The movie itself follows the plot of the Death Wish series, with Harry Reems (hee hee hee!) tracking down the man who raped and murdered his fiance. Although the title doesn't make much sense, this is a film worth getting, especially if you're a GIMPer bored with modern-day vanilla porn.

Ken Bradshaw (Reems) and Faye (C.J. Laing) are an engaged couple in love. After giving him a ride in the bathtub for some wet and sudsy fun, the small-titted Faye and Ken take it to a couch. There, the cheesy porn music comes on and the typical scene with oral sex, a 69 and old-fashioned screwing with pubes everywhere takes place. The time the music starts to the time he splooges is only a merciful 3 minutes. And unfortunately, we get a close-up of Silverback's, er, Ken's hairy ass.

I think the purpose of the lovey-dovey sex scene is to set a stark contrast to what happens next on the same couch.

Ken heads off to work the next morning with some loving words from Faye. On the way out in the hallway, he bumps into a guy in a bowler hat. Ken hands him back his briefcase and apologizes, but the guy rushes off up the hallway before Ken can return a book of matches.

Poor Ken. He didn't know that he had just had an encounter with a serial killer named the Night Walker (in the credits) who has been terrorizing New York. And the case he handed back was a rape kit about to be used on his fiance.

When Faye answers a knock in the door, Night Walker (Zebedy Colt), wearing a stocking over his head, grabs her by the throat, throws her on the couch and gets her naked. He speaks in a childish voice and his mannerisms are like that of a 5 year old. He sings his phrases ("We're gonna play doctor") and also giggles a lot.

But some things he does certainly show he's dangerous, including the way he slams a piece of tape over Faye's mouth. He puts a leather harness over her neck, straps her hands together behind her back and slaps her bare ass when she struggles. He also sings "Ring Around the Rosie" for good measure.

At this point, Faye's mmmphing shows she realizes she's in big trouble. She had tried to talk to her tormentor as if he was a child, but now, his menacing side is surfacing, especially when he pulls out a vibrator.

Ken, a lawyer, is shown working in his office. He calls Faye but there's no answer. Night Walker continues to torment her with the phone ringing in the background.

Now naked except for the stocking and a jockstrap, the lunatic teases Faye tits with the vibrator and pushes it into her belly-button to "take her temperature." Doesn't fit. So he uses it on her snatch, singing, "I found it! I found it!" With the vibrator humming away in Faye's privates, Night Walker masturbates as his victim moans under her gag. Ken phones again but to no avail.

Night Walker screams angrily as he cums on Faye and falls on top of her. He goes to his rape kit and takes out a whip. He then pulls off the stocking and in a calm authoritative tone, says "You were a naughty girl."

Her punishment? A few severe lashes with insults of "bitch!" He then beats her, bangs her head on the floor and removes the harness. Then he takes a rapier that sort of doubles as his cane and slices her throat (offscreen).

This scene has it all: bondage, an attractive victim, a gag, forced penetration, a crazy and sadistic villain, and simply lovely performances from the two.

A worried Ken returns home to find Faye's gagged and dead body, and he (over)acts accordingly.

After getting hammered on Jack Daniels at a bar with two plain-looking hookers, Bermuda (Deanna Benfante) and Lisa (Tony Rome), they leave together. Night Walker is also in the bar.

To console Ken in his misery, Bermuda and Lisa treat him to a blowjob, lesbo action, a threesome and, of course, some bad music.

On the advice of Bermuda, Ken goes out and gets a gun. The killer had written "Club 21" on the matchbook. Ken finds out it's a gay hangout. He also spots the guy he bumped in the hall, gives chase, but gets befuddled by a locked door.

Ken later bangs his blonde friend Alice (Sue Franklin) in a rather annoying silkscreen scene with rapidly overlapping shots. At one point, it looked like Ken was sucking his own cock.

Then we switch to the killer, who gets naked, sniffs some liquids, puts a metal ring over his balls and cock, and covers up his package with that jockstrap. He's ready for some more action.

Betty (Candy Love) and her boyfriend Bob (Ronnie Love) are a black couple going about their business in their apartment. Night Walker forces his way in with stocking over his head and carrying a gun. Again speaking like a child, he talks about "beddy-bye" and "playing a little game." He forces them on a couch while he sits in front of them, grinning like a kid watching a cartoon.

He barks orders for Bob to eat her out, screw her missionary and bite her ass. He then demands Bob bite off one of Betty's nipples. When he refuses, the Night Walker slices him with the rapier.

He then forces Betty to suck his dick, and violently face fucks her while she tries to protest. When she reaches for the gun, he beats her (knocking off a wig) and stabs her. Blaming Bob, who is now very dead, the killer castrates him (offscreen, thank God).

Ken learns about the killings on TV. He tells Alice that he knew the black couple and another victim who had worked in his office. Defying logic, he says, "If I go to the police, the killer will get away."

So Ken goes out asking strangers for information on the killer. He spots him but gets caught up in a crowd on the entrance to the subway. The Night Walker escapes and grabs a brunette (Terri Hall), yelling, "It's all your fault."

He pulls her into a storage room and threatens her with his sword. He strikes her with his hand a few times and handcuffs her above her head to the rung of a ladder. He forces a kiss and then yanks open her blouse to reveal a nice pair of natural breasts. He also pulls down her skirt to reveal a hairy bush. As she screams, he licks her snatch, then lifts up her legs and rapes her violently with her wailing, "Oh my God!" Although you can't see too much of the hardcore action, the rape is quite believable. The scene ends when he slices her throat, falls to his knees and weeps.

Ken tells Alice to meet him at Club 21 because he has a hunch the killer is a homosexual and will be there. Alice says she'll help Ken if he calls the police.

SPOILER ALERT

At Club 21, the two watch a black transvestite on stage and see that the chief detective in the serial killer case is also in the crowd. Ken and Alice are about to leave, when the killer, in drag, gets on stage. Ken screams out. So the killer slowly pulls out two guns and shoots the cop. Ken gives chase again but this time there are no doors or other people to stop him. Pointing his gun at the villain, Ken learns the reason why the killer targeted Faye in the first place. In a voice similar to Bobcat Goldthwait (and looking similar to that annoying comedian), the Night Walker says, "I did it because I love you." Bang!

SPOILER ALERT ENDS

As far as pornos go, this one was above average in terms of plot, acting and direction.

The plot is simple but with a few gaping holes, especially at the end when the killer just happens to perform when Ken, Alice and the cop are there. There are other unexplained points in the story, like Ken's relationship to the killer and the other victims, as well as Ken's reluctance to call the cops. But hey, this is a porno right?

Harry Reems is obviously no Olivier, but he does OK. The women themselves aren't what you would call drop-dead gorgeous, but they seem more real as rape victims. And with no tattoos or body piercings, they truly look terrified and repulsed by what they are going through.

But the serious kudos go to Zebedy Colt, a former Broadway actor. My descriptions of his antics may seem comical, but he is truly chilling as the killer. He's totally off-the-wall nuts, and his abuse of the victims, both verbal and physical, is incredibly realistic.

Another nice thing about Sex Wish is that the normal sex scenes are not too long (unlike this review). The producers seemed to focus most of the effort and attention on the rape and brutality of the victims.

They certainly don't make 'em like they used to.