D: Zalman King
Triumph/Vision (Mark Damon & Tony
Anthony)
US 1990
111 mins
Romance/Drama
W: Patricia Louisianna Knop & Zalman
King
DP: Gale Tattersall
Ed: Marc Grossman & Glenn A.
Morgan
Mus: Geoff MacCormack & Simon
Goldenberg
Mickey Rourke (James Wheeler), Carré Otis (Emily
Reed), Jacqueline Bisset (Claudia Dennis), Bruce Greenwood (Jerome)
Softcore porn trash dressed up as romance, introducing
Carré Otis as a lawyer who meets billionaire Mickey Rourke while on holiday in Rio de Janeiro and eventually gets the fuck of her life.
It's frequently rumoured that the steamy sex scenes
between Rourke and Otis, a real-life couple at the time of shooting, weren't faked, although this rumour wouldn't explain why the performances are so unconvincing, especially from Carré
Otis, very beautiful to look at but a complete embarrassment to watch attempting to act.
4/10