Obligatory Disclaimer:

This review is taken from Celestial Reviews by Celeste (Celeste801@aol.com).
The review was written independently of consultation with the author and
does not imply collaboration.

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"The Rules of the Game" by David Lawrence.  Ria and
Tom have agreed to remain friends rather than lovers.  If they became
lovers, they reason, then they would stop being friends.  Everybody
(including Billy Crystal) knows that.  They used to have recreational
sex, but they have vowed never to do that again.  In fact, they vow
never to do that again every time they have recreational sex together.

Anyway, they decide to hump one more time and then to re-vow; and so
they go off on a little odyssey to accumulate the props they will need
for their escapade.

The scene in the porn video store rivals the condom scene from "Summer
of 42." They go to great effort to keep the clerk from knowing what
they are planning to do, but he obviously knows all along.  The only
flaw in this sequence is that the clerk comes into the back room to
check on them.  In real life, he would simply watch them on the
ubiquitous security camera.

The hottest sex scene occurs while they are watching the porn video.
As you may know, the actors and actresses in porn flicks sometimes
lack both acting ability and interest in their activity.  However, in
this case the actresses come alive during the compulsory lesbian
scene, and so do Ria and Tom.

The story is a wonderful combination of awkwardness, humor, and
spontaneity. It's a very sexy story.

Ratings for "The Rules of the Game"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10