Starring: Heaven Leigh, Nina Hartley, Raquel Devine, Lauren Montgomery, Brooke April, T.J. Hart, Sharon Kane, Michael J. Cox, Colt Steele, Mike Long, Steve Hatcher and Matt Jade
Directed By: James DiGiorgio
- OVERALL: * *
- SEX: * * 1/2
- ACTING: *
- SCRIPT: *
- J.O.P.: * *
- FAST-FORWARDING: * 1/2
- EDITING: * *
The movie Dark Secrets is certainly one to lend to that friend who you don't trust with your pornos because it doesn't really matter whether or not you ever see it again. The premise of the film is a prostitution/fantasy service run by the ever-popular classic adult film star, Nina Hartley.
This movie is full of sex that fell right off the assembly line. Scene after scene is filled with the same up-and-down blowjobs, excessive cunnilingus, him-on-top then her-on-top, followed by really lame rear-entry positions. I don't even want to mention the amount of ball-neglect that is present here. It brings tears to my eyes. The boredom is slightly broken up when the movie takes a "twist" in which Nina is being investigated by a fictitious agency. In 
this scene, Nina is supposed to be seduced by a female operative, however, the entire meeting is recorded by Nina's hidden camera. Somehow this video ruins the agent's case. I'm no really sure why that is, but she is unable to prosecute Nina because of it. This scene is pretty good (it's always nice to see Nina in action), but Nina's matter-of-fact attitude about sex and her serious lisp are major turn-offs. Throughout the film, there is some woman who shows up randomly to these various sexual interludes. She is shown masturbating during the last scene as she looks on to a husband sharing his wife with another man (incidentally, this scene is the only reason the sex was rated as high as it was). I know that pornos aren't necessarily known for their plots, but her existence is never explained and that really bothers me. Anyway, the wife in the final scene gives the best blowjob of the movie (don't get your hopes up too high) and is the only one capable of portraying any sort of sexuality at all.
Dark Secrets is full of really cute girls who can't perform well for the camera (the men are no picnic either). For comic relief though, the girls in scenes one and four are genuinely surprised when the first load hits their faces. That along with the final scene (see picture) almost makes this movie worth checking out. I can guarantee you, however, that you will find better nuts in a can of Planter's. - Blast Master
Dark Secrets is available directly from Sin City Video.