Maddy O'Reilly, my candidate for Best Actress of her generation, is immensely empathetic in the title role of James Avalon's 7th edition of this series, initiated several years before by Nica Noelle.
She's hired by widower Manuel Ferrara, who also gives a moving performance proving he's capable of a softer, nuanced side unknown to his legion of gonzo followers. Avalon and his fellow scriptwriter Jet Michaels have fashioned an intelligent screenplay, and though the mandatory lengthy sex scenes stretch the running time to over two and a half hours, the romantic story still holds one's interest and resonates.
Key bad guy is Richie Calhoun, a no-good-nik who not only strings Maddy along with promise of a Paris vocation, but is caught in the act two-timing her with lovely blonde newcomer Lia Lor. Avalon maintains an edge by having Richie an unrepentant creep.
For comic relief we have Ferrara's zoftig neighbor Veronica Avluv in a brassy performance. But she is still sexy, even when working with a caricature role.
But the inevitable hitting the sack by Manuel & Maddy is worth the wait, and a perfect example of what makes Sweet Sinner's Couples Romance format tick.
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