Cast: Julie (Juli) Ashton, Keri Windsor, Felicia Ryder, Maya (Wendy) Divine, Heaven Leigh, Renee La Rue, Evan Stone, Jon Dough, Randy Spears. Directed by F.J. Lincoln. Date of Production: 2/2000 (DVD released 9/2000). Running time: ~ 1 hour, 54 minutes. I wanted to like "Best Friends" more than I did; not least among the things it has going for it are good sex scenes, but I found the movie curiously flat, and I predominantly blame this effect on the plot and acting. I don't watch plotted porn for complex, interwoven story lines, but a reasonable effort is always appreciated, and may even help me enjoy a movie a little more than usual (e.g., Masque). Conversely, a lackluster story and/or setting can really drag something down for me. Unfortunately, "Best Friends" falls into the latter category; the resulting movie is a mostly nondescript affair, despite some fine sex scenes. The story is a minor variation of the old "cool guy tries to get nerdy friend laid" formula (see "Talk Dirty to Me", et. al.).