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Overnight Review
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Overnight Review Directed by B. Skow. Released by Vivid Video in 2012. Lance (played by Richie Calhoun) is a ruthless businessman who returns to his mother's house to tidy up loose ends after her drug overdose. Because of his night terrors, he hires a , Vera (played by Allie Haze), to stay with him for the three nights he is in town in order to keep watch over him and to make sure he gets enough sleep as he's simultaneously also handling a major business deal involving the acquisition and subsequent dismantling of a prestigious ice cream company run by Janey Dillman (played by India Summer). Although Lance and Vera's arrangement begins as a business transaction, it evolves into something more. Story Grade: A. This feature was shot on high definition video. Medium Grade: B+. Actual locations were used in this production rather than sound stages. I'm not quite sure if the call girls at the cathouse would be playing video games in their spare times between . The moving boxes with the blocked out Home Depot logos would have been less distracting had they been turned inside out. There was a garbage can mismatch in the scene in which Vera vomits. Set Design Grade: B. The sexual performances were quite intense. Performers seemed to be generally enjoying themselves. No condoms were used in this production. Nick Manning's dirty talk was over the top, but nonetheless fitting for his character of Quincy, an egocentric attorney. Sexual Performances Grade: A. The acting performances here were quite good, but could have been a little better. While above average for an x-rated movie, performances were a little short of a Hollywood B-movie. It should be noted that Nick Manning was nominated for an AVN Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2013 for his role in this feature. Acting Grade: B+. Although Allie Haze was a Vivid Girl, her character Vera was not, and furthermore should not have been wearing a Vivid necklace throughout the movie. The shoes worn by India Summer during her sex scene were inappropriate. Wardrobe/Make-Up Grade: B+. All scenes were appropriately lit. Although the DVD cover art states, "a tale of love and sex and shadow and light," there didn't appear to be a stylistic usage of shadow or light. Lighting Grade: A. There were many instances in which the score music felt inappropriate for the tone of the scene in which it appeared. Sound Grade: B-. Too many scenes ended with a fade to black. Those should have been reserved for the most intense scenes. (The scene in which Nick Manning punches Allie Haze comes to mind.) Also, at the end of the movie, Jessie Andrews breaks the fourth wall by addressing the camera and saying, "and they lived happily ever after." That wasn't necessary. Directing Grade: B. A real attempt was made at producing a love story in this movie. It was nominated for Best Romance Release at the 2013 AVN Awards. Artistic Merit Grade: A-. OVERALL GRADE: B+. |
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