A Disappointing Continuation

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Acting was okay, story was a little slow overall but the ending made up for it to some degree. If you want to find out for yourself stop reading and watch the movie. I've seen far worse in the horror genre.Otherwise this was a story about a lonely asocial guy becomes obsessed with his sex doll and can't play well with others so he goes on a crazy delusional rampage to turn his live GF into a sex doll and things go haywire in his favor. Funny how life can turn out.

Love Object is a truly unique piece of horror. It's an unsettling film about a lonely guy who takes an unnatural liking to a "real doll." It's basically an ultra-realistic blow up doll...and very creepy I might add. But, when Kenneth falls in love with the new girl at work the doll does not take the news so well. I really don't want to go into the plot details here because the movie is kind of a slow burn that only works once (I've went back and watched it again and it's just not as interesting the second time). The ending is still fantastic though. What makes it work so well are the performances of Desmond Harrington and Melissa Sagemiller. Harrington is one brave actor; not at all afraid to just go for it. I can't imagine too many actors tackling this role. And Sagemiller is really putting herself out there as well. Rip Torn and Udo Kier put in some fun character work too. I recommend viewing Love Object at least once to see there are still good movies being made that don't get a wide theatrical release. A word of warning to the director though: people HATE alarm clocks and the sound that they make. I take away some points for the use of alarm clocks.

Love Object starts like any other ordinary day for technical manual writer Kenneth Winsow (Desmond Harrington) until he finds a photo of a highly realistic sex doll on his desk put there as a joke by one of his colleagues (Brad Henke), however since Kenneth is a bit of a nerd & shy around the opposite sex he becomes fascinated with the doll & goes online & orders one who he models on his new assistant Lisa Bellmer (Melissa Sagemiller). Kenneth's whole life revolves around the sex doll & he becomes infatuated with it but at the same time he starts to develop a relationship with the real Lisa, unfortunately it seems that life-like sex dolls can get just as jealous as the real thing...Written & directed Robert Parigi Love Object is another one of those films that has a cult following & a certain reputation but when finally watched it rather disappoints, well it disappointed anyway. The script starts off really well, the scenes involving Kenneth & the sinister looking doll are actually quite creepy at times & pretty effective as he begins to lose his grip on reality but towards the end when he dumps the doll & turns his attention to the real Lisa the film looses it's originality & doesn't engage as much although I must say that I liked the ending where the bad guy actually comes out on top for a change. The film also lacks any sub-plots & not much else really happens so besides an effective first hour or so it's nothing to write home about. There is also a bizarre theme running through the film with certain seedy character's having prominent birth marks & it's never explained why. The character's are alright although Kenneth is given virtually no background whatsoever so it's a bit hard to connect with the guy, I mean he likes having sex with dolls modelled on someone he works with & he likes a bit of bondage as well which are obviously everyday normal activities everyone of us can relate to easily, can't we? The film has an OK pace & moves along reasonably enough but I felt it might have worked a little better if it had been shorter.Director Parigi does OK & there's a nice clean static look to the cinematography but it doesn't really have any visual flair & is a bit flat. I'm not sure whether this was intended as a straight horror but I don't think it was because it's not scary, there's a certain strange atmosphere to it but it won't give you nightmares. There's no gore or violence worth speaking about.With a supposed budget of about $1,000,000 & apparently shot in just 18 days Love Object is well made & has decent production values but ultimately forgettable. The acting is pretty good, it's always nice to see Udo Kier & I have to say I thought Sagemiller was a total babe & is easy on the eyes.Love Object wants to be a cult film but I'm not having it at all, it's an OK watch but I didn't think it was anything special & I doubt I'd ever want to see it again. Maybe I'm missing something but I thought it was a bit too predictable & it left me distinctly unmoved, worth a watch if your after something a bit different but don't expect a masterpiece.

I enjoyed the first half of the film. However, I was disappointed that Lisa got killed in the end. Overall, if you like horror movies, it was a good film. Definitely worth taking a look at! Nikki the doll was really creepy at times especially where she is attacking Kenneth or running after him. The man in the porn shop was creepy, too. Desmond Harrington portrayed Kenneth. His character was a lunatic.Rip Torn did a great job with his part as Kenneth's boss. Melissa Sagemiller portrayed the beautiful Lisa. She is as talented as she is beautiful. Hubba hubba! Finally, Udo Kier did a great job portraying Kenneth's landlord.Robert Parigi did a wonderful job writing and directing this film.I went to school in Beaumont, Texas with Robert Parigi. I remember even as a child he was really into horror movies. Congratulations Robert on all of your success!