Miles' Rating:

Starring: Paul Thomas once again proves he still has it. Here, two stories merge around Chloe's mysterious whorehouse where the hookers, including Lexus, sleep with the Johns, but there's no penetration. Instead, magical incense sends everyone to sleep and the customers relive a steamy sexual experience from their past. This enables the men to feel young again. The Johns we meet are two elderly gents, played by James Bonn and Joel Lawrence as young men, who have held a grudge since their days as WWII G. I. who fell for Taylor Hayes, the most popular gal at a local cathouse.

Superb. Thomas does a fine job mixing the past and the present, and an even better job with various camera and video techniques. The men who play the old-timers give solid performances, as do Lexus, capturing her sensual naivete, and Hayes, who plays her slutty bitch bit to hilt.

Lexus brings a sweetness that balances the edgy Hayes. But Lexus is the video's heart, winning out sympathy having to submit to brutish boyfriend Jon Dough.

The old men's sense of loging for days come by. Thomas travels a risky road here. Had it been misplayed by any of the performes it would have seemed contrived and unconvincing.

While the sex is scorching, especially when Hayes is clawing at her asshole, the scenes run way too long, dragging the video to 150 minutes. No plot can sustain that.

Still, it succeeds on so many levels it's impossible to describe this as anything but another winner for Thomas. A 9.

Posted By Miles, www.excaliburfilms.com | 10/12/06 1:58 PM