Word of Mouth (1999)

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

I have no idea where this film was made (the exteriors suggest Los Angeles, the interiors New York), and no idea who these actors are, except for Mark Pellegrino who played the hit man in Mulholland Drive memorably. The shooting may have taken a week, or perhaps a bit more; this is certainly no prestige production. But for the presence of Catalina Martone (Larranaga) it would be quickly forgotten.Catalina is sensational as the call girl: just hear her stretch out the phrase: "caaal girrrlll" as she taunts the director (Pellegrino) of the silly documentary on the hooker's life. She has the presence of an Angie Dickinson on the screen, even if she lacks the acting ability. The sex scenes go by quickly enough.

Excellent soft core material for those who enjoy erotica in two levels: 1) quality 2) spiceCatalina Larranaga looks extremely sexy, her acting is very fine, and her sex scenes (the things that we care about) are extremely well done.I never thought I'd like a woman with short hair that much. She's the star of the movie as she has plenty of sex scenes while the rest of the female cast has only minimal screen time.The erotic level is high and explicit. We have man-woman sex, a threesome involving two hot when (Calatin and an Asian girl) and a man, and Catalina doing solo.This is one of the best late 90's erotic films.

Catalina Larranaga is the best thing to happen to the erotica genre yet. She's got a latin/spanish/mediterranean look with a tight body to match. The plot is about a director making a documentary about a classy call girl (Catalina). He starts falling for her, with every sizzling story she recounts for the screen. The scenes are very good and plentiful, if you know what I mean. Excellent rent.

Nicely done erotica that will leave fans of the genre in a non-complaining state. Much of the credit goes to the presence of the beguiling Catalina Larranaga, a Mediterranean (Latin?) beauty who has graced a few of these films lately and who has brought to them a higher standard of natural beauty.