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Nearly something for everyone! This is a winner!
"Lingerie & Lies" from director Michael Carpenter is the story of a bordello that has fallen on hard times and the plan to better stimulate business and the customers. Nicole Sheridan stars as Madame Candy, who runs a bordello for two old geezers named Max and Nick, who say "bingo" to everything and sit around a pool discussing Madame Candy and their vested interests. This DVD has just about everything a porn fan could hope for and stars the very enthusiastic, Kate Frost, as one of Madame Candy's "working girls". Though enjoyable on many levels, this is one of the most unusual adult films I have ever viewed because of its concept, which I will soon discuss, but first the story breakdown.
The story begins with Kate Frost and a blonde woman, naked, in front of the bordello. They discuss business and their personal lives. There is something very distracting about watching them chatting away naked. It is like the "good naked vs. bad naked" "Seinfeld" episode. This happens throughout the feature and takes getting used to, but as I will explain, its part of the plot. The girls hang out and smoke and talk about the business and Madame Candy. We find Madame Candy visiting the two old guys by the pool that she works for. They tell her that they have had complaints about mediocre service and want her to do something to boost business. I have never paid Nicole Sheridan much mind until "Jewel Raider" and now this, and the truth is she has a strong presence and is honestly a good actress. Madame Candy assures the men she will do something about the sagging business, citing a new girl who might help, and exits. We cut to "the new girl" by the pool with Mark Davis. This is a solid disc, as I mentioned, but it does run longer than what I am used to. The movie could have done without this scene because it just didn't seem to connect the rest of the scenes very much and didn't offer much spark.
The scene starts out with the girl on the diving board, pleasuring herself before it cuts to her leading Mark Davis to the pool. The scene between them starts good with Mark Davis taking a dominant approach, and spending a great deal of time fingering her ass and pussy before they get down to business. This part of the scene was actually better than when they actually start fucking, which seemed uncharacteristically uninspired for Mark Davis. The girl seems dazed and complacent. As I said, this is the weakest scene out of a very long DVD of great scenes, so it is the only complaint I have. It is worth noting that there is a strange bit with Mark Davis squirting the girl with a squirt for a very extended period. Weird choice, but interesting.
The next few scenes involve some story set-up between the two old guys, and then cut to Madame Candy and the very attractive Monique flirting. Madame Candy comes up with an idea of how they might save the bordello. This is where the movie gets very peculiar and will delight some and cause others to scratch their heads. Madame Candy instructs Kate Frost and the other blonde to use lingerie in their session with the client. The girls agree and its off to the front yard with a recognizable porn star who I couldn't place a name to. The girls start out naked and begin dressing each other in lingerie. Yes, they get dressed while the client watches. This happens throughout the feature and made me laugh every time. It was one of the strangest plot devices I have seen in an adult film, but on some level, it worked.
The girls make out and lick and suck each other while dressing up, and then go to work on the client. As I have said before, Kate Frost is an absolute delight and brings an energy and flair to every scene she is in. She genuinely seems to enjoy what she is doing and her laughter and constant smile is infectious. The girls give a inspired show and take turns sucking the client's cock. Kate is even seen feverishly humping the guys leg at one point. The girls take turns having sex with the guy and have a lot of fun with the scene. It is a long scene and full of variety and spirit. Why the director chose to shoot the scene so close to the bushes in the front yard puzzled me. The scene ends well and the client is very satisfied, leaving the girls to agree to use the lingerie trick every time. The girls inform Madame Candy of their success and everyone agrees to make it a staple in their future couplings.
Voodoo shows up dressed in a business suit and playing it shy. He is reunited with his "Jewel Raider" partner, Nicole Sheridan, and the two of them head off to the pool. This is by far the best and most ferocious scene on the disc. These two not only have a great chemistry, but seem to genuinely like working together. Nicole takes charge and dominates Voodoo throughout the scene, letting him know, she is the boss! After a little teasing, Nicole performs the most incredible blowjob I have seen in a long time. I am not a huge fan of watching blow job scenes because they tend to be repetitive, but this one was amazing. The direction makes you feel like you are on the receiving end and delivers an incredibly hot scene, but wait, it gets even better. The two of them have some athletic-style sex, ending with Nicole Sheridan lowering her ass over Voodoo's cock and riding him reverse-cowgirl style with utter abandon. This is an incredible anal scene and is nomination worthy. This could have been the end of the disc, but there was so much more.
There is a scene with two very tattooed women having heated sex after one bathes herself for a very long time. These girls apparently work together for Madame Candy. Their scene also includes them starting the scene naked and dressing up a little. It is a good, solid lesbian sex scene, but has a little too much needless dialogue.
The next scene involves Voodoo in a three-way with Nicole and Monique. The girls perform a little show for him next to a jukebox before giving him an ambitious blow job which ends up with the girls sucking and licking the cum off of each others' faces. This scene is followed by a long scene with Nicole in the shower. This director is obviously very found of Nicole Sheridan and watches her longingly with the camera. This scene is followed up by the finale with Nicole Sheridan and Voodoo and another man. It is a brief, but effective ending.
Overall, the DVD is worth picking up for fans of Nicole Sheridan, Kate Frost, and those with lingerie fetishes, who like watching girls putting their underwear on. The feature is very long, so you get your money's worth in more ways than I have named. The picture quality is good and the audio is clear and consistent. The extras are , but feature the usual photo gallery, bios, and a good looking trailer for Veronica Hart's "Love's Passion". This is a fine offering from VCA and certain scenes definitely warrant repeated viewings.