The always dazzling Annette Haven plays the widowed Monique, whose husband, whom she didn't particularly care for, has just died, leaving her to perform a series of devious sexual tasks to access his entire inheritance. The postmortem message recorded on a tape recorder expresses his wife's frigidity and gold-digging, as well as his determination to seek revenge on her, even if only from beyond the grave, and under the supervision of his lawyer (Paul Thomas). The demure and proper Monique is forced to commit all sorts of degrading acts to fulfill the conditions of the inheritance, and despite her initial resistance, she eventually relishes the challenge.
This unfairly overlooked Annette Haven film might seem like just another porn film, but it turns out to be an unpredictable entry in the genre. The most lurid aspect is the generous amount of sordidness surrounding the feats imposed on Monique, compared to the good taste and elegance she exudes. The ending shows a liberated widow, in bed with the lawyer, finding new and exciting ways to deal with her husband's ashes. "Soft Places" stands as one of the most artfully filmed pornographic films of the 1970s.