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Cashmere is another excellent effort by Michael Ninn and the crew that brought us Latex, Shock, Sex I and II, and Dream Catcher. Again, they are bold and imaginative in their concept. Ninn again demonstrates that, unless a plot adds something to the sex scenes, an integrating idea that sets up the sex scenes is much better than the plots of most adult films. In this case, the concept is the music and styles of the late 60's and early 70's. In carrying it out, he replicates the musical styles of the period and wraps them around imaginative and well-filmed sexual "numbers." |
There is a lot that I can applaud about Cashmere. I thought that the choice of music was brilliant and featured a number of new musical pieces made to sound like the hit songs of the period.
As usual, I found the camera work and editing to be ingenious. The camera angles were unusual and interesting. An example would be the way sucking cock was photographed. Frequently, it was done from a camera angle looking down as the male would see it with the actresses repeatedly looking up longingly at the camera and making eye contact with the audience. There was lots of fascinating activity away from the focal point of the action. Again, as in previous Ninn movies, there was a creative use of slow motion and engaging fades and dissolves. It created a realism that one seldom sees outside of a Ninn or Andrew Blake film. I could feel the blow jobs, almost like I was there.
For me, the musical segues between the sexual numbers really worked. Some might find them a little hokey, but, all in all, for an adult film, the music served an important function in setting the tone of the piece.
Additionally, I liked the simple but elegant sets that were used. The neon lights, inside and outside of the diner, were very imaginative. Again, in several of the numbers, Ninn uses neon television screens in fluorescent and day-glow colors in the background to play snippets of videos that add to the sexual numbers. In one sequence, the actor cums on a Lucite cylinder with bubbles rising on the inside and two actresses lick the fluid from the cylinder as if it was the most wonderful cock in the world.
There were a few things that I found bothersome about Cashmere. The thong bikini tan line of current porn stars was distracting. It would have been better if makeup had given them the bikini tan lines of the period. Also, while the film is to be applauded for the use of condoms during vaginal and anal intercourse, the exterior cum shots in the mouths of the actresses or their licking up the cum afterwards, is clearly a high risk sexual activity. I understand the industry's belief in the necessity of a "money shot," but I would have liked to have seen it done in a safe way, such as on the breasts or faces of the actresses with no ingestion of semen.
Overall, I found Cashmere to be delightful and a film I highly recommend, particularly to couples. Michael Ninn and his team are to be acknowledged for their creativity and willingness to take risks in an industry dominated by formula videos. Like major producers of straight films, it is impossible to be perfect each time out. But what we can count on in a Ninn movie is the quality of the sexual scenes. It is my hope that VCA will continue to allow Ninn to be creative and break new ground within this genre.
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