Lucinda's Spell

Lucinda's Spell

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DVD Review: A must-see indie hit
Summary: 5 Stars

The story is multi-faceted and takes place a few days prior to, and through, the Eve of Beltrane. It follows Lucinda (Christina Fulton), a New Orleans prostitute who ingeniously caters to her clients with a bevy of outrageous outfits, as she repeatedly tries in vain to reconnect with the son that she gave up for adoption many years ago. However, there are many people, for reasons apparent later, that will do anything to keep Lucinda from getting her son back. The story also follows Jason (Jon Jacobs), a.k.a. The First Horn, the decadent, mystical direct descendant of Merlin the Great Druid, who also happens to be the carrier of the magical bloodline of his ancestor. Jason is in town for "the contest." On the Eve of Beltrane is held a witches contest whereby witches from an area coven vie to see who can create the most powerful spell over Jason, and thus win the opportunity to join him in creating the offspring that will then be the carrier of the magical bloodline. One witch in particular, Beatrice (Shannah Bettz) wants this opportunity so badly that she'll do anything to have Jason. However, Lucinda also sees this as an opportunity to get her son back since Jason fathered her son Severain (Ajax Davis) several years prior in a moment of unbridled lust at the Mardi Gras.

The film, although it sounds quite dramatic, also has several quite humourous moments that are usually provided by the sexy and funny Christina Fulton. If Fulton's wide-ranging talents aren't recognized with this film, it leaves one to wonder what type of role could bring out more diversity in an actress. Regardless of the fact that she slips in and out of her New Orleans dialect, Christina has the quintessence, talent and gushing sex appeal to become a true luminary.

The entire cast, some of which were literally culled from the streets of New Orleans, under the direction of Jon Jacobs, brings a sense of reality and feeling to a very involved picture. Not a detail - okay maybe one or two - escapes Jon's keen directorial eye. It is truly hard to tell that Jon had little budget to work with as this film is shot with painstaking appreciation for detail from the characters to the sets. Even Jon's guerilla-filmmaking sequences come off with the proper feel. This is one indy film that you should definitely see because...sexismagic.