Review

You just can’t go wrong with porno superstar Jenna Jameson as a submissive in bondage. In Jenna Loves Pain, we get seventy-seven minutes of the curvaceous blonde exploring her dual self—that which wants to please and that which wants to be pleased. As the film opens, Jenna narrates about her discovery of these two selves. She first explores her dominating side with a young sub, forcing her to her knees to beg for the whip. Later, she opens herself up to the humiliation and torture of total submission. Dressed as a little girl, Jenna surrenders herself to the whim of her dominatrix who clamps her arms and legs to a chair and whips her pussy and breasts until she begs for pleasure to balance her pain.

Throughout the film, Jenna plays a perfect “switch”—one minute the demanding dominatrix, the next the willing sex slave. Consequently, the film couldn’t be more perfect. The cinematography, lighting, and bondage equipment are top notch and the actresses are gorgeous. Jenna co-stars with Dru Berrymore, Amber Michaels, Fujiko Kano, Emily Marilyn, and Ava Vincent. 80s XXX celebrity Nina Hartley even makes an appearance as a leather-clad dominatrix (& she looks better than ever!). Nina whips Jenna’s ass until it’s good-n-red and just one touch of her clit nearly sends her into fits of orgasmic ecstasy. (Actually, Nina is so good in her role one begins to wonder how often she practices it!)

Jenna Loves Pain is the best BDSM film I’ve seen in a few years. It’s classy, well-shot, and convincing—the actresses really get off on each other. And Jenna realizes just how appealing it can be to yield to the desires of another. If you watch any bondage film this year, you simply must see Jenna Loves Pain.

 -- Cherry Honeywell