40 Ans, la Femme de Mon Voisin

I'll keep this brief: 40 ANS is simply another waste of time from British pornographer Kendo, a hack among hacks who inexplicably landed a contract with France's Marc Dorcel to crank out sludge that ultimately will tarnish the Parisian magnate's reputation.

WIFE NEXT DOOR is a follow-up to 42 ANS (UNFAITHFUL HOUSEWIFE) that offers little variation. Kendo uses exterior transition shots in all his features interchangeably, his casts overlap to the point of making the viewer wonder "which one of these am I watching now?" and his absence of credible plotting reduces it all to wall-to-wall sex.

Cast mainly speaks English, with action revolving (as before) around a bar owned by Pascal White. Actresses are beautiful, especially superstar Liza Del Sierra and the content is the same old boring stuff that's made Dorcel as rich as Croesus: anal sex, condoms, double penetration, high heels, and Euro beauties wearing black hose. Kendo's contribution is dubious: he emphasizes here (for no apparent reason) that money shots be aimed at a pair of women's (removed) panties, to be licked by said woman afterward. One man's fetish is another man's source of boredom.

On the male side of the equation a Kendo regular named Seth Strong boasts a cock even bigger than his peers. British actress Franki is ill-used - I wish someone with talent or at least some grounding in film could hire her, perhaps in mainstream cinema (fat chance!) since she is the only contemporary actress who conjures up that amazing look that made Barbara Steele a cult favorite over 50 years ago. In this remake-ridden world, how about starring her in an all-new and gory "Black Sunday"/"Mask of the Demon"?