Wild Orchid (1990)

Memorable, crazy movie

Fantastic!

A Disappointing Continuation

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

the absence of story is the fundamental characteristic. than, the nudity of Carre Otis.a film who , at its time, was impressive for its courage and for deep sensuality. today it remains only an episode from the past. soft piece from an industry, it is a chain of sex scenes and frontal nudity with few drops of strange poetry and violence. a film who has ambition to challenge the viewer and who becomes only good memory about an obscure role of Mickey Rourkey and Jacqueline Bisset. is it enough ? maybe. because the film is a strange legend who not gives many events but it is important for a form of sensitivity who was always seductive. and, maybe, that is the key of its success.

I thought this movie was fantastic although it is not to everyone's taste.There is quite a bit of nudity and erotic scenes but if you don't mind that both sexes can enjoy this film.I liked the plot and the location in beautiful Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.It makes me want to go there.Mickey Rourke,Carre Otis and Jacqueline Bisset I thought played their characters very naturally.It was interesting to watch the dynamics of power,money,lust,sex and love play out and I could definitely relate to it.The natural real life chemistry between Wheeler(Mickey Rourke)and Emily Reed(Carre Otis)really plays out in this movie and climaxes at the end to one of the best love scenes I've seen in mainstream film.I had to watch the movie twice to fully understand the rather complicated power game twists but if you like arty,erotic movies then you'll probably quite enjoy this film.

Again, here's one of those erotic flicks set in Rio (one of the most beautiful cities in the world, an asset to it) about the awakenings and sexual discovery of a young, reserved and beautiful girl, and promising lawyer, played almost adequately by Otis. Rourke, wasted here, as a self made millionaire, has his own demons where at the end of it, you're so happy the two of these wound up together, by unleashing their inhibitions. Wild Orchid rides on style and offbeat characters with interesting and impeccably chosen careers, as from the writers point of view. We have a number of occasional and drawn out, erotically charged sex scenes, (two ring out in my mind, one in limo) but in the end as in Kings other films, although I haven't seen Two Moon Junction, Wild Orchid doesn't add up to much. Bisset as Otis's employer/educator is also wasted. Rourke's mystifying character is fun to watch, as well as hearing some of his dialogue, when confiding in Otis about his childhood.

Wild Orchid makes my all time bombs list. Bad, Bad, Bad. The writing is sixth grade level, stupid, indulgent, pretentious without any hint of intellectual depth. (There is a rumor that the original script was done in crayon.) The acting is absolutely horrid and over the top. You know, some of these people were in good movies at various times in their careers. What happened here? Maybe an idiot director drugged up on his own ego and happy to waste OPM (other peoples money).For a good laugh, check out the wardrobe and hair-dos, and don'ts. The credits say 1990, but it looks more like 1983.I believe this movie experience brought on the downward spiral of the previously brilliant acting career of Mickey Rourke.Spoiler alert not necessary with this piece of 'dirt, nothing to spoil in terms of plot or suspense. PSA // STINKER ALERT!