I've watched different direct-to-cable/video "erotic" thrillers, and they share the same qualities. Scripts in which the women more often than not are just easy pincushions or rude pincushions who quickly become easy once genitals enter the equation, as though there exists no complexity, just stereotypes and archetypes. Actually, that goes for the male characters too, who are always so willing to stick in a pin at any time with any woman (provided the writers/director find her their type). There are always mediocre, passionless sex scenes between boring, mediocre people with boring positions as an obnoxious saxophone goes off in the background. The characters are usually attractive to the mainstream standards of the time, the women moreso than the men. They're always white; the women are always thin with flat butts and little to no hips but pretty to beautiful faces and typically huge, beautiful hair. The men aren't particularly buff. And most of the time none of them have any charisma, just sex appeal (depending on your taste). The stories are laughable, but they pepper in enough breasts and boring sex scenes that a lot of people don't care. Rinse and repeat. And this film was no different.
The main female character was blandly played, with the actress totally coasting on her looks and voice, and the lead male character looked like someone's dad. The main guy's female partner was the only character I liked because she was competent and supportive (and had chemistry with the lead like they cared about each other), but they drowned her in drab suits when she should have worn more colorful clothing. It was clear what the director thought of her. The best thing about this film was that the women had great hair. I also liked some things about the "twist" at the end. But I fell asleep to it at one point. While it's not awful, it's also not good. Just kinda there. Mainstream erotic thrillers that become successes become them for a reason. The premise could have been better with different people behind it.
Oh, yeah, and the lead is the worst security guard ever. He's off-the-charts bad.
The main female character was blandly played, with the actress totally coasting on her looks and voice, and the lead male character looked like someone's dad. The main guy's female partner was the only character I liked because she was competent and supportive (and had chemistry with the lead like they cared about each other), but they drowned her in drab suits when she should have worn more colorful clothing. It was clear what the director thought of her. The best thing about this film was that the women had great hair. I also liked some things about the "twist" at the end. But I fell asleep to it at one point. While it's not awful, it's also not good. Just kinda there. Mainstream erotic thrillers that become successes become them for a reason. The premise could have been better with different people behind it.
Oh, yeah, and the lead is the worst security guard ever. He's off-the-charts bad.