[12:55 pm Wednesday 6 Feb - back online][EDIT 11:50 pm Monday 4 Feb - the video seems to be off line because redtube has been haxed. boo! it'll be back soon, so don't cry about it.]
If a video incorporates 3+ fetishes within five minutes, I will almost certainly love it. This one is of particular interest because it owes its story line to M. Night Shyamalan's rejected attempt at smut. Since this is meant to be erotic, a supernatural subplot is translated into Lesbians, and his self-insertion (pun!) cameo is probably symbolic.
It starts out slowly, wooing the audience into some false sense of predictability, then suddenly at 0:50 there is a marked change in the plot's trajectory. The audience is now intrigued. The pre-established cocktail of fetishes (Same-sex coupling, Futurama Cosplay, Bathroom sex) is improved upon, a new focal point has been introduced to the film. The tension resumes once more with the aid of what looks like a sz 8-9, pausing at 1:28 for a moment of unexpected comedic relief, comparable to the tin-foil hats scene in Signs. The viewer is mid-laugh at the first twist, 1:32, which is the catalyst in a chain of events leading to the second precisely orchestrated revelation at 2:12, which ideally would be akin to the memorable and applause-worthy bombshell that first defined Shyamalan as a director, as when we realize Dr. Crowe is actually a ghost. Unfortunately, the second twist manages to surprise without really shocking, more similar to, say, finding out that the enemy in The Village is us. Rather than providing the audience with a thought provoking allegory, this video's plot is smothered by its own inconsistencies and inspires only confusion. Rating: C
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