Already the title of the movie conveys that this is going to be a noir experience, and while the beginning seems a little inauspicious in that regard, setting us up with a mousy-looking female protagonist instead of a weary and cynical male one, as is usual for this kind of genre, it does pay off as the character undergoes an unexpected arc and the movie's intrigues get more perplexing.
The cinematography and acting is pretty solid, but not outstanding. I liked the music, and the story was not bad, even if it got quite a bit far-fetched toward the end.
My main points of criticism are that the transition from the nerdy investigator to bombshell blonde was somehow not truly convincing, and that the protagonist and especially villain's actions toward the end seemed rather preposterous. In fact, the self-congratulatory tone of the exchanges between them at the end turned me a bit off.
In addition, due to the similarity of this movie's title with the erotic film "Wild Orchid", it sets up audience expectations for steamy love scenes, of which there is just one, and by erotic film standards it is more on the tame side.
All in all, not a bad diversion, but it could have been better.
Plot summary
A social services investigator helps a local sheriff solve the brutal murder of a beautiful blonde known only as The White Orchid.
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October 28, 2018 at 01:19 AM
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Competent neo-Noir with some flaws
Poor Person's "Basic Instinct"
Northern California - check
Crazy women - check
Hot women - check (debatable)
Psychological thriller - Check (debatable)
Hot Lesbian Love - Check (kind of)
Crazy cop - yes
Crazy doctor - yes
Crazy insane Italian sports car - check
Terrible dialogue - CHECK
Awful wigs/disguises - check
Confusing as hell story - check check check
Femme fatale buddying you with old lady - check!
You get the drift.
An Honest Review
It starts off kind of slow and then never really picks up.
But, the lead does a great job of appearing smug and not at all interested in actually showing up to work and acting. Her character is supposed to be shy, but really she looks bored. Very, very, very bored.
But she manages to keep that look for the duration of the film.
The good news is that I am sure it matches the viewers