Ready for a strange concept? How about a Canadian remake of Deuce Bigelow with Leelee Sobieski as Deuce. I'm exaggerating, but not that much. Leelee plays a
naive screw-up from a small town in Canada who ends up in Vancouver with no
money or job. The only person she knows in town is her former baby-sitter, so
she turns to her for help. The baby-sitter reluctantly agrees to let Leelee
stay in her apartment, but things are complicated because she has graduated
from baby-sitting to S&M.
Leelee is desperate for money, so she reviews the prospective new
pay-for-pain clients, chooses one, borrows one of her roomie's more exotic
get-ups, and heads off to make big money as a dominatrix. Of course, much like
Deuce Bigelow, she doesn't really know how to perform this type of sexual
service, and her considerate, meek manners are totally wrong for the job. It
is not long before she is in way over her head and in a heap o' trouble with some bad
dudes. She witnesses her pseudo-client being roughed up by some gangsters who
think he stole from them. Leelee runs away during the rough stuff, but for
various reasons the thugs think that she may know where the missing money is.
A cat-and-mouse thriller ensues in which Leelee, her roommate, a submissive,
and the beaten guy square off in various moves and countermoves against the
three thugs.
While Deuce Bigelow was essentially a comedy with just a
hint of a dark thriller lurking in the background, this film achieves about an
even balance between comedy and noir thriller. It's not quite in the erotic
thriller category because there is no nudity except part of a male butt, but Leelee looks absolutely fantastic in the S&M outfits. The costumes push up her
breasts to make them appear mammoth, and the fabric barely conceals enough to
earn the "no nudity" tag. In one scene Leelee is positively spilling out of
her top. Her legs look long and elegant as well, so a hint of eroticism adds a
little spice to the plot.
It's not an especially ambitious film, and I would not recommend seeking it
out, but it's not bad at all. If you chance upon it, the combination of plot
involvement, sexual titillation, and amusement should be enough to keep you
interested.
