Gabrielle Drake playing a Scandinavian, and the amusingly named Asian actress Me Me Lay), but keep expectations low.

The Brits simply don't get sex, and it is always educational to compare how the English do it on film with other countries. The Germans tend to take a regimented point of view and accompany it with oompah bands. The French are very matter of fact and photograph it beautifully. The Americans take it very seriously. And the Brits? So tied up with Victorian guilt are we that the only way we can bear to put sex in the public domain is to call it "bonking" and try to laugh at it. Hence a string of pre-internet so-called sex comedies which take the Carry On approach, but miss the point that the innuendo was what made the Carry Ons funny by taking it a step further and spelling everything out in full-frontal detail.Au Pair Girls is a case in point. The flimsy plot is hardly worth mentioning, the script even less so (other than to point out that it's not actually very funny).However, there are worthwhile things to observe (at least several of which belong to Gabrielle Drake, har har).The first is that, so run down was the British entertainment industry (particularly in the 70s) that this film, in common with many of its ilk, boasts a decent array of relatively high profile talent, taking work where they can in order to pay their mortgages. I'm sure they would rather have been in Hamlet, but there you go - beggars can't be choosers (the aforementioned Miss Drake went on to TV success not long after exposing her frontage and nethers in this offering, for instance).The second is that there are some pretty girls with no clothes on.But that's about it, really.

You can pick apart this film for the cheesiness of some of its scenes, the not so great acting, especially the fake accents, and general flimsy story, but somehow this all works. The absolutely gorgeous Gabrielle Drake (sister of the late, great singer/songwriter Nick Drake) is so sexy, you forget her Scandinavian accent is pretty awful. There is copious nudity here, but there also is a story. I especially liked the scenes with Nan (Me Me Lay) and piano prodigy Rupert, they are more sweet than overtly sexy. The 70's brought a lot of these sex comedies, but this one is far less sleazy than many of them. Its not meant to be a classic, but it is in its genre. If you like these films, its worth watching. The ladies are amazing, which is meant to be the draw in the first place.