10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nothing will distract you from the TV while watching., July 8, 1999
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Temptress was a creative film full of erotic mystisism. "Karen" is an about-face from Kim Delaney's role on NYPD Blue as the reserved Diane Russell. The story development was somewhat predictable and the final resolution at the end was rather quick but the film is full of action that will keep your eyes glued to the TV. This is Kim Delaney at her best.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Eye Candy and Mind Candy!, October 28, 2001
Kim Delaney, always a pleasure to watch, returns from a trip to India during which, without her conscious knowledge, she'd been "inoculated" with the strength of a Hindu female goddess. Among what follows is some pleasant-to-watch erotica. And, of course, a struggle.
It's not of Academy Award caliber; there were two scenes I would expect to see in a "B" movie. The rest, in my opinion, more than makes up for these two scenes.
Given what happened in New York on September 11th and America's response, this movie has a message about violence and non-violence. Don't look for it to be a simplistic message.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly good film that is worth watching, March 25, 2006
An odd little film that I wanted to be offended by because I thought it would denote the Goddess Kali in a negative way but surprisingly it didn't, it showed her in her pure feminine force, taking over the mind and body of a beautiful young woman, played by the often unappreciated actress Kim Delaney.
Chris Sarandon plays Kim's bewildered boyfriend Matt who is at first appreciative of her new found bedroom skills but he soon realises that something has happened to his girlfriend since she returned from her trip to India and it has something to do with a beautiful brass statue of the ancient Goddess Kali.
He seeks help from an Indian Doctor, played by another under appreciated actor Ben Cross who warns him that the power of Kali is in the Karin (Kim) and that she will devour Karin's very being unless he (Matt) fights the Goddess for control of Karin's soul.
However Kali isn't willing to give Karin up so easily, and what follows is a fight between raw ancient energy and a young man's love for his girlfriend which ends not with the destruction of Kali but a compromise between the ancient and the new.
All in all a surprisingly intelligent little film with a delicious performance from an unknown actress called Katrina McNeal who plays a sensual Indian woman who flits in and out of Karin's dreams drawing her into Kali's sensual embrace.
It's a pretty good for a budget film and I would say worth adding to your video collection if you want something a little different to warm those cold lonely nights in front of the TV when there is nothing else on that takes your fancy.
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