Review of Kill Cruise

Kill Cruise (1990)
2/10
Erotic thriller, but missing the thrills and erotics
10 August 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I can't help but think there's an extra 30 minutes of footage from this movie somewhere that was cut out to make the more marketable 1990 'R' rating. It's not terrible filmmaking and the cast is decent enough, so that's the only explanation I can come up with for the major narrative and thematic gaps - the first time the characters appear to have sex is not shown at all - Su just says they had a nice time last night or something, the second sex scene seems to want to cut back and forth between Lou & the Skipper in the hold and Su alone in the cabin, but spends at least twice as much time on Su than the other two and feels awkward (and boring), and the third sex scene has a similar gap where Su is watching them have sex - and at one point Lou has turned around inexplicably as the Skipper finishes and the scene seems like it might have ended with another threesome like the one that began their their relationship with the Skipper, but instead we get another non sequitor cut to a wardrobe change and the next day and they're all getting along again - for a bit anyway... What was 'R' in 1990 would be PG today, and a lot of movies that got an 'X' for soft core erotic content would be the equivalent of 'R' today. People are a little bit less repressed, maybe jaded, but definitely less squeamish about sexual material to the point where most softcor of the past would be able to be made for television today. And in this case, the sex really does see to be a crucial part of the story and character dynamics, so botching those scenes really makes the movie a bit confusing.

Someone in the industry should check with someone involved in the production, maybe Peter Keglevic can release a directors cut someday or something.

Also, that poor dog lol.
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