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Director
John Luton
Cast
Sammi Leigh
Glenn Wrage
Jake Seal
Barry Lee Thomas
James Cowling
Distributor
Salvation Films
Running Time
95
Rating
18
Reviewed By
Vaughan
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SECRET ADMIRER (2001)
During a normal busy lunch time in the city, a career focused woman accidentally leaves her handbag at a restaurant. Shortly after, she recovers the bag from the local police station but finds that the good samaritan that handed it in wants more from her than a plain old thank you. Slowly he begins to draw her into a web of increasingly daring sexual situations each more outrageous than the last, imposing his desire upon her whilst controlling her mind and body until she stands on the brink of murder.


Very nicely shot in and around central London, this erotic tail of sexual manipulation is a nicely structured story that worms it's way along slowly at first but increases in pace a little towards the back end as the plot injects more of a thriller ambience. Although the story offers up enough to hold most peoples attention, it does amble along and could never be described as a particularly exciting piece.


Sammi Leigh is a very curvy and stunningly attractive actress who portray's the films main role very convincingly. It would be a cheap shot to say that her acting is irrelevant in a film of this nature but here we have a story that needs to be teased along by the performances both her and Glenn Wrage give, and it is to their credit that it remains an intriguing prospect.


The DVD contains a modest set of extra's which includes a feature called 'Blood'. This grainy short features a mostly naked girl who awakens from a dark slumber and starts spewing blood from her mouth. She then kidnaps a women and proceeds to bit chunks from her neck. It's a very arty effort that has a visceral impact but just seems a little at odd's with the main feature's more polished style. It is an extra though so you certainly can't complain!

Highs
The steamy roof top scene that see's Sammi Leigh's character having a little open air naughtiness is a nicely presented segment.

Lows
Not a whole lot wrong except the story is perhaps a little too pedestrian at times.

Score
6 / 10
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