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Antonio Banderas plays Ricky, a young "saucy" ex-convict who gets out and kidnaps B movie actress Victoria Abril. The result is a dumb, unfunny little spanish film.

The NC-17 rating is unnecessary. It was used for a steamy scene between Banderas and Abril, and a scene where a toy scuba diver dives into Abril's err... underwater cave in the tub.

Not funny, dumb. Two-Stars

"Black and White", like Traci Lords' "Exramarital," the bachelor party turned deadly "Stag," and the Alyssa Milano clunker "Below Utopia" (or "Body Count" as it says on video) before it, premiered on HBO as if it was too bad for theatres. Unlike the other three though, "Black and White" is a decent movie. Gina Gershon stars as a "bad cop" who may be on a killing spree as well as fighting the law. "Dazed and Confused" star Rory Chochrane, who is a good Catholic boy, is teamed with her. Gershon's character has been seen before, possibly as Katherine Martell in "Basic Instict." But with the strong performance from Gershon, she seems more real.

Gershon is an immensely talented and underrated actress. Thanks to her "Black and White" is worthy of a look. 2 aND a HaLF STaRs OuT oF FoUR.