Love Behind Bars (2022)

One of the biggest genre in exploitation cinema is the Women in Prison film, I have so many of them in my library, and this is is what Ricky Greenwood decided to cover with this new offering from AllHerLuv. Not that he never touched the genre before since he did Prison Heat back in 2019 for Sweetheart Video. Also if we are honest this is a film genre who is perfect for a more adult treatment.

Alexis Tae and Olive Glass

Alexis (Alexis Tae) is brought to jail after her conviction for murder for the beginning of a long stay, it won't take long for her cellmate (Olive Glass) and her to become friend. She gives her all the vital information on who is who among the prisoners and who can and can't be trusted. We will also learn quickly learn that one individual in particular is dangerous... the jail warden (Ariel X), but if you are familiar with that type of cinema you already know that a warden is always someone that you must fear in jail.

Ariel X

When the lights go out the inmates can be more intimate, this is when Kenzie (Kenzie Taylor) and her cellmate and lover Alina (Alina Ali) decide to share their love... best sex scene in the film if you want my opinion. They aren't the only one who will see some actions that night since Alexis is brought in the warden office to get her welcome to jail treatment.

Kenzie Taylor

When Alexis is escorted back to her cell she is in shock after what happened and Olive does her best to console her. The following day she seems fine, but this isn't the more important event of that day since we learn that Olive being tired of being the warden's bitch plan an escape. Sadly for her someone will snitch and she will be send in isolation for a long time... at least Alexis and her will get the change to exchange their feelings for each other before.

Aubree Valentine

When Olive returns from isolation something is broken in her and she isn't the same. But the focus of this episode isn't Olive or Alexis but Aubree who is certainly the most optimist of all the inmates since she know that she is innocent of the crime she is in jail for. Every time we saw her previously she was writing letters to her lawyer with the assistance of the principal guard (Helena Locke). This final night we learn why she "helped" her and the consequences will be deadly. But the film will end or not with the prison escape we were hoping for.

Helena Locke

First thing first... the jail set designed by Kylie Ireland is amazing! The movie is enjoyable and is everything I expected for a Women in Prison film. The casting is solid beginning with Ariel X who was a great choice to play the warden (we sure feel the threat she represent for the inmates), Helena Locke plays her character in a way that we aren't sure almost until the end on what side she is and the rest of the cast did a good job too... obviously Kenzie was great but Alexis Tae, I have never seen before in a movie main role, was perfectly credible in her role, Olive Glass performance was also excellent... but my favorite actress performance even if she wasn't a major character was Aubree Valentine, the way she played it you believe in the innocence, the fragility and the emotions of this prisoner. Sexually speaking, if we forget that many scenes are forced sex, it was enjoyable (I have really appreciated the view from below used for some parts of the Kenzie Taylor and Alina Ali scene) and I must say that Ariel X really brought a vibe of danger and fear in the two scenes she had with an inmate.  I must say that I don't like the way the film ends but it's probably because some events don't seem clear (five minutes more to explain what happened after the jailbreak would have help I think) and, more important, the faith of Aubree wasn't deserved. 

Alina Ali

Without being perfect this was another excellent production from Greenwood and certainly worthy of a watch in my book.... at the time of my review the film is exclusive on the AllHerLuv streaming service in four episodes but since it's a major production it should be available quicker than usual for purchase online.

Alexis Tae and Ariel X