This hysterically funny, gay romp through the 23rd century is a groundbreaking work by filmaker, Jennifer Kroot. As usual, I will give away no plot points, thus forcing you to hork up some Euros to see this futuristic mistresspiece yourself. You can always go to sirensofthe23rdcentury.com for glimpses under the skirt. Kroot has the brains to surround herself with a talented cast, crew and financiers to pull off a big screen comedy with the best of them. Her work can be compared to the pairing of such odd elements as Mel Brooks, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and strangely enough, Leni Riefenstahl. Although she wrote, produced, starred, foley’d, and sang a song or two, we never grew tired of her as the often abused princess seeking an escape from her own eyeliner. Original ideas in film don’t always work, but they do in the case of this screaming screen siren’s sultry silicone story. The sold out crowd was most enthusiastic to the humor and to the beautiful Ms. Kroot, as most of them remained after the screening to ply her with questions. If ‘Siren’s’ is any indication of the tip of her tantalizing, talented iceburg, look out Lara Croft, there’s a new woman in town and she’s packin’ a hot-comb.

Reviewed by Neil Leiberman
6/16/2003