A Bring Out the GIMP (Girls in Merciless Peril) Movie Review


Superheroine World Episode 4 : Rumble In The City

Reviewed by Jav Critic


Rumble In The City stars Jade Indica as Moon Child, who after hearing that her friend "Empire Girl" has been ruffed up by the city's head villain and his associates, she goes to snitch Joe's bar to find out where they are, but are they closer than she thinks? Let's find out!

And the first thing I liked about this film was Jade Indica, and not her performance particularly (which we'll get to later), but more-so the aura she gives off as a performer; showing that her character is feared and forceful yet also naturally desirable with tons of sex appeal, and this is all just in the way she handles herself.

Another factor that supports this is the direction and the costumes, while Jade Indica could look good in anything I think the costume just makes her even more mesmerizing of a presence; having a beautiful shimmer and colour. It is made of the most captivating spandex, and makes her just that more coveted.

The direction also helps, and is just all-round great, its use of reaction shots and cut-ins to emphasize certain details really helps give an powerful aura to both our hero and villains, for example: showing close-ups of Joe's shaking hands as he interacts with Moon Child and pours her a drink really shows how intimidating she is as a character.

But with that being said it is still very simple and to-the-point, which only makes the peril all the more stimulating as the camera directly and clearly lays out the events/scene for us to sit back and enjoy. While I never had problems with quick cuts and speedy/hand-held direction before, as you watch an older film during the inception of heroine films you end up marveling at the simplicity of it. Now every film looks like a well budgeted fan-short film (and a well made one at that), yet the slickness can take away from the gritty, seediness of what the clip essentially is: a fetish porn clip.

And yet for some reason the more genuine the film looks, the more predictable it then becomes, and the sheer slickness of it takes away from the taboo of seeing an amateur filmmaker express their deepest/weirdest desires on screen, it is almost voyeuristic in a sense because it feels so sincere and unofficial, but nowadays heroine films look more the equivalent to blockbusters, again it's good to see that the genre's grown, but sometimes less is more. RANT OVER

Though it's admittedly cheap, the sound design is actually really effective. A good ominous synth track is played throughout, plus the sounds themselves feel very lived in and natural to the scene, and not simply slapped on (pardon the pun).

Which could have something to do with the age of the clip (its age yet again giving authenticity without trying).

The performances are incredibly, and often hilariously hammy throughout, and especially in the dialogue department, at times actors looking as if they're holding back laughter, but luckily there isn't much talking once we get into the meat of the film, and Jade, while not the best dialogue-wise either is actually fantastic in the peril scenes, giving great reaction shots that show her frenzied fear and discomfort as she is painfully torn between agony and pleasure, as well as making some beautiful sounds as the scene get more and more heated.

One addition to the peril which I absolutely loved was the pool cue, having it based in a bar gives a lot of room for inventive weapons/acts to perform on our heroine, but this one has to be the most effective/exhilarating.

An honourable mention as far as performances go is: Nikki Sebastian who not only also has a hot and revealing outfit, but apart from her line delivery is also very steamy and sultry in her scenes, and like Jade knows how to give off sex appeal, and she does so in spades.

One small nit-pick I have is the cliffhanger ending, the film teases us with Moon Child's inevitable peril, so it is incredibly disappointing that the film ends before the final act is performed.

Yet overall this is still an abundantly sensual, simple and effective film with innovative peril, gorgeous costumes and a very directly sexual aesthetic helped greatly by its naturalistic, earnest direction and a victorious Jade Indica performance that completely won me over by the halfway point despite my reservations, so from there I could just sit back and marvel her spellbinding beauty, and incredibly erotic reactions to her captors peril till the very end, despite leaving me wanting more I still definitely have to recommend this film.


My Grade: B-

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