Trashy Love Story

Kayden Kross has joined the ranks of leading female Adult Cinema directors with several features, none of them fully realized ("Girl Squared" at Digital Playground was the most ambitious to date) but showing promise. I'll be reviewing a cosplay movie soon that might be her most commercial to date.

"Trashy Love Story", announced by an arresting nude photo of star Holly Hendrix on the DVD cover, is a bit of Americana, set in a trailer park/farm environment with layabouts (I suppose they might be referred to as slackers a couple of decades ago) having sex and basically loafing. The story line is de-emphasized as in nearly all contemporary porn, but both characters and relationships are interesting, attesting to actress-turned director KK's serious approach.

Casting is the key here, as all the femmes are diametrically opposed to the traditional Glamour Girl beauty and styling that Kayden exemplified during her successful acting career. Lead Hendrix is a very distinctive, extremely petite woman, sort of a cross between Helena Bonham Carter and Skin Diamond (not as far-fetched as that sounds). She and the other leads are alt-porn types, with only buzz-cut blonde (what hair she has left) Riley Nixon approximating the voluptuous figure that has always been associated with Adult stars, while Kenzie Reeves delivers the pointy-nipples that made Kayden a superstar, and Evelyn Claire in the show's central acting role a flat-chested beauty.

Principal conflict concerns sibling rivalry between Claire and her no-good brother Donnie Rock, here boasting a near-handlebar mustache. She's jealous of him to a fault (no incest content but psychologically that factor lurking behind the scenes) and the polyamorous relationships of the cast fit well into the current porn spectrum.

Hedging her bets, Kross injects mainstream stud Jessy Jones into the otherwise offbeat cast, and his non-prowess playing guitar is tossed in as part of the overall '60s feel to the show, set in a communal atmosphere. British import Stallion adds IR content, and he's credited as Stallion Strong.