Getting even stronger in its 12th edition, the Michael Lucas Auditions series is on track to become the best ever in its genre.
Although a few of the "Auditions" editions have had Michael Lucas giving the helm to other directors, his expert, minimal-but-firm guidance can be counted on to deliver the most interesting scenes. Here Michael directs the entire production, and he steps in front of the lens for a stupendous finale.
In the first of five scenes, Michael pairs redhead Blu Kennedy with bisexual Ray Star, the newbie. The focus is on Ray for the interview portion of the scene, and it explains his many tattoos, and that he's turned on by gazing into the eyes of the person he's having sex with. When the action starts, the spotlight is evenly balanced between Blue and Ray. The couple really gets into kissing, and Blu sucks Ray's oversized cock hungrily, but the real thrills come when the two fuck, and true to his word, Ray and Blu often lock eyes while their bodies are linked cock-to-ass. And yes, it's very hot. Ray's attentions never waver, and he seems to truly get off on making Blu cum, which is a big thrill. Ray ends the scene by giving Blu a facial, and he doesn't hesitate to lean over and give Blu one last hot kiss as his cum dries on Blu's face.
Another redhead stars in the following scene, Puerto Rican hottie Steven Poncé. Fellow Puerto Rican Wilson Vasquez is Steven's partner in the scene, and although Wilson sometimes seems rather reserved onscreen, in this case, he sheds a lot of it and lets his natural sensuality shine through. For one thing, Wilson usually doesn't "do" anything. He's been fairly confined to having things done to him, but here, he surprisingly rims Steven's bubble-butt before he fucks him. It's a scintillating fuck, staring out with Steven gradually getting used to Wilson's enormous girth and length, and ending with him on his back, Wilson driving hard into his ass. It's in this position that Steven loses it, creaming his torso with a huge load which Wilson continues to thrust inside his hole. Wilson's cum-shot, a facial, drenches Steven's mouth, and Steven leans in to take Wilson's foreskin-covered cock in his mouth, savoring the last few drops of cum that cling to it.
Lovers Trey Casteel and Nick Marino are next in a scene that includes a hugely entertaining flip-flop fuck. Trey and Nick also provide the longest interview portion here, and they provide some personal info that enhances their scene with a kind of intimacy that isn't only sexual. If their sexual interaction at home is anything like the glimpse of it they give to the cameras, things are pretty hot and heavy around the Casteel-Marino household. More than any of the other studs in this edition, they seem to completely ignore that they're being filmed, and it's also kind of interesting to note that Michael Lucas gives fewer directions off-camera in this scene. They are also quite beautiful together, their physiques just different enough to be very interesting, and whether they're sucking, rimming, kissing or fucking, they are equally matched both in terms of talent and ardor. Nick gets on all-fours and the camera goes in for a close-up of his ass pucker (a real beauty) just before Trey moves in for a hot tongue-fuck, followed by the real thing, doggy-style. Then, a smooth transition from top to bottom and its Trey who gets rimmed and fucked, and it may be my opinion, but its seems like he's much happier with Nick's uncut cock in his ass. Nick's cum-shot shows him off in all of his macho glory, and it's a facial, too, although he thoughtfully, lovingly, wipes off a stray bit of man cream from his lover's eyes near the end, a sweet finale to the sequence.
When Michael Lucas discovered hugely-hung young stud Ben Andrews, he was probably already planning to match him with J., who Michael has never failed to compliment on his perfect booty. These guys get right down to business following a brief interview scene, and it is indeed a memorable scene, for the very reasons you would expect. Early on, Ben's cock rises like a column from his crotch, elegantly erect, and J., on his stomach, his asscheeks flexing, leans over to take Ben in his mouth, an unforgettable moment in the scene. When J. rises on all-fours, and Ben slowly sticks his cock all the way inside him, you can almost feel the tension in the air ("I can do this," J. seems to be thinking), but that soon gives way to full-on pounding, and Ben doesn't pull any punches. Just before he cums, Ben fucking him missionary, J. offers his lips for a kiss, and then the camera shoots the penetration from above, Ben, almost impossibly enormous shaft delving deep inside J.'s taut asscheeks. Not long after (after much more kissing and fucking) Ben kneels beside J.'s face and strokes his meat while he fingers J.'s ass, and blasts J.'s face and open mouth with big wads of jism.
The final scene features Michael with tall, raven-haired Serbian Lorenzo. It's easy to figure why Michael chose to break in Lorenzo, once you get a look at his huge feet (special order shoes, no kidding), because it's no secret that Michael has a bit of a foot fetish. Big feet -- you know what that means. Well, in this case, a horny bottom. Lorenzo is a practiced cocksucker, taking Michael's long cock easily, and as the cocksucking and initial fingering of Lorenzo's ass begins, there's some serious toe-and-foot worship sprinkled into the mix. As it happens, that other supposition about big feet turns out to be true as well. Lorenzo's uncut cock is a beauty, and it looks especially juicy and delicious as Michael spreads the stud's legs so that he can finger his ass and suck it at the same time. It looks a bit overwhelming when Lorenzo climbs on Michael and sits on his dick -- Lorenzo is so tall that he almost looks like a giant. But Michael is undaunted, and he rolls Lorenzo onto his back so that he can prong his ass missionary. The fuck positions come full circle near the end, and once again Lorenzo bounces up and down on Michael's cock. Standing quickly, Lorenzo strokes out his cum while he stands over Michael, and from that altitude, it seems to rain down from on high. Then, Michael has the pleasure of watching Lorenzo's handsome face close as the big hunk leans over to lick Michael's balls as he blows a load, and even a pro like Michael isn't immune to the knee-shaking orgasm that ensues.
DVD features: Chapters; model biographies; trailers ("Barcelona Nights," "Auditions 7, 8, and 9," "Encounters: The Point of No Return," "Encounters: The Heat of the Moment," "Fire Island Cruising 8," and "Dangerous Liaisons").; and no regional coding (playable worldwide).
A DVD Review by Martin Cox