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Davy Mitchell is on a dull road trip with his brother to promote stories from his unpublished book.  Davy the writer is the intellectual who wears his heart on his sleeve.  His younger brother Sean is just along for the easy girls that Davy doesn’t have the guts to bang, much less approach.  When Davy receives a random phone call from a sexy-sounding woman named Nicole, the conversation quickly devolves into nasty phone sex.  Both Davy and the voice on the other end finish their virgin phone call… and it’s really hot.  This scene is intense (seen in one long shot does not cut) as Davy and Nicole discuss what goes where and how and what they’re touching and how that after awhile you’ll feel dirty just for listening in.  Nicole continues to call Davy, at sometimes awkward times, but no matter how intimate their conversations get, she keeps her identity a secret.

Nicole becomes more revealing as she admits to having a boyfriend who just doesn’t get her.  Davy attempts to have relationships with another girl, but he cannot contain his obsession for that voice on the other end of the phone.  Davy finally insists they can’t continue this relationship over the phone.  They have to meet.  And they do.  And when Nicole and Davy finally meet, well, it should not surprise you that… the result is something you won’t see coming.

It’s not often that a film about sex has something to teach me, but I can say, I learned a few things.  Not just about sex, but about humanity.  But sex too.

Words by Chris Gore