With my DVD player having blown up 2 days ago,I dusted down an old,remote-free spare DVD player,and started looking for a DVD to view. Accidentally putting a Region 1 DVD in,I was shocked to find,that despite the player being unable to work R1 DVDs that it could somehow play this one! (I guess the DVD company were too lazy to region lock the disc) This led to me getting ready to see my first Joe Sarno title.
The plot:
Going on holiday to Haiti,an ageing stripper called Bobbi takes part in a death ritual,and is given a special amulet (talk about a memorable holiday!) Returning home,Bobbi discovers that the amulet makes her irresistible to men,who will do anything to please her,including murder.Setting her sights on her daughter Julie's boyfriend Mike,Julie decides that she must get the amulet from Bobbi,before Mike sins for her.
View on the film:
Surviving on a lone,beaten-up print,writer/directing auteur Joe Sarno covers the flat performances from the cast,by giving the title an enticing B&W appearance,with Sarno showing the decay of Bobbi,as the amulet seals its grip on her.Despite it only being his second movie, (with the first one sadly being lost) the screenplay by Sarno features themes that he would expand upon in his work,thanks to Sarno showing Julie & Mike's nice suburban location be invaded by Bobbi's red light district,which gives Sarno the chance to mix risqué sex with fluffy melodrama,as Julie realises that she must out sin Bobbi.
The plot:
Going on holiday to Haiti,an ageing stripper called Bobbi takes part in a death ritual,and is given a special amulet (talk about a memorable holiday!) Returning home,Bobbi discovers that the amulet makes her irresistible to men,who will do anything to please her,including murder.Setting her sights on her daughter Julie's boyfriend Mike,Julie decides that she must get the amulet from Bobbi,before Mike sins for her.
View on the film:
Surviving on a lone,beaten-up print,writer/directing auteur Joe Sarno covers the flat performances from the cast,by giving the title an enticing B&W appearance,with Sarno showing the decay of Bobbi,as the amulet seals its grip on her.Despite it only being his second movie, (with the first one sadly being lost) the screenplay by Sarno features themes that he would expand upon in his work,thanks to Sarno showing Julie & Mike's nice suburban location be invaded by Bobbi's red light district,which gives Sarno the chance to mix risqué sex with fluffy melodrama,as Julie realises that she must out sin Bobbi.