Written by Robert Parigi
Starring: Desmond Harrington, Melissa Sagemiller, Rip Torn
Music by: Nicholas Pike
Language: English
Rating: 4/5
As Wikipedia summarizes, Love Object is the story of Kenneth (Desmond Harrington), "an efficient but socially awkward technical writer who develops an obsessive relationship with Nikki, a realistic sex doll he purchases". Unfortunately this summary is incomplete, as it does not mention Lisa, the co-worker Kenneth falls in love with (Kenneth thinks of her when he order his "tailor-made" doll). Love Object is therefore the story of the bizzarre love triangle (yes, I love New Order) between Kenneth, Lisa and Nikki.
Apparently the plot has nothing to do with William Wyler's The Collector - Love Object is not a remake, definitely - but still, there are many common elements between the two movies. Too many to think of some randomness. Love Object actually looks like a tribute to Wyler's movie.
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Let's consider the main characters, for example. Both Frederick and Kenneth are shy, lonely, socially awkward middle class workers around the same age. They both have a boring job (Frederick is a bank clerk, Kenneth writes technical manuals) and stupid colleagues who jerk them around. They both develop an obsessive attention for a girl in particular - Miranda, the art student from The Collector, and Lisa, the intern who loves writing and dancing waltz - and both Frederick and Kenneth come to the conclusion they have to kindap their beloved ones. Even the final is exactly the same: both girls die, Frederick and Kenneth are not prosecuted for their crimes but labeled as victims and plan to start the cycle all over again with a new girl.
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From a BDSM / kinky perspective, Love Object is pure gold. It contains scenes of submission (Nikki becomes a sort of Mistress to Kenneth), restraints (Lisa got bound and gagged), sexual ecouterism (Kenneth jerks off listening to his landlord having sex) and obviously agalmatophilia (the paraphilia involving sexual attraction to a statue, doll, mannequin), sexual objectification and dollification (Kenneth first creates Nikki in Lisa image; then expects Lisa to become like Nikki). Unmissable.
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