In regards to story and production values, Amber Pays the Rent is far below shot-on-video standards. But the sex sizzles, as four female roommates settle all their debts by distributing their personal assets to their creditors (that's the story ... I told you it was weak).

Amber Lynn, Taija Rae, Lisa D'Amona and Kari Foxx ignite the VCR with uninhibited lust. The oral scene between Lynn and landlord Herschel Savage ("you come faster than the first of the month," Amber tells him) is hot, and by far one of the best all year. Taija's lube job with auto mechanic Steve Powers also revs, as does the waterman Randy West/Lisa D'Amona kitchen payoff (but I'm tired of watching Troy Tanier and Kari Foxx always working together). All the sex scenes are male-dominated fantasies (dripping, graphic wet shots, genitalia close-ups and subservient women), but it's this raw sexual energy that director Sharon Mitchell gets from her cast which makes this video work.

On the other hand, the camera work and production qualities "ain't worth a darn!" The same standing-over-the-camera shots are repeated, other shots are out of focus, they're all badly lit and the repetitive sex-ending slo-mo does nothing to help the erotic build up of these raunchy scenes. The sound is also poor, often muffled and barely audible. But this video isn't meant to be heard; it's meant to be seen. And see it you should.