It's no mirage, this Chris Ward masterwork is dazzlingly erotic, a peerless Egyptian-themed epic. Featuring an astonishing cast of gorgeous men, "Mirage" is an expertly directed tomb-raiding and ass-raiding wonder. Mr. Ward, with well over 100 films to his credit, raises his own high bar of excellence to produce what I believe is the best film of his career and one of best of 2007.
We begin with the tomb-raiders -- Steve Cruz, Huessein, Max Schutler, Mark LaSalle, Rambo, Tommy Blade, Dominic Pacifico and Justin Christopher -- looting an Egyptian crypt in search of a golden ushabti (a small figurine of ancient Egypt included in the grave goods of the dead). The search of the treasure chamber, a beautifully designed and lighted set with authentic-looking wallcoverings and artwork, quickly leads to success, the statue is located! Unconcerned about whether they might be caught illegally trespassing -- they go after the statue in Huessein's hands and the statue jutting out from his hairy muscular frame. Huessein, standing on a dais, is groped and pursued by his colleagues, Tommy Blade sucking Huessein vigorously initially, but the guys soon falling into pairs and various groupings to suck face and dick aplenty. The scene that ensues is remarkably sensual yet urgent, all of the men working equally hard to get each other off. They end with big cum-shots all around. Steve spurts out a huge glob to start and Marc has messy splash to finish.
Justin Christopher and Max Schutler pair off in the next scene. Wearing diaphanous pants, they kiss and caress each other's smooth bodies, Justin fingering Max's spectacular butthole, spreading open the hole for the camera and his inspection. Max then kneels to suck Justin's huge brown log, deep-throating as best he can (it's an amazingly large cock), Justin's dick becoming harder and bigger with each gulp from Max, the hardest-working cocksucker in Egypt. Justin then gives Max a good missionary fucking, his gigantic tool nearly splitting pretty-boy Max in two every time he thrusts into his hole. The best position comes next, Max slamming his ass up and down on Justin's pole, the camera showing Max's tight hole hugging the dong as it invades and retreats in and out of his asshole -- sweat, lube and sphincter gleaming under the hot lights. Max reverses, torso to camera, back to Justin, and he just keeps pumping his ass up and down on that big dick, Max's own uncut dong hard as a rock as he fucks his ass with Justin's dick. Max cums, then Justin, to end one helluva fucking.
Rambo, Marc LaSalle and Tommy Blade are already in the throes of a sexy three-way as we join them, the men kissing and touching. Tommy and Marc take turns slurping on Rambo's rod, a delicious-looking dark brown dong. Tommy is a deep-throating fool, downing the cock with tonsil-tickling gulps with every suck, his spit making the cock shine and harden. Marc has another go, no less of a deep-throater than Tommy, slurping and sucking in a slower, more sensual manner. Two different styles, from two master cocksmen. They then take a turn at sharing, one on the head, the other licking the shaft -- team work! Then Marc does a bit of tit-licking (Rambo's are big and puffy) as Tommy does a bit of ass-licking, massaging and sucking Marc's winking booty-hole, Rambo slapping and spreading open the cakes to assist Tommy in his ass-eating, Marc moaning words of approval and encouragement. Rambo then slams a butt-shaking fuck into Marc as Tommy sucks Marc below, then Tommy feeds Marc's ass cock below as Rambo feeds his mouth cock above. Tommy fucks the cum out of Marc, then dumps his load as Rambo pops last.
Max Schutler returns with Dominic Pacifico, a bearded cutie with mad cocksucking skills. Dominic is quite the hottie and gorges on Max's slender and super-hard uncut dick. Max's erection looks mouthwatering, the foreskin fitting tightly around the cockhead. Max is as energetic a top here as he was a bottom in his earlier scene with Justin: he fucks Dominic relentlessly in the missionary and standing doggy positions. And, as Max fucks him, Dominic's thick meat and low-hanging nuts, swing and swell in time with Max's hearty thrusts.
He-man Huessein and sexpot Steve Cruz, two extraordinarily hairy beasts, worship each other's fur and muscles before proceeding to admire other body parts. Steve Cruz is, in a flick loaded with them, an incredible cocksucker. He gobbles and deep-throats, licks and cajoles, and everything he can think of as he goes about the task of sucking Huessein -- giving us a fucking master class on sucking dick. Not to be outdone, Huessein gives Steve a run for his money, and cocksucking prowess, giving Steve a sensational suck-job too. And, by golly, Steve has a fat cock on him, Huessein at once in awe and desire as he licks, sucks and worships Steve's almighty cock. Steve then gives Huessein a taste of the junk in his trunk, the luxuriously furry cheeks licked and sucked by Huessein's juicy lips. Harsh slaps to Steve's exposed hole get him ready for a harsh pounding from Huessein, their hairy bodies heaving and sweaty by the time they get to their well-deserved cum-shots.
The group from the opener is back, this time fucking: Rambo dicking Dominic; Justin fucking Tommy as Max sucks Tommy; Huessein fucking Steve as he sucks Marc. They move to Steve fucking Marc as Marc sucks Huessein; then Huessein fucking Marc as Marc sucks Steve; Justin fucking Max as Tommy sucks Max until all the men have more cum-shots. While the last guys are cumming, Steve sneaks over and grabs the golden ushabti. Steve runs out of the tomb while the others are still cumming, charging naked through the desert towards a waiting airplane piloted by Jake Deckard. They fire up the engine and take off with the others in hot pursuit. They barely escape as they fly off into the sunset. As darkness sets in, though, the problems begin. Their plane begins to lose altitude. In a moment of horror, the plane crashes into the Sahara, right in the middle of territory controlled by the very men they have just double-crossed!
The next scene begins in the palace of the sheik, Dirk Jager. He is in his boudoir with Matthieu Paris in a room richly furnished with silks, gold and lush carpets. The oral sequence has Matthieu gagging on Dirk's long cock. Dirk returns the favor, deep-throating Matthieu's huge cock in big gulps before doggy and missionary fucking him to climax. Huessein, the leader of the tomb-robbers, enters the room to report that he and his men lost the statue to the Americans.
Dirk gathers his soldiers and they set off through the desert in search of the wreckage. He will not be double-crossed and he is eager for revenge. Steve and Jake climb out of the wreckage, aware that the smoke will attract the tomb-raiders. They set out across the desert trying to stay one step ahead of their pursuers. The sun beats down and after hours without water, they collapse, sunstroke taking its toll. Steve falls into a dream, a fantasy of a tropical beach with wind and water. The cool sea breezes caress his body, his dream bring him a naked Jake! They go down on each other, later joined by Collin O'Neal. A three-way takes place, the ocean behind them, Steve sucking Collin and Jake, then getting fucked by both. Suddenly, Steve and Jake are awakened at gunpoint.
It turns out that Dirk and Jake have met before. Jake had been held as a sex slave for six years, and the hatred between these men can be seen in their eyes. Outnumbered, the raiders march their captives off to a deserted canyon to fuck them into submission. The sex finale starts as Tamas Eszterhazy, Matthieu Paris, Huessein and Dirk Jager force Steve to orally service each of them, Jake watching as his comrade is used and abused by their captors. Then, one by one, they fuck Steve. After Dirk finishes with Steve, they allow Jake to get in on the action. Even Jake gets to fuck Steve, and Huessein then fucks Jake -- one of the hottest fucks throughout. Jake and Matthieu then take turns fucking Tamas, which ends with an astonishing double-penetration, Jake and Matthieu shoving their big dongs into Tamas' small butt. After the cum-shots, we see the camp, the raiders eventually falling asleep. Steve gets his hands untied, frees Jake, and they sneak off into the desert night -- with the golden ushabti.
DVD features (two-disc set): Chapters; widescreen; high-definition master; behind-the-scenes (Chris Ward leads a discussion with Jake Deckard and Steve Cruz with RSS staffers Kent Taylor and Ben Leon); trailers ("Arabesque" and "Lords of the Jungle"); and no regional coding (playable worldwide).
A DVD Review by Butch Harris