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The Visitors Review
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The Visitors Review This feature, starring Keri Sable and Kimberly Kane, was directed by Michael Raven and released by Wicked Pictures in 2005. The premise of this movie revolves around alien abductions. Growing up in Desert City, California sisters Tanya (Keri Sable) and Jess (Kimberly Kane) experience feelings of being watched by shadows as they grow up and develop lapses in memory that they can't explain, what their doctors have described as "lost time." On the particular evening on which the story takes place, Tanya has gone out into the woods with a group of friends while Jess stays at home with her father, waiting for her significant other, Brad (played by Evan Stone), to return home from work. Deaths and abductions at the hands of "The Visitors" occur throughout the movie, which generates a sense of suspense; however, there is no sense of a resistance force trying to stop the aliens, which makes the story far less dramatic than it should have been. The local sheriff's office does some investigating, but it comes to no fruition. This was a good concept that could have had a better execution. Story Grade: B+. This was shot and mastered on HD video and had excellent image quality. Medium Grade: B+. Many scenes were shot outdoors. Those that weren't utilized real locations which gave an authentic look. Set Design Grade: A. Sex performances were energetic and fit well within the context of the story. They also lasted for an appropriate amount of time. Condoms were used in this production. (Note: use of condoms has no bearing on the movie's grade.) Sex Performances Grade: A. The acting was much better than average, although there is a lot of screaming in this movie. Of the sex performers, Kimberly Kane had the strongest acting talent here. The non-sex performers seemed to elevate the overall acting ability of the cast. Acting Grade: B+. Costumes and make-up were appropriate and shoes remained on during sex when appropriate as well. Wardrobe Grade: A. Although the lighting in the train car scene was unrealistic, it gave the scene a terrific look. Since the story took place at night, scenes felt like they were shot at night even if they were not. Lighting Grade: A. Interestingly enough, the only sex scene with non-diegetic sound was the scene with Kimberly Kane and Evan Stone. While the chosen score sounded fine, I'm not sure why Mr. Raven decided to feature a score during that scene, but none of the others. Dialogue was clear and the aliens' language tracks also sounded sharp. Sound Grade: A. A clear indication that this production was taken seriously was the use of crane shots. It gave this movie the feeling of a major motion picture. The claustrophobic shots of Kimberly Kane following the presumably handheld camera (and looking directly at it momentarily) was a bit jarring. The end scene which takes place the following morning (and also coincidentally features the director) felt a little hokey and tacked on and didn't seem to tie up the story. Directing Grade: B+. The look and feel of this movie undoubtedly demonstrate a high degree of artistic merit. Artistic Merit Grade: A. OVERALL GRADE: A-. |
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This movie was nominated 13 AVN Awards, including Best Video Feature, Best Director-Video, Best Screenplay-Video, Best Actress-Video (Kimberly Kane), and Best Supporting Actress-Video (Keri Sable). It also garnered an XRCO Award nomination for Best Single Performance - Actress (Kimberly Kane) and Best Release.
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