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Trois (2000)

Rate: 7
Viewed: 4/21

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4/21: In the world of Trois, the moral is if a man wishes a threesome, bad shit will happen as a consequence.

Initially, I was anticipating a soft porno because I thought there was no such thing in black cinema, but I'm pleasantly surprised how well it turned out to be in terms of production values. Right off the bat, the performances are what got my attention for being excellent given the budget of $250,000. Then, the treat is the ramifications leading up to the shocking twist.

For an adult-themed picture, it's low in nudity but high in acting and story. A lot of credit goes to Gary Dourdan and Kenya Moore for making the whole thing work. Bryce Wilson plays a strange guy as in "what the heck is he doing there?" out of nowhere. Yet his presence will start making sense at the end while Jade Owens keeps throwing everybody off the entire time.

I find it weird there are married people who are perfectly okay talking about their sex lives with friends. Well, they should learn to keep the intimate details to themselves. It's so awkward to hear that sort of thing. In many ways, Trois is a philosophical picture about the chasm between sex and love.

So, what started the whole mess? All fingers have to be pointed at Jermaine. He, a hard-working black lawyer, already had a beautiful wife, and there's no need to fuck that up. But he did it. She left him at the end, and I don't blame her. Jermaine wasn't trustworthy by any means.

All in all, I'm looking forward to the next two sequels of Trois, and I predict it's going to center around the aforementioned moral.