Carnal Crimes (1991)

Nothing is forbidden. Elise, a pampered former fashion model, is in a lonely, loveless marriage. A chance encounter with a seductive photographer reignites her passion but soon gives way to terror as the love affair dissolves into a murderously dangerous love triangle. Now Elise must struggle to save herself from the two men she thought she loved.

 Worth a look
Carnal Crimes

Probably by today's standards, Carnal Crimes might not seem like such a big deal but when I saw it on Cinemax in the ninety-two it was pretty hot stuff. Actually, I can still picture some of the scenes that managed to burn themselves into my memory.

Elise (Linda Carol) is a former model who is married to Stanley, (Rich Crater) an unattractive businessman, who can never seem to find the time for his beautiful blonde wife. In fact, he seems to be indifferent to her needs. This leads our restive housewife to seek adventure outside her home.

After visiting a photo exhibition by a handsome young photographer named Renny, (Martin Hewitt) she become enamored with him. The following day she goes to his studio in a warehouse area, only to find it locked with no one answering the doorbell.

Picture fine looking housewife mini-skirt and high heels decides to climb a fire-escape that had been locked I the down position. As she gets to the second floor she peers into a dirty window and sees Renny snapping pictures of Mia, (Yvette Nelson) a sexy, scantily clad subject in an increasingly suggestive way. All of a sudden, Elise is attacked by a vagrant who had been sleeping one off. (the reason the fire-escape had been locked in place) She manages to fight him off but during the struggle breaks the window and cuts her hand. Renny's attention is drawn to the noise from the cracking window, lets Elise in and attends to her cut for a short time before beginning to snap her picture as well getting more and more friendly as he goes.

The next scene is the one that is burned in my mind. The camera moves to a ceiling shot showing Renny, on his knees, screwing the now naked Elise on her back, while Mia, kisses, caresses and fondles them both.

If my memory serves me there are two or three other good sex scenes involving Elise, including one in a bakery.

Cast
Martin Hewitt ... Renny
Linda Carol ... Elise
Rich Crater ... Stanley
Alex Kubik ... Detective Ronas
Yvette Nelson ... Mia (as Yvette Stefens)
Paula Trickey ... Jasmine
Charisse Cooper ... Marcella

Report Card
Story/Plot - D +
Acting - C
Directing - B -
Cinematography - A -
Cast - B+
Erotic factor - B+
Entertainment factor - B -

Conclusion

Since this was obviously an erotic movie, I haven't touched much on the underlying plot, which is weak. Apparently Stanley is something of a pervert and his wife's affair with Renny was set up by Stanley, pictures of which were given to him. I found this to be a stretch, wondering how Stanley would know whether Elise would go for Renny. Still with its faults, I still found Canal Crimes to be a compelling movie. Final rating 3.65 stars. March 27, 2007

 Boring drama
Linda Carol plays the wife of a pudgy lawyer who shows no interest at all in his sexy wife. She decides to turn the tables by having an affair with mysterious, seductive photographer Martin Hewitt. Before too long, this heated affair is not what it seems, as Hewitt appears to have a dark side which could lead to a fatal conclusion. Stiff acting, horrible writing, and contrived directing all add up to one extremely boring flick. While the film does feature rather hot sex scenes (most films of this sort do), it can not compensate for much else. Julie Strain is featured in a 5 minute cameo in a Japanese restaurant bathroom, coupled with Hewitt in a rather graphic, yet amazingly hot sex scene--which earns this film its second star. Otherwise, skip it. October 26, 2006

 MARTIN HEWITT & LINDA CAROL HEAT UP THE SCREEN
I had bought this movie from Ebay, because I'm a fan of wonderful, sexy, actor Martin Hewitt.

I had never seen this little gem before and totally took a chance on buying it.

I was and am definitly glad that I did.

Director Gregory Dark (who interestingly, his name changes on a few of his films), cast Martin Hewitt perfectly as Renny and the beautifully exciting Linda Carol as Elise.

The film isn't A-List qualitly with a hip sound track, but the film does work and achieve intrguing the viewer, at least it did for me.


Worth a viewing.

Worth a look if you like Martin Hewitt, Linda Carol (naked), suspence, some nice sex scenes,a threesome, women that are burning to break free and explore their fantasies.


But seriously, worth a look.


If you like these sort of movies then I definitely recommend
Martin Hewitt in another few Gregory Dark films called
Night Rhythms
Secret Games
Secret Games 2: the Escort

Don't let the low budget fool you, their pretty good.
September 12, 2006

 Great if you like erotic fantasy type movies.
I saw this movie 10 years ago on a pay-type cable channel and it had very good erotic overtones to the theme. If you're into that sort of movie and maybe a threesome thing, you should LOVE this one. I've been looking for it for a VERY long time to buy and finally saw that the International Movie Database (www.imdb.com) has data on it and I bought it immediately on Amazon. I can't wait to watch it again after all those years... It has a very good adult fantasy theme that could be enjoyed with your spouse or as a couple. August 8, 2000

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