Michael Lucas is itching for another arm full of awards with a movie like this, with a weird mix of seemingly mainstream filmmaking, great story and acting and naked guys. The opening shows a black-and-white city scene of the New York Stock Exchange, almost as if it's a period piece, and then it bursts into living color with guys in fashionable suits and lots of fooling around in the back rooms. Uncharacteristically, Lucas is not in the movie (except behind the scenes in cameo shots as the big boss who is doing the lay-offs), but his presence always permeates his films somehow. In this case, it's the attention to perfect detail in how the guys dress (and undress), as well as a sex movie with a story. One young assistant (Storm) finds out who's getting pink slips in the office, including the guy (Warn) he's fooling around with (behind the guy's lover). And when the bad news turns off his lover, the kid just jerks off as he remembers their sex in the past. Another guy (O'Riley) is tricking with a Republican Senator (James) who has a wife, and a Russian hustler (Romanov) ends up giving himself out for free to a guy (Valentin) he finds attractive. Andrews is definitely puts out a performance worthy of an award nomination as the spurned lover, and Storm is irrepressibly cute as the assistant who is offered up as an "asset" to a businessman (Miklos). Scenes are shot around the city, in Central Park and other New York spots, but the most fascinating is a sex scene on a subway ride. Two guys actually pull out their cocks and stroke it for each other while a homeless lady is curled up in a corner. The train stops a few times in this amazing scene and the guys kiss and stroke, then strip and suck and cum on the subway seats before the final stop when public comes in. It's great to watch the behind-the-scenes features that Michael Lucas makes (and those extras often win awards too) because it truly shows the guys in their true nature. The interview with Russian newcomer Dimitri Romanov is candid and funny, even if the interviews are handled rather amateurishly (the questions are ridiculous). Rafael Alencar is also great during his interview and he picks up his little dog Pierre, who is hiding behind the bar during their sex scenes. These outtakes and interviews show Lucas directing, flubbed lines and cumshots in the eye—situations that aren't usually shown in the highly-polished Lucas movies. This two-disc set is filled with extras and no doubt will get some notice for editing, art direction and acting nominations (among others) next year.

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