The movie is generally lacking in character development. The film at one point follows the creepiest-looking gangster (Flavio Bucci from the "The Night Train Murders") to his home where he is shacking up with another gangster's wife and her kid, but more than character development this seems to be more an excuse for another sex scene. The Placido character has an interesting flashback of him working on a filthy fishing barge, which is contrasted with a fantasy where he is piloting a yacht. This movie is very class-conscious in the way it has this poor Sicilian boy falling for a rich, northern girl (the Italian title "La Orca" comes from the designer outfit she's wearing). Placido is pretty good here, but this handsome, light-complexioned hunk is not too convincing as a lower-class Sicilian ruffian. As for Neihaus, I can't decide if she is a bad actress, or is just playing a really obnoxious character (she's more Paris Hilton than Patty Hearst). She does get naked several times which, judging from the English, title was the primary consideration.

在一次两个著名的攀登者见面中，一个是颇有经验的登山运动员，另一个是自由登山人，记者伊凡对两个人哪个是最好的攀登者打了赌。罗杰(登山专家)说马丁(自由攀岩人)在真正的攀登路上一天也活不了，虽然他是世界竞技攀岩冠军.他们打算攀爬美国南部巴塔哥尼亚的“瑟拉托里”山。这是一座非常难爬的处女峰……