King Of The Ants (2003)

Spot the head.

At a glance:
Charlie Higson takes his own 1992 novel of the same name and writes a screenplay for Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator, 1985) to direct. It's a grim crime fable that has its moments but I'll be the first to admit that I watched it just because it was listed under Kari Wührer's CV. She plays the sultry widow of a businessman murdered by a clumsy drifter (Chris McKenna, pic) but things go from bad to worse in a strange case of unattainable redemption.
Bad news on the doorstep:
It's not very happenin. Like a telemovie.
Perennial wonderment:
This was one of Kari Wührer's first few movies after havin her breast implants removed due to her body rejectin the silicones (I think they call it encapsulation). Why do women go under the knife with such real odds of fuckup is beyond me.
Reminds me of:
The time I first laid eyes on Kari Wührer in Poison: Thy Neighbor's Wife (2001). Also, this Daniel Baldwin really looks too much like his brother Alec in The Cooler (2003). Same voice, same mole, same sadistic character, even.
I can't remember if I cried:
When our drifter gets tortured by a gold club for days in a bid to turn him into a vegetable. Thugs cut up some carpet and wrap his head with it to cushion the blows so as not to kill him.
Amacam joker, berapa bintang lu mau kasi?
I'll give it a solid three stars due to the grotesque humour to the proceedings.
Trailer for the curious:

Bonus material:

This is how Kari looks like after she had her monster tits removed.
[click to enlarge] This is a dream sequence from the movie.

Poison (2001) @ Thy Neighbor's Wife

At a glance:
What, just one glance? You won't be able to take your masturbatatory eyes off Kari Wührer, star slut of this B-grade erotic thriller, styled like an oversexed version of The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1992). She's got heat. More than Rebecca De Mornay in that movie, but admittedly less than, say, Liz Berkeley in Showgirls (1995).
Perennial wonderment:
Why this fine piece of MTV VJ booty never made it big beyond shyte TV movies like Eight Legged Freaks (2002) and The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (2003). Probably because her best asset is her body, as she herself concedes. Oh well, there's more to life than bein a big movie star. She's married with three kids now.
Reminds me of:
Any sort of sexual activity near a swimmin pool. That nude-coloured bikini is still in my head after all these years.
Watch out for:
The bit where she has sad sex with the cryin dad and also the bit where she straddles the stupid-lookin son on the bed and fucks him silly.
Most memorable line:
Wasn't payin attention to any.
Amacam joker, berapa bintang lu mau kasi?
★★ 1/2  for some decent sleazy entertainment. For a more substantial movie starrin Kari Wührer, check out King Of The Ants (2003).