Cherry 2 is the Sapphic tale of a lesbian strip club owner whose unbridled passion causes her to lose control of reality and of herself . At least that is what the box says. Personally, I had a hard time following the story line. That isn't to say this isn't a thoughtfully made film. It is well-made and pleasing to the eye to be sure. The sets are great, the actresses are sexy and the soundtrack is quite good. It is just a little hard to grasp. Perhaps I was just distracted by all the hot sex.



Jiz Lee is one of my favorite porn actresses for the simple reason that she brings so much authenticity to her scenes. She seems rather out of place in this film with her shaved head and pixie looks amidst all the long-haired lipstick lesbians. Her scene is equally out of place because it is hot and raw and just depraved enough to give it a edginess that is razor sharp. Strapon fans will recognize the Mustang Dildo and Luxe White Jaguar harness that she is sporting.



Scene II lacks the realism of the first scene while being a little too unscripted for a movie. The ladies each seem to have their own idea as to how they want the scene to go and they aren't in agreement as to where that place is. What this yields is some flip flopping and struggling as to who is on top which adds a little edge but not enough to make it really interesting. The scene starts with a fair amount of dialogue about how they are in a bar filled with people and would they dare put on a show for the other patrons. As it turns out they are down for the performance but nobody shows up to watch the show. I think this scene would have been much hotter had an audience showed up to egg them on and give directions from the sidelines. After all, they are in a performance club. There are moments of warmth, but overall this scene lacks real steaminess.



Scene III is way too short. It features one of the more experienced dancers“initiating” the club's newest girls before handing them over to the patrons of the club. This scene could easily slip into something wicked hot. However it ends up just being a wicked tease.



Scene IV is a continuation of Scene III in which cougaresque Avery and Katherine take full advantage of the afore mentioned new girls. This scene is perhaps the hottest on the DVD as Avery gives breathy instructions to Vivianna on how to properly give oral pleasure. The exploration of each other's is tender, chemistry filled and very, very hot. Katherine goes on to also explore the pleasures of her new girl too, but in a moderately less hot sort of way.



Scene V is (I think) a flashback to Cherry and her previous lover after Harlow (played by Riley Steele in a non-sex role) leaves her. Cherry is not, however, acted by Judy Thompson (who plays the older Cherry) so I am not 100% certain. This scene has a certain realness to it like some of the other scenes. There is a lot of chemistry between the actresses and it comes across that they are doing each other for each other's sake, and the camera is incidental. Lots of fingers and believable action lend to the steaminess of this final scene.



Special features:

Gallery – hi-rez stills from the movie

Slideshow– exactly the same as the gallery except it cycles through the pictures automatically

Behind the Scenes – The best way to figure out what is going on in this film is to listen to the interview with Judy Thompson.

Trailers from Digital Playground catalogue



Plot-wise I think it would have been helpful to see the first episode of Cherry to help me understand what is going on in this film. That aside, if you are into lesbian films, there is a lot to like about Cherry 2.

I still like this.....but we are still waiting to see Cherry #1. I think this will be so much better once we get the backstory.