La perra (2002)
** (out of 4)
Fair short from Chile tells the story of a strange couple who are sexually turned on by the thought of their maids stealing from them. The couple sets various traps trying to get "turned on" by leaving things around the house for the maid to steal but she doesn't go along as planned. The title translated means "The Bitch", which is what the couple keeps calling the maid. I'm sure the thought of this story was funny on paper but it really doesn't translate too well on the screen. For starters, the couple come off more weird than anything else and I didn't find any of their sexual pleasures overly funny or even entertaining. We see the husband kissing the wife in weird ways but it's not funny or erotic. We then have the maid who is just there as a set piece without anything fun coming from her. The performances are good but they're not enough to make anyone sit through the film.
