"Refocus: The Final Climax" starts where "Focus" stopped, Detective Joe Wicht interrogating Cole Streets (and giving us a nice review of what happened in the first film). Cole relates how he saw David one more time after they broke up, randomly on the street. Bright-eyed Cole, whom not many would be able to resist, is brushed off by David, so hot he's the kind an ex-boyfriend couldn't forget about so easily. Cole returns home to watching the mysterious sex scene he's been sent, which starts his porn idol Steve Cruz, Adam Killian and Ricky Sinz. Ricky, full of tattoos and attitude, actually seems to be having fun here. The three are all in good moods, but it's ferociously talented megastar Steve Cruz who has the most fun, specially playing with eye-poppingly gorgeous Adam Killian, a sexy beast with tattoos and amazing good looks. Steve starts the guys off with blowjobs while Ricky mans the hand-held camera. Steve is actually able to suck his mates together in some positions. Adam then straddles Steve to get blown from underneath while Ricky films and gets sucked by Adam. For all the mystery this scene caused in "Focus," for the time being, it just seems like a scorching sex romp with rabid over-the-top sexual energy. Steve Cruz always seems to enjoy sucking cock more than just about anyone, so the work he does on Adam with a corkscrewing hand and all sort of tricks has Adam yowling in delight. Then Adam gobbles Steve's dick, adding Ricky's to the mix too. This means Ricky gets to shoot down on Adam since he's still holding the camera. Adam takes the camera and focuses it on Steve's take-no-prisoners back-and-forth blowjobs of his partners. Adam, one hand on the camera, fingers Steve up close and then gives Ricky the camera to watch him fuck Steve. Steve likes it rough, and Adam gives it to him just that way. The tattoos on Adam's ass move at top speed as he hammers Steve ceaselessly. Ricky parks his cock in Steve's mouth, but on all-fours so Adam, still fucking Steve, can finger Ricky. Then it's Ricky's turn to bottom (a rarity), and he rides Adam with gusto. These snarling beasts are unstoppable. With Ricky still bouncing, it's time for them to cum, making Adam the canvass for their explosions. Cumming doesn't mean finishing, though. Now it's Adam's turn to bottom, taking it strongly from Steve while burying his own face in Ricky's ass. Steve is in a fiery mood and he smacks Adam with all he's got. Ricky then fucks Adam, with Steve underneath to blow Adam. This is as creative and pretty as porn gets. Ricky does Adam missionary, with Steve cradling Adam's head in his hands, Ricky the very model of the nasty top. Adam is once again drenched in jism. After watching the complete scene with his pal Ryan Raz, Cole points out that Adam is the guy who was killed, his murder splashed all over the papers. Cole insists on finding out if his fantasy man Steve Cruz is involved in the murder, but Ryan cautions him to stay out of it. "It's all fun and games until someone gets cum in their eye," he chirps. Both Steve and Ricky can be found easily enough. Steve is an escort, so Cole could call him to pump him for answers (or just pump him), while Ricky is a bartender and Ryan knows where he works. Cole heads off to Chaps ( http://chapsbarsanfrancisco.com ), the bar where Ricky works. At first, Ricky doesn't want to talk to Cole, even though he was warned about Cole's interest in the mystery by Steve, but then agrees to meet Cole in the alley outside the bar. Since Cole has a little time on his hands, he films the orgy going on in the pitch black bar on his way to meet Ricky, but then a problem arises. He finds Ricky dead on the floor! As he's explaining all of this to the detective, it even sounds ludicrous to him. He tells the cop he wanted to call Steve for answers, noting that "it only got worse." Cole dashes over to the set of Steve's new movie, but Steve is anything but happy to see him. Steve is freaked out when he finds out Ricky is dead, leaving him the only live member of that trio sex scene. Steve agrees to meet Cole after the shoot. Remember back in "Focus" that Bruno Bond also seemed to have an interest in this case? He has been skulking in the shadows, even showing up at the bar where Ricky was murdered. Now he's following Ryan Raz, who thinks Bruno is cruising him. So, Ryan invites Bruno to his place. This is an interesting pairing, the boyish just-post-twink Ryan and the craggy, hairy über-hunk Bruno. Ryan starts by sucking Bruno, who relaxes in delight as Ryan tends to his mouthful of a dick. Ryan is a very diligent blower, and he's at his best going past his gag point in deep-throating. It's also interesting to note that this scene, less part of the plot than the rest, is filmed without any hand-held cameras. Bruno blows Ryan next, effortlessly making it down Ryan's elegantly long cock with lots of saliva to make the journey smoother. Bruno then turns his mouth loose on Ryan's youthful butt, licking at the hairless hole with a tickling beard. The excellent rimjob gives way to Bruno fucking Ryan. Bruno is capable of great power just from the frame of his body, and luckily he's not afraid to plow the younger small guy with all of his fury. Bruno fits inside Ryan very easily, his thrusts have a velvety smoothness to them. After a long doggy fuck, Bruno flips Ryan over to do him missionary, losing none of his steam. Ryan shoots with Bruno still going and then Bruno pulls out to end, understandably sweaty. Puffing on a ciggie afterwards, Bruno starts peppering Ryan with questions about Cole. It turns out Bruno is a former cop who speaks in riddles enough to scare Ryan, who boots him from his apartment. Steve and Cole finally have their meeting. Steve's story starts when he was in a "pretty heavy scene" and met a guy who turned out to be crazy. Stopping, Steve wonders if he can really trust Cole. "Yeah, you can trust me," Cole says. As Steve reaches over to kiss Cole, it's a fantasy come true for Steve's number-one fan. They make out like they were born for each other, as if this were really meant to be, not just a porn star appearing in the flesh to a lucky fan. They head to Steve's bed, where Cole, pale-skinned, but with perfectly clipped hair on his chest, is dazzled to even be touching and kissing his tattooed sex-god idol. As they fall to the bed, it suddenly seems that there is a hidden camera filming them. Whether or not Steve is in porn star mode or not, I don't know, but he certainly lets Cole enjoy the full works! Steve has Cole blow him, which Cole does with loving determination. Steve very much enjoys the blowjob. After a bit more kissing, Steve sucks Cole's fat piece, zealously gulping it whole, and with that eye contact that makes Steve Cruz so eternally irresistible. The way he handles Cole's balls alone is enough to have Cole squirming all over the bed. Steve rims Cole, lusciously wetting Cole's butt until Steve is ready to fuck him. Steve's initial insertion shot is met with a loud roar of approval from Cole, who then enjoys a well-paced Steve Cruz special. Steve knows his pacing, when to go faster or slower, or when to stick with an even rhythm to keep Cole writhing in ecstasy. This centerpiece scene then finds Cole fucking Steve missionary, Cole plunging deep into Steve and so eager about it you know he's still in character as a man realizing his ultimate fantasy. Steve cums as Cole continues to fuck and then Cole has a strong blaster to deposit on Steve's hairy abs. Cole goes to shower, leaving Steve alone in the bed. Scary music cues us into the fact that Steve won't be breathing when Cole returns to snuggle, especially since he finds e bloody knife in the bathroom. He picks it up, sees Steve and then we're back in the present where the detective believes he has Cole red-handed, fingerprints on the knife to prove it. Actually, by this point, the detective is starting to believe Cole's story, and admits that the killer is doing his best to frame Cole. Back in Ryan's porn shop, he's watching porn's resident trash king, Jason Crew (now sporting a beard), grope at adorable compact brunet Brogan Reed. So, he takes them to the back room so they can all enjoy together. Horny Ryan wants to see their cocks immediately and starts sucking Jason's gigantic piece before moving into Brogan's pants. Ryan hasn't lost any of the spark he displayed in his earlier scene, slurping at Brogan mightily as Jason loudly sucks him in a very sexy chain. Ryan is even game to blow both customers at once, cramming his mouth with as much cock as it will allow, impressive since both guys are so well hung. Brogan lucks out when Jason nibbles on his balls and Ryan blows him, which probably feels as hot as it looks. Another chain finds Jason sucked by Ryan sucked by Brogan, whose quiet deep-throat threatens to steal the scene from his louder co-stars. Ryan rides Jason while sucking Brogan, though the latter isn't easy given the speed of his colossal bounce up and down Jason's dick. Insatiable Ryan is then double-penetrated by Brogan and Jason and moans very happily. Jason is pretty merciless speed-wise, considering Brogan is in there too and with a mighty oak cock of his own. Brogan fucks Ryan solo, proving he's an ace top, that impeccable frame providing a lot of muscle to back up a strong fuck. Jason cums on Ryan's chest, causing Ryan to shoot and then they wait for Brogan pull out and finish. Cole arrives at Ryan's store just as Ryan has finished with Jason and Brogan, and Cole needs his help desperately. "You mean you fucked him before he told you he knew who the murderer was and now he's dead? That's like blowing the final answer on Jeopardy!," Ryan says, before tossing off a comic bon mot that is more proof of Dan Rhode's incredible script. Ryan advocates going to the police, but Cole is too freaked out and wants to investigate on his own.
That leaves Ryan at home alone getting high when the doorbell rings. It's Bruno, who explains to Ryan that Cole is in terrible danger. He knows who is behind this and wants to end the horror immediately. Meanwhile, Cole goes to Adam's apartment where the fuckfest that led to the killings started. The scene crackles with tension until Cole realizes there had to be a fourth person in the room. That may seem mundane to anyone who has ever figured out a "Murder, She Wrote" episode before the first commercial break, but it's actually a beautiful little porn in-joke. On top of the hand-held cameras, there was another camera filming the three guys having sex, wasn't there? We next see Ryan being beaten and raped by a mysterious man as Cole races to get to him. It's too late. Ryan is dead when Cole gets there, and of course his fingerprints will be left all over the scene of the crime. The killer has left his camera, on purpose, showing the rape and murder of Ryan. He also finds an envelope of clippings Bruno had given Ryan to show Cole who the murderer is. He is shocked to find out it's ... Please, I'm not going to be tricked into revealing the ending. Actually, after the murderer is revealed, the story continues, but to say any more would be ruining a stellar mystery (and one last fabulous sex scene which I'm really bummed to say I can't describe in detail. A truly warped ending brings up issues like the thrill of adventure-seeking that wouldn't normally be found in porn, but "Focus/Refocus" is unlike most porn. It's gritty emotion and determined to be different make it work as well as it does. Happy endings (of the plot sort) are for Disney movies. Raging Stallion isn't the least bit interested, and thankfully, their version of life is bountifully exciting, utter perfection this time around. DVD features (5-disc set): Chapters (by full scenes and sex only); documentary ("Getting Into Focus" features interviews and explanations of how the film was made that is very interested, all put together by Andrew Rosen); video diary; solo (Mitchell Rock; alternate edits (David and Cole's scene shot by the hand-held camera; the full scene of Steve Cruz's solo); trailers ("Focus/Refocus," "Arabesque," "Lords of the Jungle," "Trouser Trout," "Hard at Work," "Home Bodies," "Manhattan," "Pokin' in the Boys Rooms," "Poke, Prod, Penetrate," "Rear Delivers," "Big Bigger Biggest," "Ten Pound Tube Steak," "Manifesto," "Instinct," "Savage," "Menace," "To the Last Man," "The Visitor," "The Trap," "The Drifter," "Port of Entry," "Porn Stars in Love," "Playback," "On the Job," "Nailed and Screwed," "Hotter than Hell," "Hombres," "High Tops," "Grunts," "Errecion" and "Barback"); and no regional coding (playable worldwide). There is also a fifth disc, "Focus/Refocus P.O.V.," which shows the unedited footage shot by the hand-held cameras; it's a neat way to watch the scenes as well. A DVD Review by Brent Blue ( http://www.mannet.com ) *** Highly, Highly Recommended ***