With hard groping of helplessly bound females, this no-frills fetish release comes teasingly close to portraying full-fledged assault. However, the abrupt anti-climatic jumps between segments leave us looking for a "happy ending" elsewhere.

The women are beautiful – stacked, wide-eyed, and straining at gunpoint against ropes and duct tape – and quiver convincingly under their assailants? strong kneading and slapping hands. It's an erotic portrayal of tease and control that's never fully consummated.

Retailing: For the rope crowd who likes control without the hard stuff.