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Traci I Love You Review  

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5/7/2015 6:19 pm
Traci I Love You Review

Directed by Jean Charles. Released by Caballero Control Corporation in 1987.

The story of this movie (the only x-rated movie featuring Traci Lords that is legal in the United States) is of a Paris photographer who becomes smitten with an American model (played by Traci Lords) who has come to France during a film festival in order to meet with producers and directors in hopes of becoming an actress. She works at a strip club and is lured into the sexual underworld of the city by the smitten photographer. Her goal of establishing an acting career gets sidelined by her falling in love with the photographer. The story had promise, but was poorly executed. Story Grade: D.

This movie was shot on video, but included snippets of film that were either stock footage or were from other Caballero movies (IMDB lists 1982's Society Affairs as the origin of one of the film snippets). The contrast of the two mediums showed how lackluster the video quality was. Medium Grade: C-.

Having been shot in Paris, France, more of the city could have been used. There were some outdoor scenes, but there could have been more. Interior sets were sparsely decorated. Bonus points for a videotape of Let Me Tell Ya 'Bout White Chicks being left on a desk. Set Design Grade: C-.

The sex scenes were good, but not spectacular. Although a professionally produced movie, there were times when it seemed like it was involving a group of amateurs. Sexual Performances Grade: B-.

There was very little acting in this feature. In fact, there was hardly any dialogue at all. Descriptions and emotions were all conveyed through a voiceover narration which really destroyed any attempt at character development and the actors could not present themselves as real actors. The few lines Traci Lords had did not come across very well. Acting Grade: D-.

Wardrobe and make-up were pretty average, although the boxers that the man in the first sex scene wore were utterly ridiculous and didn't seem to fit the character. Wardrobe Grade: C.

The outdoor scenes looked good for the most part, but a number of the indoor scenes had harsh lighting. The Arena of Pleasure scene did not seem to be appropriately lit. Lighting Grade: C-.

The sounds of sex were sublimated by the score music for a good chunk of the first scene. There were times during which the sound quality didn't seem to be consistent. Sound Grade: C-.

There was one shot in which the shadow of the boom and boom operator could be seen on the wall. Some of the performers didn't seem to know what to do and appeared to look off screen for direction. Directing Grade: C-.

Given that this was shot in Paris, the production values should have been higher. The feel of the movie is one that was to have had a sense of passion, but in the end it fell short of achieving that goal. Still, there seemed to be at least an effort to make a decent movie. Artistic Merit Grade: C+.

OVERALL GRADE: C-.

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