I Like to Play Games Too

Mediocre "erotic" thriller. Mildly amusing concept, with a few twist and turns. Stephanie LeFleur is probably the best this movie has to offer in the way of attractive women. The plot kinda meanders on between soft-porn scenes, but there's more than you usually find.

There's nobody to root for, or even care about, in Ed Holzman's would-be erotic thriller. Dominick (Bobby Johnston) runs a "private social club" that's really a front for an international prostitution and blackmail operation. Suzanne (Maria Ford) owns a clientless ad agency; a "friend," Nick (Scott Carson) suggests Dominick as a potential client. Dominick and Suzanne proceed to do their best to outwit each other in a series of sexual games.

With both of the principals more or less equally amoral, the only possible fun in this movie is watching them go at each other. But Holzman's leisurely pacing throughout, and characters that never go beyond skin deep, spoil the fun. Dawson is wasted as Dominick's personal assistant, Mona. The one character who has a shred of decency is Suzanne's assistant, Tracy (Stephanee LaFleur), but she's clueless and powerless--not much more than a spectator.

Holzman has done better work than this. The sex scenes even start to get tedious halfway through the film.

Imagine my surprise finding out this sequel isn't a standalone entry, but keeps the tale of Suzanne rolling. Lisa Boyle is gone, but Maria Ford has taken her place. There's some good and bad news. It retraces a lot of the same territory the original did, but the nudity (unrated version) is at a constant high. If you're here for the right reasons you'll be satisfied, but 'I Like To Play Games Too' is less effective the second time out.

Suzanne (Ford) now runs her own PR firm and is put onto a new client by an ex-bf who couldn't play her games. The guy is Dominick (Bobby Johnson) who runs a dozen successful private gentlemen's clubs. The issue is he's no pushover, likes to play games himself. Not intimidated by Suzanne's prowess it seems she's meet her match. He dangles a lucrative contract over her head as he continues to push her buttons sexually and some hidden truths come to the surface.

The first title felt partly like it belonged to the bad girl / psycho sub-genre, but it's dialed back here. A lot less crazy girl energy. Ford gets center stage, but other ladies supply doses of nudity too. Usual mix of simulated sex, stripping, girl/girl. I was surprised by how much female flesh is displayed in just the first fifteen minutes. However the story, characters are rather flat and I was bored before it limped to a rushed all too convenient dialog heavy finale.

If you're looking for a decent T&A flick, 'I Like To Play Games' isn't bad. Motivations for getting naked go from arousal, foreplay, thrill of winning to other less interesting elements, but it starts out on a strong note. Plenty of full body shots (see the unrated version) and the story starts out with some promise. The original title was a simpler affair, but it was also the better of the two.

OK, I seen this movie and I think it was great with Maria Ford!!! Edward Halzman needs to make a number 3 with Maria Ford and Stephanee LaFleur Playing games with each other. "I Also Like to Play Games". A continuation of the last film. Tracy gets jealous of Suzanne and opens up her own agency and the games begin........ Tell me if that wouldn't make a great movie. I think that Maria Ford and Stephanee LaFleur were under rated in this film. Bobby Johnson made a great character for himself and the sexual attraction was great between the two but there could have been more games and less sex with the same two people over and over again. Maria looks Beautiful in the living room with the tape recorder going as she follows orders to take her clothes off. Hot, Very Hot!!!!

The cast of this excellent soft core epic includes some real heavyweight actors such as Maria Ford, Kim Dawon, and Bobby Johnston.

Ms. Ford is just stunning and if something like an academy award was offered in this genre, she should get one. Unfortunately, Stephanee LaFleur, one of my favorites, has just a small part, almost a cameo appearance. Oh, to be a member of one of the "gentlemens' Clubs" depicted.