Devil in Miss Jones (1973)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Tired of life, Justine Jones (Georgina Spelvin) decides to end it all by slicing her wrists in the tub. She's soon sent to a "middle man" where she opens up about wishing she had experiences more lust in life as she died a virgin. The good man is willing to send her back so that she can take part in various sexual acts. Of all the films from the original "Classic Age of Porn", this one here probably features the best all around story. It's rather strange because I'd say it also features the least attractive woman and yet this here is probably the most erotic of any of the films. How all of that happened is rather strange but that pretty much makes this movie one of the more unique and at times disturbing adult movies. I think a lot of credit should certainly go towards Spelvin as she fits the role very nicely and her somewhat unattractive nature makes us believe her in the part of someone who never really experienced life. I still wouldn't say she gives a "good" performance but for the story trying to be told here she fits the role just fine. Her "teacher" in the film is legend Harry Reems and he gives his typical decent performance. The rest of the cast members are pretty much here and there but none really stick out. The sexual side of this film is perhaps the strangest aspect as the scenes range from erotic to strange to just downright disgusting at times. Some of them are even bad including the scene where Spelvin gets to experience another woman. The stuff with the fruit and snake really wasn't needed but her scenes with Reems are at least memorable, well shot and manage to be, at times, erotic. What makes them erotic is how Spelvin portraits the desire that she's felt her entire life but never got around to acting on any of them. This here is what works in the film even if the story begins to take a back seat in the second half of the film. This here is certainly not one of the greatest films ever made but it is a rather smart one and one that deserves its label of a classic for the genre.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Tired of life, Justine Jones (Georgina Spelvin) decides to end it all by slicing her wrists in the tub. She's soon sent to a "middle man" where she opens up about wishing she had experiences more lust in life as she died a virgin. The good man is willing to send her back so that she can take part in various sexual acts. Of all the films from the original "Classic Age of Porn", this one here probably features the best all around story. It's rather strange because I'd say it also features the least attractive woman and yet this here is probably the most erotic of any of the films. How all of that happened is rather strange but that pretty much makes this movie one of the more unique and at times disturbing adult movies. I think a lot of credit should certainly go towards Spelvin as she fits the role very nicely and her somewhat unattractive nature makes us believe her in the part of someone who never really experienced life. I still wouldn't say she gives a "good" performance but for the story trying to be told here she fits the role just fine. Her "teacher" in the film is legend Harry Reems and he gives his typical decent performance. The rest of the cast members are pretty much here and there but none really stick out. The sexual side of this film is perhaps the strangest aspect as the scenes range from erotic to strange to just downright disgusting at times. Some of them are even bad including the scene where Spelvin gets to experience another woman. The stuff with the fruit and snake really wasn't needed but her scenes with Reems are at least memorable, well shot and manage to be, at times, erotic. What makes them erotic is how Spelvin portraits the desire that she's felt her entire life but never got around to acting on any of them. This here is what works in the film even if the story begins to take a back seat in the second half of the film. This here is certainly not one of the greatest films ever made but it is a rather smart one and one that deserves its label of a classic for the genre.