wow and what this on the video rental store shelf in front of me . nothing other than a questionable sequel to 8mm . it wasn not a very good sequel to a movie that have a very definitive end and an abundance of emotional depth far great than this movie . basically and from the plot outline verbatim and an american diplomat and david huxley and and his fiancée and tish harrington and venture into the sordid underworld of sex and pornography in budapest and hungary to find out who be blackmail them with a porno video take of them with a prostitute and risa . the entire story be base around the various character who make up these various sex club and strip joint throughout the city . the mystery be solve when and in the end and tish find out that the ransom money for the video and ( essentially later on in the story ) her fiancée which come out of her trust fund money be basically go back to her future husband a the story unfold til the bitter end . i do not like how this have nothing to do with the original 8mm at all . the only thing close to the original be the type of thriller that it be and the fact that david end up with some kind of bondage contraption over him to keep him prisoner look like the kinky world of the first film and and the fact that the entire movie have sex emblazon throughout almost every key scene . otherwise and it a totally different movie . it make for a lousy love story and even before the end be know and which make the end more of a possibility because i do not believe the word come out of david mouth the whole time . but we be warn that he be a liar about most thing that might get him in trouble . there be ridiculous nude scene in most of the shock moment of the film and which be try to stir emotion in the audience to cheer for tish to figure out the plot so she can leave this hellish sex debauchery . i count at least 11 ridiculously film sequence when there be nothing but sex to be show . even the menu screen on the dvd be nothing but film with naked woman on it to make the dvd seem totally provocative . david be no heroic person throughout the film . you could guess he be the main problem long before the end . the actor who play each role be all new to me and which might explain how they get so many of them to strip down to gain acting respect . there be plot hole ( how do david and richard finally impress tish father by get the lease they want when david be so wrap up in this damn investigation to try and find a prostitute . ) there be cheesy technology moment ( like the talk email program dress up like a bondage queen ) and and a gay brother character which do nothing but show how the director be try to get a joaquin phoenix knockoff to play this character . the tag line feature on this profile for this video be complete b and too and because it wasn not even about a last breath . nobody really die . but they do have a good car crash sequence that come out of nowhere . but that be a good 10 second long out of an hour and 3/4 long movie . go rent ( and maybe buy ) the original . it one of joel schumacher well and more original film . it have everything well about it from this film . i wouldn not recommend see this unless you want to compare apple to orange .