The Predatory Woman

For her newest label "Deeper", drawn from a website by that name, Kayden Kross delivers a solid set of dramatic vignettes, very well acted by porn thesps. It's another example of why she has recently moved toward the head of the class among serious Adult Cinema directors, male or female.

She interjects personally some evocative voice-over narration in the first tale, titled appropriately "Let Me Tell You a Story", in which we are introduced to a warring couple of Haley Reed and Manuel Ferrara. It's a moody piece, with a striking performance by Haley.

Sexiest scene (titled "Do You Miss Me?") is a strange reunion for a divorced couple, in which ultra-busty Melina Mason, usually seen in gonzo appearances for Brazzers or other all-sex labels, gives a powerful acting performance dominating ex-husband Mick Blue, who is visiting her merely for financial reasons, as he wants to regain command of his company, for which she received ownership of half the stock when they split.

Stylishly directed segment has Melina lighting a unique fireplace for backdrop as she seduces and controls her ex, with strong humping to follow.

An intriguing scene is "Closing Time", with porn's tattoomeister Small Hands and Karla Kush. She's managing a used book shop, and Hands arrives late, seeing her undressing inside. The door's unlocked, and he enters, only to be seduced and dominated by her, for a hot and heavy sex scene staged among the book stacks.

Small Hands returns in the final vignette titled "Enemy", which as the DVD's overall title stresses domination as its theme. He's slicked up here as a busy wheeler-dealer, bugged by his girlfriend Rebel Lynn's pestering him for sex, something that leads inevitably to sex in a porno movie. Having seen Rebel mainly in lesbian roles, her dominating him comes as an interesting revelation.