Above the Knee

Lots of talent but weak results in this Vivid Video rom-com, a belated riff on one of Eric Rohmer's best films, "Claire's Knee". It adds up to little.

Unusual opening is a softcore sex scene, which is not realized in proper XXX form until it's completed, bookend style, in the final reel. Central situation has Marc Wallice engaged to Rebecca Bardoux but suffering through frustrating erotic dreams, which he interprets as nightmares, built around his strange fetish for the knee of Bardoux's friend Tera Heart.

Heart has the lead role, and is impressive, but the movie's various conceits don't play well. She and Marc don't get along, yet they have to essentially fall in lust on a dime to get the show completed -not believable. And it's no spoiler that during the anal sex finale, Marc not only (belatedly) kisses Tera's knee but also deposits his money shot on said knee.

Debi Diamond in a ditzy supporting role steals the show from the busty front line stars: Heart, Bardoux and Kaitlyn Ashley. Musical score by G. G. Steel is way above average.