Jim Powers is a lacklustre porn director, capable of making good films but seemingly disinterested in the outcome of his many projects. "Caliente" had the potential to be a winner, but is just okay thanks to his slovenly approach.
It is conceived as a supernatural tale, only vaguely similar to a voodoo curse movie, which would have been a far better approach. Instead we have cute little jail-bait Kat (wearing braces yet), committing suicide when she's mistreated by typecast cad Nick Manning. Unfortunately for Nick, a vaguely Satanic biggie played by star Veronica Rayne curses him and later takes his soul.
Amidst the effective humping scenes featuring a bevy of beauties who may or may not be Latinas -it doesn't really matter, there are supernatural elements woven into the meager story line. A pasty makeup ghost version of Kat keeps appearing, to upset Nick and his guilty conscience, and there's a fine three-way set in low-budget Hell with two red-painted demons humping the tiny Kat. Powers completely muffs the finale, in which Nick's big death scene is confusing rather than moving.
For the record, Nick does emit his trademark dumb line "Droppin' loads!" on the verge of ejaculation toward the end of the film. A subplot involving cute Daisy Marie as a neighbor searching for her lost dog Pedro and unfortunately finding Nick instead, is ridiculous.
It is conceived as a supernatural tale, only vaguely similar to a voodoo curse movie, which would have been a far better approach. Instead we have cute little jail-bait Kat (wearing braces yet), committing suicide when she's mistreated by typecast cad Nick Manning. Unfortunately for Nick, a vaguely Satanic biggie played by star Veronica Rayne curses him and later takes his soul.
Amidst the effective humping scenes featuring a bevy of beauties who may or may not be Latinas -it doesn't really matter, there are supernatural elements woven into the meager story line. A pasty makeup ghost version of Kat keeps appearing, to upset Nick and his guilty conscience, and there's a fine three-way set in low-budget Hell with two red-painted demons humping the tiny Kat. Powers completely muffs the finale, in which Nick's big death scene is confusing rather than moving.
For the record, Nick does emit his trademark dumb line "Droppin' loads!" on the verge of ejaculation toward the end of the film. A subplot involving cute Daisy Marie as a neighbor searching for her lost dog Pedro and unfortunately finding Nick instead, is ridiculous.