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Blogs > Skip98225 > X-Rated Entertainment

Nothing To Hide Review  

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5/6/2015 6:23 pm
Nothing To Hide Review

Directed by Anthony Spinelli. Released by Cal Vista in 1981.

This movie is a character drama focusing on the lives of womanizer Jack (played by John Leslie) and his mentally challenged-friend Lenny (played by Richard Pacheco). Lenny is pretty much by Jack's side at every moment after their initial meeting until Lenny finally finds a girl like him and falls in love. The newly found love puts a strain on Lenny and Jack's friendship given Jack's love 'em and leave 'em<b> philosophy </font></b>when it comes to women. Given that Jack is Lenny's guardian of sorts, he comes to think of the upcoming marriage as a loss of not only his protege, but of his . Story Grade: A.

Shot on film, this movie had a theatrical release. The transfer to DVD was not the best and hopefully will be released in a remastered widescreen format in the future. Medium Grade: A-.

Real locations were used as were outdoor locations. Leaving minors in the background at the park made it feel like any other "legitimate" Hollywood movie. Some of the apartments used look like they could have been sets, but were nevertheless decorated very appropriately. Bonus points for including appearances of Bud and Coke cans and Comet cleanser. Set Design Grade: A.

The sexual performances seemed to take the back seat to the drama in this movie, which actually served the movie well since they played to function as character development pieces. Condoms were used in the scene with Richard Pacheco and Tigr. (Condom use has no bearing on the grade.) Sexual Performances Grade: B-.

Acting here was top notch by Richard Pacheco, John Leslie, and Tigr. Richard Pacheco won numerous awards for his performance. Holly McCall (who played a food truck vendor) won the AFAA Best Supporting Actress award. Acting Grade: A.

Wardrobe and make-up seemed realistic. John Leslie's self-aggrandizing T-shirt reading "The Handsome Prince" was a nice touch. Wardrobe Grade: A.

Natural light was used in many scenes. The lighting in Karen's (played by Tigr) apartment seemed a little off. Lighting Grade: B.

Sometimes the sound sounded a little muffled, but again, that may have been due to the lousy transfer. Some of the music selections were a little hokey, but most were fitting choices. Sound Grade: B+.

The one scene that didn't quite turn out as realistic as it could have was the scene in which Karen runs into Lenny while she's rollerskating in the park. Otherwise, Mr. Spinelli did a fine directing job. Directing Grade: A-.

Given the high quality of the story, the multiple location shoots, and the high caliber acting performances, there definitely was a high degree of artistic intent in this production. It was recently named as one of the greatest x-rated movies of all time on a recently documentary that aired on Showtime. Artistic Merit Grade: A.

OVERALL GRADE: A-.

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