Last Cry (2001) Reviews

• For an Erotic Thriller, It is not So Bad – The Nudity of Angie Everhart is Worthwhile

  claudio_carvalho2004-04-12

  While having a kinky sexual intercourse with suffocation, the artistic photographer Gale (Richard Grieco) accidentally kills Lisa (McKayla). He is convicted, but gets probation due to his primary condition. The probationer is Beth Spinella (Angie Everhart), the best friend of Lisa. Beth gets closer to Gale, and is seduced by him. Meanwhile, a maniac mysteriously threatens her. The story has a very surprising end. Yesterday I watched this movie and, for an erotic thriller, it is not so bad. The greatest problem is the gay face of Richard Grieco, with those thin eyebrows. His face looks like a kind of Michael Jackson, and does not fit well in a very masculine role. However, it is worthwhile to see the gorgeous and sexy Angie Everhart naked or in sexy situations along most of the flick. In my opinion, Angie Everhart is not a bad actress, but if she prefers this type of role, that is her choice. I do not know how many times she is undressed along 85 minutes running time. Probably it is a record! But at least she is delicious. The story is not so bad, and with some improvement in the screenplay, could be great. Anyway, I do not regret watching this movie. My vote is six. Title (Brazil): `Louco Por Sexo' (`Crazy for Sex')

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• Sinfully Sexy

  victoriam-42006-12-01

  Well, as far as I'm concerned this is certainly a "B" movie. I enjoy a good B movie and this would be one of them. It's a cross between "Never Talk to Strangers" and "9 1/2 Weeks." I really find Angie Everhart quite pretty and although I've never been nuts on Richard Grieco, I did notice one thing . . . the two of them together emitted an intense chemistry just like that of the Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke combo. She is his probation officer after he was found guilty for manslaughter by killing her best friend via sexual asphyxiation. The curiosity about him gets the best of her and she finds herself beginning to slip outside the professional boundaries of her job. This causes her to tell him on the phone that she will no longer see him outside of the office. Of course - what happens? She works late that night . . . alone . . .in the dark and then he comes prowling into the office, with a straight edge razor in hand (he collected them), he uses the back of the razor to trace the outline of her face and neck while standing behind her, I tell you, I felt her fear and excitement and just the taboo of it all and I guarantee you, the chemistry worked and was worth seeing despite the movie being a B, despite the secondhand actors and weak plot - the chemistry and the touching of the taboo sexual practices was actually quite refreshing. This is what I would term, "Very Good" bad TV.

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• Angie saves the day. She's sexy-hot-and performs very well.

  insomniac_rod2009-01-11

  I watched this movie as a feature on Late Night Cinema from local Mexican T.V. After watching the names of sweet sexy Angie Everheart and Richard Grieco I knew exactly what to expect. Why? Well both actors are very popular for the b-movie efforts and to say of the title, I just felt the vibe...I got what expected. A regular almost decent erotic thriller with the typical sex scenes that try to look artsy but end up looking very sexy and steamy. There's one special sex scene where Angie Shines in all of her nude glory. She performs very well and looks extremely hot when sweating... God I love women. She's spectacular, sexy, and looks pretty damn hot. The plot deals with a serial killer on trial, plenty of sex, and some intrigues. You know what to expect... Recommended for Angie Everheart fans and for those like me who loooove erotic thrillers.

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• Angie finally takes it off; not bad at all.......A-

  Smooth B2003-05-23

  I just watched this movie last night, but it went by the name "Dangerous Desires" for some reason. Anyway, this was quite a treat for those who want to see Angie Everhart take it off. Angie Everhart plays Beth, a parole officer who is obviously gorgeous despite her appearance--you know, the "frumpy librarian" type of clothing, the tied back hair, the glasses.....they did a great job of hiding her behind all that at first. During her first encounter with her boyfriend Joe, the glasses come off, the hair comes down and Beth goes to work. The difference is like night and day. Beth's co-worker Caroline has been assigned the case of Gale, played by Richard Grieco. Gale is an artist who was charged with the murder of a woman named Lisa, who just happened to be Beth's best friend and former roommate (go figure). Of course, Beth asks to swap with Caroline to get the case. After some initial resistance from both parties, Beth meets Gale at an art gallery (look for a Gabriella Hall cameo as she plays the girlfriend of one of the browsers) and gets to know intimate details about him. From there, you know it's just a matter of time before they end up sleeping together. As the movie goes on, Beth gets less frumpy and sexier. Her boyfriend Joe, who seems to be the jealous, overprotective type, continues to harass Beth about her close relationship with Gale. He even goes to Gale's house and threatens to kill him if he doesn't stop seeing Beth. Of course, there's some killing going on, too. First, Beth's cat gets killed, then Maya, a woman who does modeling for Gale's artwork, is strangled to death. As the truth of the killer is revealed, Caroline gets a little too close and is bumped off herself. This leads up to the final scene, where Gale and Beth are making out passionately on Gale's bed. Joe walks in on them, gun in hand, and even more secrets come out. Here, we find out who the murderer is, and Beth's ulterior motive for having an affair with Gale. I don't want to ruin it for the 5 or 6 of you who will stick around that long, but let's just say that as the film fades to black, Beth has a big smile on her face. Women: A (Angie Everhart finally showing some skin is enough for me, but brief appearances by Tina Tyler and Gabriella Hall scored extra-credit points with me.) Sex: B+ (Only a handful of sex scenes, but were good for what they were. Angie Everhart is in most of them, so that's enough to keep the grade fairly high.) Story: A (An erotic thriller with a better-than-average script and a couple of plot twists at the end. We also see plenty of character development from all of the major characters involved.) Overall: A- (The "Sex" grade deducts one-third of a point from the final grade, but it was still a great film. Definitely worth taping. Why doesn't Angie do more of these? She looked like a natural. I can see her and Gabriella Hall doing an installment of "Summer Temptations" together--now that would be fun.)

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• Folded Aureoles, Tucked Areola

  tedg2003-06-20

  Spoilers herein. I make a hobby out of finding interesting things in bad movies. Soft porn is a pretty promising playground for this because so many talented people seem to be involved while waiting for something else. And gosh, this project is almost worth recommending. As a thriller it actually works! -- at least so far as the way that the story is structured and paced. The acting is generally bad but in a twist the supporting actors are much worse than the main ones. In fact Angie is no worse than what we accept from Julia Roberts. That's not saying much, and what she does is far less than what the role demands. But that's because the role is surprisingly complex and demanding. Grieco is even better in his greasy Mickey Rourke manner. He is the person who made this happen outside the film and within it. He's not a Vincent Gallo, but there is an edge there. His director and cinematographer let him down though. As old fashioned late eighties soft porn, it sort of works too I suppose. I continue to be amazed at the rocking horse moaning that is supposed to represent copulation. I continue to be repelled at the defacing of natural beauty these women go through for increased breast size. The real star of these scenes is the actress who plays Lisa, the woman killed in the beginning. She is pretty good at what she does and not unnaturally deformed either. Her effects are taken from the much superior "Realm of the Senses." Elsewhere, in her supposedly "frumpy" mode, Angie actually is attractive. Oh well, the real prize for slogging through it is what I call "folding." That's where elements are reflected in other elements, most often in selfaware selfreference. For instance, we have here a photographed film whose chief character is a photographer, and the discovery of his relationship (the relationship of what he does and photographs to what we see as photographed) is through photographs of secondary characters. There are lots of overlaps where what we see as the film are snaps of photographs IN the film. Some art gallery conversation about folding of the photographer's erotic art. There are few reflections of who controls who: a relatively novel juxtaposition of the criminal justice system and bondage and domination in sex. This blurs into the obligatory soft porn convention of our heroine having sex with at least two men. Not unclever. One is the cop, the other the "bad" guy naturally. More: the folding of Angie?s past with what we see ? and why ? is the final revelation. For me, it is another fine example of how ordinary these sophisticated notions have become. Just this time, the film was of much higher quality than usual. Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 4: Has some interesting elements.

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