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The Layout (1986) Review
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The Layout (1986) Review Directed by Gerald Wayne. Released by Cinderella Distributors in 1986. Recently finding themselves out of jobs because nude photographs of them were published, Bobbi Russell (played by Trinity Loren), Mary Knudsen (played by Kathy Thomas), and Millie Collins (played by Stacey Donovan) turn to having sex in exchange for loan extensions, maintenance work, and other bill payments they can no longer afford to make due to a lack of income. After not getting any financial support from Bill Figgy (played by Randy West), the photographer who released the pictures to Playpen magazine, the girls set out for revenge by having their own photographer, a peeping Tom neighbor named Ralph (played by Tom Byron), photograph Bill having sex and trick him into signing a release for the photos. The girls confront Bill with his pictures and the release and coerce him to pay all of their bills and to be their sex slave to which he begrudgingly agrees. Story Grade: B. This movie was shot on video. Medium Grade: B. A real location was used for most of this production. The office set used in the Mauvais DeNoir/Steve Powers scene looked phony and Randy West's photo studio set seemed rather bland. Set Design Grade: C+. The sexual performances were energetic and the performers seemed enthusiastic. Sexual Performances Grade: A. Some of Kathy Thomas' line deliveries seemed inauthentic. Tom Byron wasn't given a whole lot of lines at all. The way in which some of the scenes were edited made some of the dialogue seem mechanical. Acting Grade: C. Kathy Thomas' ensemble when she greets Troy Tannier (playing loan officer A.W. Faber) looked bizarre. Otherwise, costumes looked appropriate. Wardrobe/Make-up Grade: B. There were lighting fluctuations throughout the movie. At times there was too much direct light. The c-light was noticeable in multiple scenes. Lighting Grade: D+. The sound quality was decent, although the score was repetitive at times and it also drowned out dialogue on occasion. Sound Grade: C+. The shadows of boom mics and crew members appeared throughout the movie. The actual boom mic appeared in at least one shot. The intercutting of some of the scenes was distracting, most notably the scene with Mauvais DeNoir and Steve Powers and the scene with Randy West and Jennifer Noxt. Directing Grade: D. The best looking scene in the movie was undoubtedly the Stacey Donovan/Tom Byron scene. Had this type of lighting been utilized in some of the other scenes, this production could have been more artistic. Given this and the fact that there was a plot, there was an attempt at artistry. Artistic Merit Grade: B. OVERALL GRADE: C+. |
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