GwenMedia product can't be beat (pardon the inevitable pun) for quality fetish material. From superb videography to state-of-the-art accessory tech to icily beautiful babes, Crimson Mansion 3 is another jewel in the company crown. Its problem is either that writer/director underestimates his own abilities or he's simply run out of ideas.

There is no storyline in the third installment … just a series of stylish encounters, which engage the eyes but do not stimulate the emotions. How they affect the crotch depends on the individual consumer. What they'll get for their investment are a number of sumptuously exotic latex costume changes set to ball cage confinement, flogging, spanking and a highly unusual body suit which expands with air pressure.

Bardot makes the perfect Mistress and Channing an equally adept slave - however when the latter dons a facemask with dildo attachment, it's all for show; sans penetration. All show and no tell can sometimes be as frustrating as its reverse.