Review of Bolero

Bolero (1984)
1/10
Not What I Expected
13 May 2022
Oh gee, I was thinking of an enjoyable adult romp via this infamous Derek outing, but it proved to be too much "story" and not enough nitty gritty. Bo is beautiful as always while her hubby, John, proved once again that he isn't the best director.

There's some sort of "Plot" where a young woman roams the world wanting to lose her virginity to the right man or something like that. I wasn't really sure what was going on halfway through the film. I lost interest at that point.

It's all a silly affair with bad acting and a pointless story with the professional actor, George Kennedy, adding some anchor to this somewhat low grade mess. Other than that, It's just all of a silly "soft porn" outing and definitely doesn't live up to the erotic reputation it was expected to have.

I mistakenly ordered this dud online and ended up having to impatiently fast forward to get to the good stuff. There's not much either once you get to it. Everything takes place in the dark with a flickering fire in the background.

I'm reminded of that old XXX porno flick called "Rambone" that I rented from the local video store once. It was silly stuff about a Rambo rip off who gets captured by beautiful Russian agents who torture him by tickling him with feathers to get him to talk. Does he eventually spill the beans? I don't know. I was more interested in what was going on rather than following the stupid story.

This adult movie, on the other hand, wants you to follow the stupid "story" rather than getting to the juicy stuff which makes it totally dull. It would be like watching "Rambone" without all the kinky elements involved in it.

Bolero has always has a bad reputation ever since its release in 1984 and that proves true today. It's an excellent curiosity item though, but don't expect much once you do eventually see it. A comic book would have a better tale than what is depicted here. A total dud.
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