Women on Top

George Kaplan's screenplay for this parallel world story of women dominant and men submissive is okay, but lacks oomph. Once the basic premise is established, the movie becomes very predictable and smug.

It's a Wicked Pictures vehicle for contract star Jessica Drake, adequately directed by her mentor Michael Raven. Her other mentor, Brad Armstrong, is featured as her wimpy husband, introduced preparing food for the gals over to play poker and smoke cigars, while he and boyhood pal Eric Masterson play their roles with slight effimancy.

The women are the bosses too, with Jess running an ad agency and Wendy Devine, who owns a string of strip clubs (male strippers, of course). Dialog include such obvious reversals as the guys complaining: "All the good jobs go to the women" and "Big city women are looking for trophy husbands". Even the casting couch has guys putting out for the women who hire: male model Niko having sex with Jess's co-worker Avena Lee, and Wendy Divine interviewing (sexually) potential stripper Lee Stone.

It's cute and always in character but should have packed a wallop.