Passion Before Midnight (2003) (V)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Stan Allen

Writer:

Elena Shuman (writer)

Genre:

Mystery

Plot Keywords:

Softcore | Female Nudity | Erotica | Lesbian Sex | Sex

Cast

Shayla LaVeaux	...	Crystal Strickland
Randy Spears	...	James Brody
Julia Parton	...	Amy Martin
James Bonn	...	Tommy Strickland
Mandy Fisher	...	Dr. Rachel Turner
Robert Baldwin	...	Dr. David Adams
Amber Newman	...	Tina Meyers
Edward Johnson	...	Eric Wilkes
Roger Cline	...	Mark
Catrine Karl	...	Police Station Assistant
Steve Rodriguez	...	Police Officer #1
Michael Fitzpatrick	...	Police Officer #2
Larry Kagele	...	Police Officer #3

Also Known As:

Sex, Secrets, and Lies (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and nudity.

Runtime:

USA:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

MRG Entertainment

Not bad. Suprisingly good, actually......I give it a B.

I have just finished watching this movie, and I'll have to say....it was better than I thought it would be.

The story goes as follows: A messed-up patient of a crooked psychiatrist is pushed and persuaded (usually with drugs) to do things she wouldn't normally do, such as sign her various real estate holdings over to her shrink's lawyer. It seems that they (meaning the psychiatrist, her lawyer and their entourage) were trying to kill her in order to get her hands on the money, but that never came out in the story. Instead, the lawyer tries to drug the poor girl up and make her think she's going out of her mind.

The storyline had good intentions, but faltered somewhere toward the middle. As for the rest of the film, it was your usual softcore sex-fest. An appearance by Amber Newman really put a smile on my face. There are some women in this film who are also hardcore porn stars (like Shayla LaVeaux) and a porno guy too (Randy Spears, first time I've seen a porno guy in a Skinemax-type film, not that I've ever noticed). The women as a whole don't look too bad, so the "Women" grade stays high. The sex scenes are standard bump-and-grind stuff, although there's quite a bit of moaning.

Women: B+ (There are hardcore porn actresses in this film, but they seem to be the ones who have been around the block one too many times. You can see the wear and tear on their bodies. Amber Newman is alright with me, though.)

Sex: B+ (The scenes were believable, and there was a fair share of moaning, which somewhat adds to the realism if it doesn't seem canned.)

Story: C+ (It was well-intentioned, but poorly written. A few too many plot-holes, but you usually have to forgive something like that in a genre full of movies like this.)

Overall: B (Good-looking women, decent sex and an average story. This is about the best grade a film will get from me with attributes like that.)