Perfectly Legal

(2002)

by Tuna

Perfectly Legal is an example of softcore couples erotica centering on a brilliant attorney (Lauren Hays) who is a workaholic, to the point of ruining her romantic relationships. She is also an idealist and a champion of the underdog, and therefore mostly broke, since she would rather pursue justice than make money.

To such a lawyer, Allison Thomas-Miller presents the perfect client. Her ex-lover has written a best selling book and a companion video tape about lovemaking, but she claims she is the actual author, and that he stole her diary and published her work under his name. This is Hays' sort of case, and it comes with a handsome retainer, so she signs on. She finds herself with nearly no evidence, and is up against the single, handsome, rich, and brilliant Rafe Urquhart, who has shown a romantic interest in her even before the case. Her job is made more difficult when her opponent's  assistant seduces her assistant, and gets an advance look at everything she prepares for the case.

It's a top-notch genre film. The story is interesting -- more so if you like courtroom drama; the performances are good; the nudity is excellent; and some of the sex scenes sizzle.

Our Grade:

If you are not familiar with our grading system, you need to read the explanation, because the grading is not linear. For example, by our definition, a C is solid and a C+ is a VERY good movie. There are very few Bs and As. Based on our descriptive system, this film is a:

C+

Highly recommended for genre fans.

NUDITY REPORT

  • All but one of the women in the film do full frontal and rear nudity. The exception is Monique Parent, who keeps her clothes on. The nudity is from Lauren Hays, Belinda Gavin, Andrea Saint James, Allison Thomas-Miller, Stephanie Swift and Beverly Lynne.

THE CRITICS AND ACADEMIES

No major reviews online.

 

THE BOX OFFICE

Non-theatrical movie.

 

THE PEOPLE

   
3.5 IMDB summary (of 10)
   
Perfectly Legal (2002)

The low IMDb rating seems to be based on an 89 minute TV version. This English-language DVD, available from RLDVDs.com, is the full 100 minute version. Click on the image above for all the info on this dual-region (1 and 4) disk.