“No Escape”? No Problem! (And Other Existential Crises)

Traditionally, a chunk of the money that goes into a typical big-budget narrative porn production is used to create its eventual softcore version for sale to the late night cable and hotel market — though watching "acting" performances from barely legal porn babes offers its own special kind of reward too. Sadly, though, porn budgets are increasingly subject to greater pressures from the marketplace, the end result being that while a few companies continue to pour record-breaking funds into high-end features, many others are tightening the purse strings. With that in mind, take a look at Sin City's economically budgeted feature "No Escape".

Shot in High Definition, for whatever reason, this somewhat garbled tale of virtual reality gone awry is less Steven Spielberg and more Diablo Cody: it trades expensive special effects and CGI trickery for some surprising plot twists and imaginative, character revealing dialogue. And if plot twists and imaginative dialogue aren't the reasons why you watch porn ... well, there's some pretty hot sex with a cast including Cody Milo, Jenna Presley, Jenaveve Jolie, Tiffany Taylor, Sophia, and Shy Love too. Who says pinching pennies always has to hurt?

· Sin City (sincity.com)