The first thing you should know is that the title of this spectacular saga is probably misleading. It should have been called "Lukas Looking for Love," because what we have on our hands is a journey by the incomparable Lukas Ridgeston to find a new boyfriend after catching his previous love, Tim Hamilton, in flagrante delicto with Danny Saradon. The fact that Lukas catches Tim says more about the fickleness of that tow-head blond more than the futility Lukas feels at the discovery. Thankfully, Lukas has an escape hatch where he can recover: the amazing Glen Boutique Hotel in Cape Town, where he is scheduled to be stills photographer for a new Bel Ami movie.
The wonderful thing about the plot synopsis revealed above is that in the world of Bel Ami, where it appears that many of the models have become full or part-time production and technical employees of the company, what is scripted as fiction is also so very logical as the truth. In this eagerly awaited epic, we are treated to perhaps the quintessential exposition of the real-life style of many of these models, and most particularly a penetrating, clearly introspective, look at what might pass as the life of the most charismatic male porn star of the past decade. Now approaching 30, Lukas Ridgeston has not lost a single gleam -- in his eye, in his smile, and, most of all, in his cock, which finds its way into several orifices possessed by other models who would, if he were not their partner, probably command the camera's attention in each scene.
But this is Lukas Ridgeston, whose only problem, according to Tim, is that "sometimes I want to be a top" (Tim wants to top Lukas). And Lukas displays enough pure acting and fucking talent throughout to make this a flick that requires an extra supply of towels, and a large bottle of your favorite libation, a requirement for viewing.
After leaving Tim and Danny to fuck (during which they fall off the bed), Lukas pouts on the plane and recalls his time with Tim, bringing up a scene during which they make love by a burning fireplace. The contrast here of the lanky, toned Lukas and the ripped, bubble-butted Tim, is beautifully accented and photographed, but the message is quite clear: Tim worships the cock of his lover orally and then opens up his ass for that beautiful cock. Spinning eventually into a scissor-fuck from a sit-fuck, "don't be afraid to fuck me harder," Tim moans, and the scene ends with Lukas splashing Tim with cum, and Tim working his pole to a climax before we fade to the movie titles and the story of Lukas searching for love by the sea.
The movie itself is easy to describe: Lukas photographs models in romantic or pre-sex poses, and sex follows after the session. Each sex scene follows a similar pattern -- kissing, licking, sucking, cumming, and then one model tops the other. So, I won't dwell on the particulars. However, each scene, and each model, deserves special attention.
Marc Vidal and Rick Fontana make an especially hot couple, clad in blue and orange sarongs, respectively, as they cavort for Lukas on the shore. When they return to the hotel, the heat from the sun holds no candle to their passion. Black-haired Marc, whose slightly new haircut frames his face in a way which gives him a startling resemblance to the other Czech superstar Jan Dvorak, offers a wonderful contrast to the supremely puppyish Rick, whose thousand-megawatt smile is topped only by the way those lips surround and engulf his partner's cock while they're on the staircase by the pool. Marc then returns the favor on a beach chair poolside, and brings Rick off to a splashy cum-shot. Having not dumped his load, Marc, one of the best from-the-hip fuckers in the business, pumps his boyfriend with his long fat cock doggy and missionary before exploding on Rick's chest and melting into a hot kiss.
Lukas then positions the shaggy dirty-blond surfer Ethan Clarke and the porcelain-featured, drop-dead gorgeous brunet Yves Carradine in a cabana poolside for a little foreplay. With almost identical cocks (long and straight), they respond well to Lukas' direction, but seem wrapped in each other from the start. Yves, who slightly resembles early Bel Ami star Oliver Krist (but much handsomer), brings out a gentleness in Ethan that this playboy slut rarely has displayed. This clearly has an effect on Lukas, who has appropriated the great Sebastian Bonnet as his assistant for the shoot. Feigning thirst, Lukas asks Sebastian if he would mind getting them all some cold drinks, then moves in on the other two as his swimsuit begins to tent, resulting in a massive erection that Yves and Ethan cannot resist. They devour his cock alone and in tandem (Ethan shows exceptional hunger, Yves is a great kisser) until Lukas pops a white-hot load all over himself, just as Sebastian returns. The two pros leave the newcomers to their devices, and Yves and Ethan move to a completely white room inside and proceed to finish what they started during the shoot. Their lovemaking intensity is among the best of any Bel Ami couple and they throw themselves into each other with wild abandon on the bed until Yves cums all over himself while being deeply kissed by Ethan. With Ethan topping forcefully, their fuck scene left me wondering that if they were not real boyfriends, by the end of the scene they should have become so.
A night barbecue party by the pool leads to shenanigans, of course, including the dumping in the pool of birthday guy Josh Elliot, who is not happy at the treatment he received and sulks off to get himself dried. Following him with other ideas is Brandon Manilow, perhaps the most aggressive, romantic and seriously masculine top Bel Ami has ever paraded before us. He coaxes the post-twinkish Josh out of his clothes and into the bathroom where he towels him off seductively, with (subtitled) whispers that capture his intentions ("I'll get your neck, shoulders, cock ... "), moving into gentle kisses as he cradles the naked Josh against his jean-clad body, which shows a promising bulge down there. You know the point of the scene is that Brandon is going to wind up fucking Josh, but the surprise is how great a cocksucker he is. Not afraid to go deep, Brandon does not look the type who had to be taught what to do, and duly brings Josh off before inviting him to the bedroom. There he feeds Josh his dick and rims the sweet little butt, then scissor-fucks him on the couch in several positions. Revelation here: Brandon is star-vehicle quality, a perfect Dvorak-Orloff-Novotny type who is comfortable with his sexuality on screen and capable of making the viewer believe he is enjoying himself.
Lukas is back in his room reviewing his photo sessions on his laptop when the rubber-faced jock Tommy Hansen drops in. Noting that Lukas looks sad, he finds out about Tim, who used to be Tommy's boyfriend. Tommy tells Lukas they seem to have had the same experience, and that they should forget Tim and get to know each other. So, they do. Their foreplay is in real-time, showing their growing crotch bulges, and their eagerness to strip off each other's shorts is exceeded only by Tommy's animal leap onto Lukas' body and cock, which he devours and brings off in record time. He even takes the time to wipe the cum from Lukas' chest with a towel before offering his own solid piece of meat to the hungry Lukas. Their eye contact and smiles are really interesting here, it's sort of a "fuck you, Tim," approach, and the close-ups of Lukas sucking cock are priceless, and Tommy's cum-shot strong. When he offers his ass to Lukas, Tommy moans, and the two exchange the following whispers: "You're so different from Tim," says Tommy. "Yeah? Tell me," responds Lukas. "Bigger, better, older." Wow! Those who have seen Tommy and Tim's wild cum-eating scene in "Greek Holiday," may actually believe this was not scripted. Lukas fucks Tommy in every conceivable position before exploding.
A DVD Review by Bo Champion ( http://www.ManNet.com )
*** Highly, Highly Recommended ***
Starring Lukas Ridgeston, Tommy Hansen, Brandon Manilow, Danny Saradon, Ethan Clarke, Jason Paradis, Josh Elliot, Liam Phoenix, Marc Vidal, Mark Aubrey, Matt Phillipe, Rick Fontana, Sascha Chaykin, Sebastian Bonnet, Tim Hamilton and Yves Carradine.
Directed by George Duroy.
DVD features include Interactive Menus; Chapter Index; Jump
to Your Favorite Scenes; DVD-ROM Compatible; No Regional
Coding for World Wide Playback.
A Bel Ami DVD.
