Plot: What’s it about?
Kate’s addiction can be classified a few ways, erotic thriller, suspense, and maybe even low budget skin-flick. The movie was written, produced, and directed by Eric DelaBarre and its not bad for his rookie attempt. It tells the story of two girls that are best friends, and have been since jr. high. Kate, played by Kari Whurer, has not seen her best friend Sara played by Farrah Forke, since college graduation. The two had plans to open a flower shop in New Orleans so Kate decides to pay a surprise visit to her now seriously involved friend. Sara is now living with the love of her life, Dylan played by Matt Porretta, and is not to hot about the idea of moving to New Orleans and leaving him behind. So when Kate gets the news,shes not to happy to say the least. Maybe now is a good time to bring up the fact that Kate is a deranged, phsyco-lesbian…. It really is hard to review a movie like this just because of all the constant plot twists and surprises, the film does have a good surprise element. The one thing this film does lack, sadly, is anyone with a shred of acting ability! I seriously think that if the players were better it would put more of an emphasis on the plot and constantly intertwining storyline. But anyway, the long and short of this one (again, trying not to spoil too much) is that Kate wants Sara, I mean WANTS her!!! This chick will stop at nothing to have the relationship with Sara she’s always wanted, and puts a stop to anyone or anything that would get in the way of that. Ive seen lots of “stalker-phsyco” flicks and where this one might seem generic and cheesy (and is a lot of the time!) you cant but help but notice the fact that Kate is one out-there nut! The plot itself is pretty good and I like the fact that the film does not have much lag time, whenever you think the story is going downhill, something cool happens to make you think “Wow, she’s crazier than a crap house rat!”
Although I am a fan of low-key, indie type films, this movie is low budget, there’s no nice way to say it. Does it have hope? Yes! The plot is good and there’s lots of that “cringe while you watch” type action. But like I said earlier the actors of this film serve as an anchor around its neck, and that is very hard to make up for in a low budget release. The supporting cast……..Well, lets not go there. But hey, its a B-movie so I got what I expected as far as the quality of the film. And while im sure its a huge hit in the African outskirts of Kenya, people here expect a little more bang for there DVD buck. So overall, lets see what we have here, a pretty solid plot (considering the lack of writing and directing experience), some nice twists and turns, a lousy cast, a supporting cast that makes me and my family look like Oscar winners, so id say its pretty much a wash or split. Now on to less important things (or if you dig two chicks getting it on, very important things!), the two ladies chosen for the roles, Wuhrer and Forke, are very attractive and that’s why this film might attract fans of a diverse base. There’s action, suspense, murder, and if your just into seeing a pretty hot girl-girl steam scene, well this one just might be for you. The one main factor that makes this strictly “rent only” material is the overall low quality of the disc itself, not the actual film mind you, but the sound, video and extras make this a rental and defiantly not a seller.
Video: How does it look?
Well lets pick up where we left off with bashing the quality of this disc. Fullscreen presentation and not its original aspect either. While the picture and colors here are not horrible, there not great either. There’s major detail lost in shadows and low light spots, but then I noticed some scenes where I was actually quite impressed with the good blends and crisp colors. No bleeds or crackling but I did notice some light pixilation at times. Maybe I should be grateful the movie was in color….
Audio: How does it sound?
Excuse me for one moment while I bash my head against my computer screen thinking back on how horrible the sound was in this film! 2-channel stereo that simply don’t cut it by any DVD standards. The vocals were low and clouded and I found myself constantly having to kill the bass and boosting the midranges to hear the people talk! Not a good job and frankly im glad there was no surround track because chances are it would’ve been just as lousy.
Supplements: What are the extras?
It don’t get any better here folks! Some lame cast bios of actors who have only been in this film!!! And what they call a “film synopsis” which is supposed to be a summary of the plot but is actually the brief description of the film taken word for word off the back of the box! Strike Three!
