Disclaimers: First, let me say that this actually isn't the holder for the world's longest porno. I swear to you! Google it! But second, I must say that this movie lasted forever - in the good way! I could watch a little of it every day or so and never had to re-watch anything for the good part of two weeks! And my third announcement before this review begins is that in light of how long this film is, I will have to be very brief and controlled on how much I actually do want to say about this film. So that's why I'm using the extended format for this review and why you should just ignore the automatic headings. Otherwise, enjoy!
Plot & Content
There is a plot to the porn film, which should be good news to those who appreciate it, but it's also not the majority of the screen time. In fact, in relation to the run time of the feature, the plot takes up an incredibly minute percentage of the length. So is definitely a hefty lump of continuous sexual encounters for any porn lover (or even just "liker") to enjoy. So if plot isn't something important to you with your sex films, fear not!
But for those of us who do enjoy storyline with their debauchery, it's worth noting that the plot is not superficial or juvenile. They writers did put quite a bit of work into the details of the film's characters, relationships, and plot advancements are all realistic and/or complex. Not to mention the themes included in this film are pretty mature (no, I don't mean just the sex). It's not a 'light-hearted, feel-good' type of porn. It's gritty, somewhat violent and dark, and very 'street'. Yes, that's an adjective, I swear!
As far as content, well, this is where things get interesting! With there being so many stars, so many sex scenes, and so much time to fill, the directors/writers really did a great job at making sure there was variety in this film. The content ranges from hetero pairings that stuck to the vanilla oral and veginal penetration, to threesomes that dabbled in anal fingering and rimming, to lesbian pairings that turned cunnilingus into an art form, and then to massive orgies that enjoyed anal and double penetration. But even the scenes furtherest from "vanilla" weren't
so much that a relative beginner to porn wouldn't enjoy the movie. With so many scenes and so much length in the film to choose from, I dare someone to say they couldn't find anything that did something for them.
Cinematography & Acting
I do have to say that the acting is pretty decent throughout this movie (where there is acting required, of course). But I was disappointed in that, like most porn films, the acting stopped the moment the sex began. So instead of seeing the character that just got out of jail and is rejected by the man she went to jail for have sex, I just saw the porn star Jessica Drake have sex. It's the norm for it to work this way but I keep my hopes up that there will be one someday that spends just as much time on the acting as they do on the make-up, settings, props, costumes, etc.
The cinematography in this film was wonderful. It had moments of absolutely amazing shots, especially outdoors with the perfect framing, emotional movements like panning or revolving, and unique angle close-ups. Of course, there were moments when the camera technique reverted back tot he typical and banal. But there's safety in not overusing the drama of those fantastic shots. The music was mostly diegetic and generally very good quality rather than cheap or cheesy. All in all, they spent plenty of time and money on the artistic parts of the film and it really showed in the final product.
I agree, namelesschaos. I figured with all the time they had and how committed to variety they seemed to be, there should have been a little more variety with the threesomes. At least they could have made one of the MFF ones female-centered rather than based on the two women pleasuring him. Not so hot for the female viewers.