This review covers the R-rated version shown on US cable networks.
I caught the very end of this softcore porn flick late one night, saw from the closing credits that it contained several of my favorite softcore actresses, and recorded it the next time it was on cable. Unfortunately, when I watched it, as soon as it started I saw the R rating and knew I was in for a big disappointment. Typical of the old R rated softcore flicks, the simulated sex scenes were abbreviated and heavily edited to use only the camera angles showing the actors above the waist (and above the neck most of the time). So what's the point of R-rated softcore porn?! The only reason bored/horny insomniacs/teenagers/night-owls watch these flicks at all is to enjoy beautiful naked bodies simulating sex. And if the sex scenes are the only reason these types of movies are enjoyable, then why bother to watch all the subpar (or worse) acting, writing and production if the good parts are chopped out.
Watching R-rated softcore porn is like eating a cheeseburger with no meat and no cheese. And now that most of the major cable networks show TV-MA rated softcore all the time, I just don't understand why they sometimes slip in one of these R-rated stinkers.
I won't make any comments about the acting, plot, etc. since I pretty much fast forwarded through the whole movie saying to myself, "She's beautiful, that sex scene could have been hot if they had actually showed it."
UPDATE: Sixteen months after I originally posted this user comment, this flick was still in late night rotation and I watched it out of boredom one night. Surprisingly, the plot is much better than average and quite creative for softcore. Some of the scenes are fun and well written, although the creativity and fun peter out during the second half of the film as it gets into a little too much relationship drama. The acting of the ensemble cast is all competent to excellent, overall very good. Monique Parent (as Scarlett Johansing) is especially good as the flamboyant author of erotic novels. The ladies are all fine, including three of my favorites, and Monique Parent is smoking hot in that nurses uniform and short blonde haircut.
Sadly though, this flick is still undone by the R-rated sex scenes shown on cable, although there are some sexy parts and some good teases. Again, I'm not sure why they even have an R-rated version, since the cable networks have played TV-MA stuff for years, and all the actors are softcore veterans. There is an unrated version available on home video, and it's 15 minutes longer, but I haven't seen it.
TECHNICAL ERROR (for anyone who cares): In the closing credits, actors Frank Harper and Joe Souza (as Matt Dalpiaz) are reversed in both the text credits and video clip credits.
