reeceindie's reviews

This film is an incredible, original and totally unexpected piece of work. Given the subject matter audiences may assume that this would be pure exploitation or self-consciously 'dark' or 'edgy' but the film is full of ambiguity and subtlety and the director does an amazing job of keeping distant and matter-of-fact about the characters without leering or over-dramatics. Recently there have been a number of films which attempt (sometimes desperately) to be disturbing or provocative with degrees of explicitness , the originality of Michael is it's lack of explicitness or exploitation (if it was any other form of relationship it would be rated PG) which gives it a unique and unsettling tone. The film is full of little details and memorable moments which linger and is closed by an unexpected ending which moves from tense to calm then back to tense, all with a subtlety and pace alien to Hollywood.

If your looking for an adult film which includes top quality production values, excellent direction and an attractive cast this is the one for you. Both actors and actresses are photographed and shot beautifully, and look great within a film which looks and appears like a mainstream movie release. The only flaw is Private's insistance that the actresses constantly look directly into the camera following cliched porn traditions. The DVD release includes some great extras, which are as good as the film itself.

I'm surprised this quality adult film isn't more popular or well known, obviously the awful dubbing on widely distributed copies may put people off, but for me this is easily one of the most accessable hardcore features and shows Rocco Siffreddi to be the great adult superstar that he is.An adult film for everyone. Recommended.