At Joe's Friendly Service gas station is an attendant who was traumatically scarred from the Vietnam war, enacting his rage and anger on unfortunate female victims who come across his place of employment, the directions to their home scribbled on paper with him using an excuse regarding the credit card machine's not working properly. Following the address written down, this man(Harry Reems in a chilling performance), seething with disgust towards all manners of women, will wait for the right opportune time to force his way into their apartments, either with a gun or knife as a weapon, making his desired targets commit whatever sexual acts he so chooses, threatening death. We follow three particular cases where Harry Reems(..whose name is absent, which really doesn't matter, for he's simply a forgotten casualty of a war that left so many soldiers without an identity or place)follows his prey upon meeting them at the gas station where he works, watching until each female victim is at their most vulnerable(..mostly when they're naked and alone), seizing upon them, offering little hope for their survival. The first victim(Jutta David)has a knife to her throat and must provide lengthly oral sex to Reems as he mouths off hideous insults, degrading her in every possible fashion. At the finish, he removes a curved blade from an art piece on her wall, slicing the poor girl's throat. The second victim(Laura Cannon)just stops by asking for directions to her home, lost within a large city, not knowing that giving her address to Reems signs her death warrant. He catches her in the moment of a very satisfying shower, frightening her obviously, before grabbing the girl, tossing her on the bed, forcing her to commit oral sex, before penetrating her from behind. This is particularly devastating because Reems embellishes in the pain he's causing the girl as she cries and whimpers. What makes Reems' actions so horrifying is the way he uses words to disgrace his victims while forcing them to do embarrassing sexual acts. After Reems is through with victim # two, he stabs her multiple times, burying the knife deep, with unflinching cruelty. This maniac thrives on their misery, enjoying the control and command he has..the war left him an unbearable fiend, wallowing in psychosis. The next selected victims are a couple of dope-smoking hippies, high as a kite, a representation of those who scorned/shamed him upon return. Unlike the other two instances, however, he doesn't have control because these girls do not fear him. They are oblivious to his warnings of serious death, and even offer to pleasure him..this, coupled with the non-stop barrage of Vietnam memories bombarding his mind and soul, cause a psychological break that ends in him quieting the torment haunting him once and for all.
Now, I gave this a glorified synopsis regarding what Vietnam does to the men who fought in it, returning to find themselves just as much a victim as those who died there, but FORCED ENTRY is above all a vile, sickening portrait of a madman fulfilling his grotesque desires, forcing his prey to participate in pleasing his destructive, misogynistic ego. The oral sex scenes are long as the women must obey Reems' command, listening to his commentary on how their "performance" is. The first two sexual attacks are arduous exercises which will only please those who enjoy seeing women demeaned and mistreated. There is an opening sex scene between Jutta David, the first victim, and her lover(..the director of this film)as Reems watches from outside the window, and a lesbian encounter between the two hippie girls(..Reems, his teeth clinched tight, watching with a mixture of revulsion and desire)that differ from the two forced rapes. The film-making style cooperates with the sleazy subject matter and the ugly, raw nature for which FORCED ENTRY operates is appropriate. While I wouldn't recommend this to anyone I know personally, I do believe director Shaun Costello achieves what he set out to accomplish..the film is teeming with a progressive amount of suffering and hostility, and the war footage interspersed within the actions of Reems pack a wallop, I felt. It's rare that you see a sex film with such animosity, with a central character so entirely twisted and cruel, presented in such an unapologetic way. The camera goes in all places, shooting sexual acts from all angles associated in hardcore pornography. Reems is unforgettable. New York City, in this film, is presented as a very appalling, filthy trash heap, just the right setting for the lead character and his despicable activities.
Now, I gave this a glorified synopsis regarding what Vietnam does to the men who fought in it, returning to find themselves just as much a victim as those who died there, but FORCED ENTRY is above all a vile, sickening portrait of a madman fulfilling his grotesque desires, forcing his prey to participate in pleasing his destructive, misogynistic ego. The oral sex scenes are long as the women must obey Reems' command, listening to his commentary on how their "performance" is. The first two sexual attacks are arduous exercises which will only please those who enjoy seeing women demeaned and mistreated. There is an opening sex scene between Jutta David, the first victim, and her lover(..the director of this film)as Reems watches from outside the window, and a lesbian encounter between the two hippie girls(..Reems, his teeth clinched tight, watching with a mixture of revulsion and desire)that differ from the two forced rapes. The film-making style cooperates with the sleazy subject matter and the ugly, raw nature for which FORCED ENTRY operates is appropriate. While I wouldn't recommend this to anyone I know personally, I do believe director Shaun Costello achieves what he set out to accomplish..the film is teeming with a progressive amount of suffering and hostility, and the war footage interspersed within the actions of Reems pack a wallop, I felt. It's rare that you see a sex film with such animosity, with a central character so entirely twisted and cruel, presented in such an unapologetic way. The camera goes in all places, shooting sexual acts from all angles associated in hardcore pornography. Reems is unforgettable. New York City, in this film, is presented as a very appalling, filthy trash heap, just the right setting for the lead character and his despicable activities.