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Famous actress Candy Tyler (Jenya Lano) who excites the audience with her lustful portrayal in her
movies considers herself a prudent person in real life. However, Fred Dawd (Alex McArthur) who monitors her every action thinks otherwise. He solicits the assistance
of convict-on-parole Brad Vorman (Coolio) and computer hacker Walt Gearson (Daniel Baldwin) who desperately needs money for his child's hospital treatment and other financial
needs; together they kidnap Candy and make her do a porn movie to be shown on the internet for one night only. Candy, knowing that her father is in grave danger, if she
doesn't agree, succumbs to have sex on the Internet. The twist to the plan is that Brad is so envious, that he wants the whole deal: the money, and even Candy. He's
ready to kill everyone else, including Candy if need be.
The plot is so thin and simple that foolish scenes are inserted to fill up the void. Except
for the role of Daniel Baldwin about a conscientious father in desperate need of cash to pay for the operation of his son, there is no other character development, aside from that
showing pure greed by the characters. There is not even a hint of how the characters have become so obsessed with money in the first place. This looks like a low
budget film, all the other technical and artistic aspects are done too simplistically: there are few actors, few scenes, sparing development in music and effects, etc. For
its climax, the filmmaker has resorted to the age-old chase between the pursuer and the pursued. Worse, an unexpected twist at the end appears to be a desperate attempt to
tie up the loose ends and probably help save this movie.
There is "more" to promoting this film than the technical, artistic, story and other usual
qualities; and that is that it is "erotic." The filmmakers may have unleashed onto screen the dangerous adage which people should not espouse in any way, and that is: "Crime
pays." One could set up a system of crime, carry it out, and even get away with it. Sugarcoat it with a philanthropic act, and it may appear noble and godly. But
this does not sanitize the filth of the criminal act. Learn from another saying: "The end does not justify the means!" The audience should know by now that movies are
neither just for entertainment, nor should they watch it simply because it is "erotic" or "bold". People who are insensitive to every decent moral value, be it human or
divine, may be easily swayed by films like this. Which presumably cause a lot of crimes in this country and in others as well! Unless the adult audiences claim that
they are really mature they should do well to ignore films like this.
(Date Reviewed: December 11, 2003)
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