Lucky Bastard (FILM REVIEW)
Lucky
Bastard
Film Review
by Kam Williams
Fan Wins
Date with Porn Star in Found-Footage Horror Flick
Dave (Jay
Paulson) thought he’d died and gone to heaven when he learned that he’d won the
monthly “Lucky Bastard” contest run by the adult entertainment website. He was
informed by the site’s owner, Mike (Don McManus), that his name had been picked
from all the entries to sleep with his favorite porn star, Ashley Saint (Betsy
Rue).
However, the prize came with just
one hitch, namely, that he’d have to sign a release so that the lusty liaison could
be videotaped from every angle. After all, the promotion was designed to give the
site’s subscribers a chance to see an Average Joe enjoying a roll in the hay
with a gorgeous goddess who would never normally give him the time of day.
Bespectacled Dave definitely fit the
bill in that regard, between his awkwardness and anxiety attempting to perform
on cue on camera, even with the woman
of his wet dreams. However, the skin flick’s director (Chris Wylde) obviously
had a lot more to worry about than a limp nerd in need of Viagra.
For, something else would go horribly
wrong after Dave’s arrival and by the time the police arrived, they would find the
dead bodies of numerous males and females slain either by gunshot or blunt
force trauma. The investigating officer (Lukas Kendall) was grateful to
discover that the walls had been outfitted with 18 cameras which not only
recorded Dave and Ashley’s fondling, foreplay and frustrated fornication, but
the ensuing slaughter which subsequently turned the den of debauchery into a
bloody crime scene.
So, cracking the case simply
involved rewinding the tapes, and watching what transpired from start to
finish. And that’s precisely the point-of-view shared with the audience in
Lucky Bastard, a found-footage flick which puts a salacious spin on the “no
surviving witnesses” cinematic device first effectively employed by The Blair
Witch Project back in 1999.
The movie marks the impressive directorial
debut of Robert Nathan, who also co-wrote the cleverly-constructed script with
Lukas Kendall. Their novel storyline unfolds like your typical horror film,
except instead of taking place inside a Gothic haunted house it unfolds on a
sleazy set inside the bedroom of a nondescript suburban home rented for the day
from a realtor (Deborah Zoe) out to make a quick buck.
Besides Dave and Ashley, the suspects
include director Kris, cameraman Nico (Lanny Joon), Ashley’s regular co-star,
Josh (Lee Kholafai), producer Mike and his considerably-younger girlfriend,
Casey (Catherine Annette), an aspiring porn star. However, the perpetrator
might not be a cast or crew member, since Mike also has issues with the alarmed
real estate agent as well as with his estranged ex-wife.
It’s no surprise Lucky Bastard
landed an NC-17 rating, given the fairly-explicit displays of carnality, though
the production is as much a riveting murder mystery as it is a raunchy sex
romp. A compelling, high body-count whodunit for folks willing to watch a lot
of kinky cavorting while trying to unravel clues leading to the killer.
Very Good
(3 stars)
NC-17 for violence, profanity,
full frontal nudity and explicit sexuality.
Running time: 94 minutes
Distributor: Cavu
Pictures
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