Mirror Image

Sin City Entertainment

Genre: Feature

Director: Bud Lee

Cast: Julie Meadows, Steve Hatcher, Allysin Chaynes, Steven St. Croix, Britney Foster, Pat Myne, Bridgette Kerkove, Holly Stevens, Julian, Brittney Skye, Dale DaBone, Joel Lawrence

Length: 104.5 minutes

Date of Production: 7/23/2003 (box), 2/28/2003 (credits)

Extra's: For me, the best extra was the director's audio commentary with Bud Lee. I wish he had one of the performers with him to counterbalance his focus on the wonders of the cast (he never seems to say anything bad about anyone) but he did provide a bit of insight into the feature. There was also an 11.5 minutes of Behind the Scenes footage by Jason Silver, 15 minutes of interviews with the cast, 9.5 minutes of Bloopers, trailers, photogallery, credits, cumshot gallery, company profile with trailers and award winners, short biographies, and spam to round it out with. To sum it up, this was a good selection of extras that added some real value to the DVD.

Audio/Video Quality: The picture was presented in non-anamorphic widescreen color with an aspect ratio of 1.78:1. The picture had a soft focus at times and a bit more grain than I prefer to see but I think it looked pretty good overall. I saw no compression artifacts, just a bit of video noise, and the action was good enough that most viewers aren't going to notice either problem. The audio was presented in 2.0 Dolby Digital stereo English with no subtitle or other language choices. The vocals were clear and the music low enough to keep from being offensive making the audio very well done.

Body of Review: Bud Lee is well known in the porn industry for having directed scores of features and his relationships to two of the best known stars the business ever produced (he even married them). His best work tends to be in the form of feature porn rather than the increasingly popular gonzo, with his features for Simon Wolf, Adam & Eve and others over the past few years solidifying his reputation. In a movie he made earlier this year for Sin City Entertainment, Mirror Image, Mr. Lee shows he still has his edge in providing a movie that entertains the mind as much as the penis. Here's what the box cover says about the movie:

"Candice Payne (Bridgette Kerkove) has it all, money, looks and fame. But this Hollywood heartthrob is no angel... Candice takes the world "diva" to a whole new level, armed with a furious temper, this prima donna is a royal bitch in overdrive. She yearns to be free of the contracts, critics and those needy, needy fans...well, she's in luck. The winner of a Candice Payne look-a-like contest, Susan (Bridgette Kerkove) happens to be in town and the devious Candice entices the young naive Susan to secretly take her place as Hollywood's reigning sex queen... Who would know? They look identical...but Susan's sexual appetite is way beyond the meager Candice's and it's an orgy of the senses as Susan becomes the ultimate wet dream queen and takes her part like she was born for it."

If this sounds like a movie you could enjoy, read the following scene breakdown for a bit of detail, noting that there was oral, straight and anal sex to give you inspiration in your hand-to-gland combat:

Scene One: Julie, in one of her first films after having left VCA, showed what a mistake it was for that company to let her go by having a scene with Steve on a bed. Her long blonde hair and lean body had him ready in no time with her starting the scene off by slobbing his knob. She kept giving him eye contact and playfully sucked him off while using her hands and he soon returned the favor, even rimming her a bit to get her excited. She then sat on his penis and the two commenced to riding the moment as much as each other. After switching to a spoon position, it wasn't long before he blew his load on her abdomen. Yum!

Scene Two: Allysin, the lean little blonde with the cute face, took on Steven while Julian taped them. He went down on her first, she reciprocated and then the two screwed in a few positions. He panting and little moans were hot and the two seemed to have a bit of chemistry together but the scene wasn't their best work.

Scene Three: Britney, a smoking hot blonde, took care of then-boyfriend Pat, in the back room. She started off by giving him a blowjob and he returned the favor by going down on her (with lots of nasty talk by her thankfully). She then sat in his lap and kept talking dirty as she pumped her ass up and down on him (no, it wasn't an anal scene). He bent her over and boned some more before switching positions again and popping his load on her chest.

Scene Four: Bridgette, the gal known worldwide as the top anal queen in the jizz bizz, Holly, an even hotter looking blonde, and Julian, had a scene here that started off with them blowing him on the couch. I liked how they took their time with the meat puppet and kissed one another as if to show that he was just window dressing. Holly rode him in cowgirl while Bridgette spanked her pussy a bit and then Bridgette took over by doing anal. Julian is not small but then he's not as large as 104 chopsticks either and she easily accommodated him in several positions before he rubbed out a load on their faces.

Scene Five: Brittney, another lean blonde with a hot body, took care of Dale on a bed after blowing him in the doorway. He aggressively screwed her in a few positions (with doggy being my favorite) before dumping his load on her mouth and face. I think the scene was a bit limited, not just because he refused to go down on her but the chemistry being somewhat lacking, so it was kind of a filler.

Scene Six: Bridgette and Holly, both ready for more action, took care of Joel on a couch in the living room. There was oral and then the gals swapped out on him a bit, Holly took vaginal and Bridgette took anal before Joel came on her ample ass. The scene was actually pretty solid although more interplay between the gals would've made it better for me.

Summary: The movie was not without its flaws but the cast was good at what they did, looked good on screen and there was enough variety in what took place to compliment the story, minimal though it was. The extras also contributed to the value here and that's why I think it earned a rating of Recommended.