Collection of Erotic Film Reviews

DEEP BLUE SEA (THE) (2011) Romantic tragic drama set in 1950 about wealthy woman (Weisz) who has a steamy affair with an RAF Battle of Britain hero but who cannot commit to her or give her the love she craves. She is driven to despair and attempts suicide. A dark, sad , depressing, and joyless story. Weisz is superb but the film is not an enjoyable watch and you sort of end up wondering what was the point? Adaptation of a book and stage play. 5/10

DELIVERANCE

1972 Drama. A haunting, shocking, disturbing film about a group of four macho city boys who embark on a long distance canoeing venture down a fast wide river in Georgia. They travel through some very remote country in harsh conditions for which they are ill equipped and unprepared. Deep in the back country they are ambushed by two Neanderthal in-bred local hill billies. One of the guys is brutally raped and a deadly pursuit ensues in which one of the attackers is killed. The four guys are now trying to escape the other attacker and the law fearing that the local police will not be on their side. Well acted by an all star cast this classic has not dated but would not be for everybody. However it remains a convincing realistic horrific and tense drama for those with string stomachs. 7/10

DOOR IN THE FLOOR (THE)

2004 Jeff Bridges, Kim Bassenger. Steamy drama about teenage boy who goes to work for aged author (Bridges) . Boy forms relationship with wife Bassenger. Watchable average film but fairly uneventful, and unremarkable. 5/10

DOT THE I

2003 Romance. Rubbish. Dodgy acting. Awful film. Absolutely hated it. No credible connections or emotions in the love triangle. Very slow. I must have missed something as there are a lot of favourable reviews and some say the last 20 minutes are good but I gave up long before that. 1/10

DOUBLE INDEMNITY

1973 Erotic thriller. Sadly extremely dated, plodding and unerotic. Only interesting from the point of seeing the 1970s apartments and clothes. The film is entirely shot like a stage play and has almost no musical score which seems strange nowadays. The acting is wooden and unconvincing. The story just seems to be going through the motions mechanically and the film has little to commend it. It is apparently a remake of a 1944 classic which I have not seen. Anyway don't bother with this version. Any routine TV detective story would be better. 4/10

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

1992 Run of the mill erotic thriller. Starts well but in the end a bit disappointing. Yes there is a twist near the end but after that the film is very rushed like they could not wait to get finished and the ending is poor. Watchable bread and butter film but that is all. 6/10

DRESSED TO KILL

1979 erotic thriller. A Hitchcock style story about a transvestite homicidal maniac. Disjointed. The film does not flow. It is poorly scripted, very poorly cast and highly formulaic and predictable. Unbelievably Michael Caine is in it. How did he ever get associated with something as mediocre as this? 3/10

EASY RIDER

1969 Drama. Has not really stood the test of time . Dated predictable 60s drugs and sex, intended to shock. Watchable though , and a great soundtrack. 5/10

EASY VIRTUE

2008 British film based on Noel Coward play set just after WWI. Prodigal son returns home with gorgeous American wife (Jessica Biel) and incurs the prejudice and hostility of his snobby aristocrat mother (Kristin Scott Thomas). Brilliant cast -includes Colin Firth. Meanders between comedy and serious statement but very entertaining with an unexpected twist ending. 8/10

ELENA UNDONE

2010 Lesbian Romance film. I really struggled with this one at first and found it hard to get into and came close to giving up on it. But it is a film that gets better as it progresses and actually becomes one of the most convincing and realistic lesbian romances ever made. A previously straight married woman falls reluctantly for a lesbian and so begins a real and deep friendship which flourishes into something much deeper. Eventually they are deeply in love and have a full blow affair. The impact on the woman's children and husband is handled sensitively . Very well scripted and acted. Much better than the typical film in this genre. 7/10

ELLES

2012 Erotic drama. French with sub titles. Juliette Binoche stars as a journalist writing an article on prostitution. She is following two young French students who are paying their way through university by selling personal services. The journalist becomes increasingly obsessed and frustrated by the apparent glamour and excitement of the student's lives in comparison with her own boring and sexless existence in a stale marriage. the film contains an unusual degree of explicit gymnastics but fails to really portray the reality of prostitution and rather ends up glorifying and idealizing it as a career choice. However Binoche is as credible and excellent as ever and goes some way to rescuing and saving a dodgy movie. Watchable.5/10

ESCORT (THE)

(1999) Erotic drama. French film with sub titles. Entertaining average watchable highly improbable fantasy about a boring middle aged French husband who deserts his family and escapes to London to work as a paid escort. His paid sex life and unpaid love and sex life explode with young beautiful women! In your dreams! Credibility is stretched too far. However his increasingly complicated life spirals out of control. Despite the implausible plot the film has a strong cast and is well acted. An unconvincing twist awaits you at the end. 5/10

EXTERMINATING ANGELS (THE)

2006 Sexual fantasy. French film with sub titles. A middle aged man lets his fantasies run wild and makes a film watching lots of nubile young girls masturbate and voice their hidden desires! There is a surreal and parallel universe twilight zone dimension to the film that is never fully explained. The story ends in tears . It succeeds in being mildly erotic in parts. Watchable adequate film but no more than that. 4/10

FACTORY GIRL

2006 Drama set in the second half of the 1960s based on the real life story of Edie Sedgwick the beautiful young girlfriend of Andy Warhol. Edie captivates Warhol at first and quickly starts appearing in his films and at his parties / orgies. Sadly Edie gradually descends into oblivion as her drug habit introduced by Warhol causes her to self destruct. Despite coming from a wealthy family she is disowned by her parents and becomes penniless and Warhol loses interest in her and moves on to another girl. Warhol is portrayed as being intensely disloyal. Within just 5 years she is dead at just 28. I quite liked this ultimately sad movie and found it watchable although it has many faults. It reminded me of the 'The Blackout'. 6/10

FASCINATION

(1979)

Horror. French film with sub titles. Extremely bizarre story of a group of vampire women who hold a ritual in a castle dressed only in net curtains and sacrifice a male guest who is a thief on the run. I imagine he would have welcomed any means of escaping this film including being carved up and drunk. Lots of blood, nudity and sex but the acting is appalling and the film as a whole is COMPLETE RUBBISH. 2/10

FASCINATION

(2005) An unerotic erotic thriller. I watched it because I thought it could not possibly be as bad as the reviews but it is! The acting is awful and the musical score embarrassing. The plot is preposterous. Is that enough to be going on with? Do not be tempted. Deffo rubbisho. 3/10

FATAL ATTRACTION

1987 erotic thriller. Cannot believe that this film is now 25 years old. It has aged so well. Still a standard setting classic of the erotic thriller genre. The bunny boiling scene is of course iconic in the movie world. Michael Douglas is superb with his hunted rabbit in the headlights expressions. A classic film that everyone should see but is there anyone who has not seen it yet? Surprised that this predates Basic Instinct by 5 years. Tense and captivating from start to finish. 9/10

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY 2015 Mildly erotic drama. This very popular film appeals especially to women and is based on the record breaking book. Many women who enjoyed the books and are intrigued and titillated by the fantasy notions of this story will rate it 10. However this film is not erotic and is extremely tame. If anything it is more of a romance. The female lead is excellent and very credible. What is less credible is the notion that any woman would be willing to engage in being submissive and dominated by a rich man without all the trappings of being spoilt and lavished in between times when they are not playing. I gather that this will be put to rights and the relationship will be more balanced and plausible in the sequel. After all the hype I was disappointed. 5/10

FILTH

2013 Tragi-comedy. Very weird bizarre surreal drama about an ambitious Scottish Detective who is trying secure a promotion and desperately scheming to eliminate all the competition. An outrageous film in which the detective's world descends into a frenzy of alcohol, sex, drugs and violence. Not for the feint hearted or easily offended. More shocking , irreverent and sordid than funny. Some people will love this film but it was not my cup of tea. Great cast though and a very appropriate title. I was sort of wondering what was the point really as it is not funny and the entertainment value is only in its outrageousness. 5/10

FINGERSMITH

2005 Period drama set in 19th century. BBC series. An unusual and original plot with more twists than a game of pontoon. Very good acting and casting, It is long (180 mins) but is well worth the effort. It gets better and more intriguing as it progresses. There is a lesbian relationship tastefully and credibly done. A very good drama of betrayal, love , greed, wealth, poverty, and a gigantic scam. This film has it all. I was surprised that I was not aware of this when it was on TV. 8/10

FISH TANK

2009 Drama. Bleak gritty portrayal of the lives of a very young single mother and her two daughters the oldest of whom is 15 in a grim tower block in an east London sink estate. Depressing and sadly extremely realistic view of people living hopeless lives . The mother's boyfriend also turns his attention on the daughter with predictably disastrous results. A compelling watch. 7/10

FLAME & CITRON

2009

WW 2 Drama based on true story about the Danish resistance in 1944 set in Copenhagen. Sub titles. I agree that it is a bit long but it is definitely watchable. Has some similarities to The Black Book so if you liked that then this may be for you. Good in the sense that you are never sure who are the goodies and baddies just like the real situation. The relationship between one of the resistance fighters and a glamorous seductress is intriguing as you are never sure which side she is on. 7/10

FORBIDDEN

2002 soft porn love story. Most low budget soft porn films of this genre are absolutely dire rubbish. But this one is watchable and a cut above. Yes there is oodles of sex and nudity but the four main characters can actually act which is unusual and in particular Renee Rea the lead female is very credible and likeable. OK as a late night titillating easy watch. 5/10

FRIGHTENED WOMAN (THE)

1969 Italian erotic thriller fantasy dubbed in English. Weird, surreal, bizarre story where the director indulges his sexual fantasies. Briefly a wealthy narcissistic male supremacy psychopath tortures his female victim slaves. Dated, stylised 1960s fare, with the usual horrendous intrusive soundtrack. Memorable only for the iconic amphicar which makes an appearance. Whatever happened to them? Watchable but have a magazine handy to keep you fully occupied! 4/10

FRIVOLOUS LOLA (18)

1998 Absolute rubbish sex film. Unwatchable . It beat me and I turned if off. Low budget soft porn. Do not be tempted. 1/10

GENERAL'S DAUGHTER (THE)

1999 John Travolta. A US army general's popular daughter (herself a captain) is found raped and murdered. Travolta investigates and uncovers a shocking major scandal. It is a little contrived but is a very good action drama / thriller. 7/10

GIRL FROM NOWHERE (THE)

2012 Drama. French film with sub titles. A massively pretentious offering from France which apparently won some award at the Locano Film Festival whatever that is. The film is so up itself it is hard to believe it was made so recently. An absolutely huge ageing male lead (you will need to watch in widescreen) plays a lonely intellectual reclusive widower author. He takes a troubled young attractive seductive girl under his wing and she moves in with him. Yes dream on. And then the film meanders between being a highly amateur confusing dalliance with the paranormal-the girl has apparently attracted evil spirits into the flat- and a amateur psychology pretentious discussion about the reasons why human beings thirst for delusion to relieve them from the desolation of life. Urrrgh! 3/10

GIRL IN THE CAFÉ (THE)

2005 Romantic drama. OK not the best film ever and not Richard Curtis' best film either but definitely watchable. The two lead roles are superb (Bill Nighy and Kelly MacDonald) and it is a low key gentle pleasant innocuous meander of a story. Two lonely souls sort of drift together for a while and a little connection and love is briefly found before their lives diverge again. It is wrong to describe the relationship as a whirlwind romance-more a gentle drifting together of two awkward lonely people. It is sensitively handled and I liked it. 7/10

GUILTY OF ROMANCE

2011 Erotic thriller. Macabre gruesome and highly explicit Japanese film with sub-titles. A bored, neglected young wife of a famous author approaching 30 takes to a life of modelling then prostitution to relieve her frustration. She forms a dangerous relationship with an older woman, who lectures at a university, but also lives a double life working as a prostitute at night. A grisly murder is discovered in a love hotel district of Tokyo and the police investigation leads to the two women. Loosely based on a real person. But the film is a study of depravity and will be too distasteful for most to tolerate. But for a few it will be watchable and better than most in this genre . 4/10

HAVOC

2005 Teen crime drama. A pair of rebellious rich teenage girls dabble with the gang scene in Los Angeles with tragic consequences. One of the girls (Allison) is played by a young Anne Hathaway who excels early in her career in this role. Allison and her friend are rich young white girls trying to be part of the hip-hop black thug gang scene. They get involved in drugs and engage in an initiation ceremony to join a black gang 'crew'. Afterwards the other girl falsely claims she was raped and unleashes some tragic reprisals between the two gangs. A convincing social commentary with some depth. 5/10

HENRY AND JUNE

1990

Erotic biographical drama about the controversial American author Henry Miller and his wife June and their multiple relationships with their friends Anais and her husband. There is a fair sprinkling of erotica but this film is nowhere near as steamy as its reputation suggests. It is an exploration of sexual awakening, liberation, and promiscuity in 1930's Bohemian Paris. It is a long film that sadly eventually becomes a tad boring. It is in the end disappointing as it starts so intriguingly and tantalisingly and promises so much, you think you are in for a real treat. But it does not succeed in maintaining this level of fascination and becomes a little repetitive and laboured. It remains a very good film, but unfortunately not a great one. 7/10

HIGH ART

1998 Lesbian Romantic Drama. A young editor, (Syd) meets an ageing troubled legendary photographer living in the flat above her and falls in love with her. She gradually abandons her boyfriend and instead forms an increasingly deep relationship with the photographer and finds herself part of a love triangle. She starts to spend more and more time in the flat about which seems to be filled with degenerates snorting heroin 24/7. It is like watching Friends but where the entire cast have a drug habit. There hardly seems to be any scenes where the characters are not constantly snorting heroin. Drug use and abuse so dominates the film that it just becomes depressing and irritating. This film has its fans who consider it to be a masterpiece. I thought it was average really. Beware it all ends in tears and tragedy. 5/10

HOMELAND SERIES 1 & 2

2012 TV war on terror based drama. Long running very successful Fox USA made TV series. Outstanding drama based on Islamic terrorism , Homeland security, CIA, double agents, with overlaid stories of sexual attraction, politics, and power. Every episode keeps you guessing . A world of mystery, suspense, and suspicion where nothing is as it seems. This series has everything, and is superbly scripted, cast and acted. The leading actress and actor, Clare Danes and Damian Lewis are a revelation and it is their highly charged and erotic relationship that justifies the inclusion in this collection of erotic films. TV drama does not get any better than this. Compulsive viewing. 10/10

HOMELAND SERIES 3

2013 TV war on terror based drama. Long running very successful Fox USA made TV series. Outstanding drama based on Islamic terrorism , Homeland security, CIA, double agents, with overlaid stories of sexual attraction, politics, and power. Every episode keeps you guessing . A world of mystery, suspense, and suspicion where nothing is as it seems. This series has everything , and is superbly scripted, cast and acted. The leading actress and actor, Clare Danes and Damian Lewis are a revelation and it is their highly charged and erotic relationship that justifies the inclusion in this collection of erotic films. TV drama does not get any better than this. Series 1 and 2 were so excellent that they were inevitably hard to follow, and indeed Series 2 ended in a situation where I do not think a third series was intended, However they came up with extensions to the original series and have succeeded in delivering another great series. The first few episodes and very good but the plot is somewhat improbable and contrived. However the third series does improve as it progresses and by the end the outstanding standard has been repeated. Compulsive viewing. 10/10

HOT SPOT (THE)

1990 Erotic Thriller made in the golden age of this genre. Beautifully dated cars and steaming tense encounters. far from the best and not in the class of Body Heat but never the less watchable if you like this genre. Another poor super stud eaten alive by his female prey. Good example of this type of film and directed by Dennis Hopper. 6/10

I CAPTURE THE CASTLE

2003 Drama. Coming of age drama about two teenage sisters finding their sexuality in a plot similar to Pride and Prejudice set in the 1930s. An impoverished family of two sisters and a younger brother see an opportunity to possibly marry their daughters off to wealthy brothers from the USA who move into the mansion next door. Bill Nighy plays the eccentric father who is a famous author but suffering from writers block. It is a sensitively done watchable romantic drama. Billed as a comedy but I would not describe it as that. 6/10

IMAGINE ME AND YOU

2006 Rom Com. OK so it's not the best film you'll ever see-it's a so so movie. Watchable, funny in parts. It has a very strong cast, and is a sort of second rate Notting hill. It's a bit different in that the ROM Com theme is a lesbian romance for a change. I quite enjoyed it but it is just cheesy light entertainment-nothing more. Can't believe some of the 10/10 ratings on Amazon though-what would they give Notting Hill then on that basis??? 5/10

IMPULSE

2008 erotic thriller. Low quality erotic thriller but not as bad as some and just about watchable at a push if you like this genre. You will need however to swallow the plot line which takes some doing as it relies on the wife not being able to tell who is her real husband between the genuine article and an imposter who looks similar and she unknowingly has an affair with the imposter!! The explanation is that she thinks her real husband is also pretending to be the imposter as a sort of sex game to spice up their relationship!! Yeh and the wife cannot tell the difference between the two men! Sounds bad but I did get through it and I've seen worse. 4/10