Oscura Seduccion

Laura, an attractive soon-to-be-40 plastic surgeon meets Gustavo, a young Nurse. The two form a bond which eventually turns romantic. Gustavo soon develops sexual feelings for her, in which she very likely returns to him. But upon knowing more, Laura starts to realize that, while charming on the outside, Gustavo is widely a sociopath on the inside.

After adding the movie to my watch-list, I began to notice that the ratings for it are quite low. Having watched last night, I will be honest and say that I really don't get it. The direction was pretty good, the teleplay wasn't half bad, and the same thing can be said for the acting; especially the lead male. The leading actress was a real feast for the eyes and does give a decent enough performance. I really don't know why this movie is rated so low, but I suppose that ignorance is bliss.

The cover was more than intriguing with this one. Unfortunately it almost was the only thing that was intriguing about the movie. Don't get me wrong, Elizabeth Cervantes is more than just beautiful. But I am not able to judge her acting by this movie alone. I shouldn't at least because this feels like TV movie. And while it is one, there have been instances where people actually made good things for TV.

Just because it is for TV, it doesn't mean it skips on nudity. Quite the opposite. But if you are looking for titillating scenes, you will get a cold shower most of the time. Sometimes it felt like it was edited badly, such was the cutting of the "erotic scenes". Whatever the case, the acting is bad, the story is more than predictable and even a hint of self deprecation (Telenovela acting is the reference) does not help elevate this to any heights.