Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Plot Spoiler review.The Blu-ray disc I watched was a restored copy of a film with the year 1976, apparently an edited version. Jack (Gerald Grant) and Elvira (Claire Wilbur) are swingers. She is bored by being able to easily score due to the Al Goldstein publication which lets them advertise. Elvira has been attempting to score with Betsy (Lynn Lowry) and Eddie (Casey Donovan). She likes the chase.The couple swap didn't go as I would have liked as same sex couples paired up. The monologue comes across as a Creative Writing 101 project. I was not overly impressed, and in fact it brought a chuckle as I had to laugh at what passed for clever in 1970 something.Guide Sex and full frontal nudity (M/F)

I have watched lot of 70's films of late and have enjoyed European titles across a number of genres. This film however was a great disappointment on many levels. The acting was laughable. The script was even worse. Not only was this trash but it was dated trash. The "sex" scenes contained lots of writhing and moaning but were just about as un-erotic as you could possible imagine. The gay characters dressed as a sailor and a cowboy and I hooted out load at times!! Dialogue was full of clangers and frankly boring, if not worse. Please do not waste your time or money with this film unless you want to see just how bad a bad film can get. Put it like this I would rather watch an episode on "On The Buses". That's how awful "Score" is.

Predatory seductress Elvira (an excellent performance by the stunning Claire Wilbur) and her equally calculating photographer husband Jack (smoothly played by the handsome Gerald Grant) are an extremely liberated and uninhibited swinging couple who make a bet with themselves that they can seduce sweet and naive newlywed Betsy (a fine and appealing portrayal by the adorable Lynn Lowry) and her boyish ecologist spouse Eddie (a likable turn by strapping blonde hunk Calvin Culver) during a week-end get together at their luxury Riviera villa. Director Radley Metzger and writer Jerry Douglas expertly craft a sharp, witty, and utterly intoxicating tale that frankly addresses such bold adult topics as role playing, bisexuality, and open relationships with an admirable elegance and intelligence which lifts this film well above the level of your garden variety smutty skin flick. Moreover, Metzger astutely nails the blithely carefree try anything sexual experimentalism of the 70's and masterfully creates a deliriously erotic atmosphere that's both enticing and arousing in equal measure. The sensual set pieces are smoking hot stuff; the lengthy and strenuous lesbian session between Betsy and Elvira in particular delivers one hell of a scorching punch. Wilbur, Grant, and Lowry all do sterling work in their roles while Carl Parker ably acquits himself in a supporting part as cocky macho telephone repairman Mike. Frano Vodopivec's sumptuous cinematography makes the most out of the gorgeous seaside Croatian locations. Robert Cornford's jaunty and jazzy score hits the tuneful spot. Highly recommended.

"Score" is an amazing cult classic that should be seen by everyone. Even though I have only seen one other of Radley Metzger's movies ("The Lickerish Quartet"), I don't hesitate in calling him an "auteur of adult film." To call his movies "soft-core porn" would be an insult. "Score" and "Lickerish Quartet" are both top-notch turn-ons.What I liked about "Score" was the fact that nothing about it ever seemed gratuitous, given the subject matter. The same-sex seduction scenes in the movie were fun and genuinely erotic. I especially loved the oh-so subtle ways the characters would flirt and come on to each other. The fact that the nudity was used very sparingly only added to the erotic tension. The movie literally teases and arouses the viewer from beginning to end. And the love scenes between the two men (Jack and Eddie) and the two women (Elvira and Betsy) were done in beautiful taste.While very elegant and aesthetically pleasing, "Score" never takes itself too seriously. I think anyone could easily be hypnotized by this movie if they give it a chance. It is beautiful.