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The Thinking Man's Porno
scottutsler16 April 2005
Warning: Spoilers
Indigo Delta Serenity stars as Genevieve Gerard. A romance writer that has had it up to here with her crazy fans and bitchy manager. She arranges a series of interviews with serial killer Walter Charles with the hopes of writing his story and thus being taken as a serious writer. The night before her first interview with him though, Genevieve dreams of her biggest fan getting raped then killed. She passes it off as stress induced bad dream. Walter Charles, much like "Hannibal The Cannibal", likes to screw with peoples minds. In fact, with some minor differences aside, this is a porn version of "Silence Of The Lambs". I believe, however, that instead of helping her find a killer. Walter is helping Genevieve accept who she really is. While her manager is off having trois with gang members, Genevive is looking into her inner self. While her fiancé is planning their business themed wedding, Genevive is learning who her mother really was. And while Walter becomes a media superstar by putting the tapes of him killing people on Pay-Per-View, Genevive kills her fiancé and a hotel maid. Walter got in her head and she, in turn, became the writer she always knew she could be. To some degree, this could be called the thinking man's porno movie. The sex scenes are very hot and very well done. The dream sequences are dark but very thought provoking. The orgy scene alone is work watching this movie for. The story is very good, for a porn. All in all, watch this movie for yourself and see why the porn business is as big and popular as it is.
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Nearly a masterpiece
lor_28 June 2020
I have been quite disappointed with Jonathan Morgan's films in recent years: a series of silly and often poorly made features under contract to Wicked Pictures. His early career as actor and director was quite different, as evidenced by this terrific romantic thriller starring Serenity made 23 years ago.

Perhaps the difference is in scripting, nearly a lost art in 21st Century porn. Since industry critics and fans have been consistently vocal about their disdain for story scenes (sex is all in today's gonzo era), the lack of decent screenplays of late is easy to understand -no one appreciates them.

Here we have a highly literate script, with references to Nathaniel West and Nabokov's "Lolita" (where the title Indigo Delta is derived), by Martin Brimmer/Rodger Jacobs whose work includes such estimable films as Nic Cramer's "Looker" and Morgan's "The Gate".

The best dialog comes from Tom Byron, cast as a philosophical guy with Southern drawl who happens to be in prison as a serial killer. Serenity is fed up with her success as romance novelist "Genevieve Gerard", and wants to be taken seriously as a writer under her real name Sophie Lyons, so she interviews Byron in prison.

His critique of contemporary society and pride in his "artistic" work as a killer has a profound effect on Sophie, who has erotic dreams and nightmares as well as changing her own behavior, the subject of the movie.

Morgan's control of moods, ranging from highly romantic scenes to horror segments, would do him well in his current career rather than directing all-sex movies or dumb comedies.

Serenity's beauty dominates the show, and there's also a strong sexual performance by superstar of the future Stephanie Swift as a hotel maid dominated by Serenity.
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