I much prefer Brad Armstrong's small, personal films to his frequent attempts at bloated "blockbuster" productions for Wicked Pictures, and "Fluff and Fold" is a fine example of the former.
It's a rom-com set in a laundromat, hardly as memorable as the movie that launched Daniel Day-Lewis' career -"My Beautiful Laundrette", but light and fluffy entertainment.
The setting is well exploited as a place where strangers meet, specifically leads Brad and Jessica Drake, latter delightful and endearing as the romantic heroine. She breaks up with her live-in lover Chris Cannon early in the movie, after finding some other woman's red panties in their bedroom.
After a meet cute, Brad and Jessica's budding romance has its ups and downs, with Armstrong's well-written script making good use of voice-overs to allow both lead characters to express their thoughts regarding their dating.
It's a matter of taste how one reacts to Randy Spears' hammy performance as the Latino laundromat owner, but he earns his keep in the extraneous sex scene at the laundromat with sexy Lezley Zen, inserted cleverly during the end credits.
