Movie Information
Overall Rank: 4077
Average Rating: 2.8/4
# of Ratings: 15
Theatrical Release Date: 03/21/2008
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 05/27/2008
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jonah Markowitz
Actors: Tricia Pierce, Trevor Wright, Matt Bushell, Christina Blevins, Cherese, Caitlin Crosby
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2.5/4
Snake Sugarbaker - wrote on 12/11/2009
A young straight surfer bound for art school has trouble coming to terms with coming out. Visually impressive surfing sequences help make this otherwise-been-there film more tolerable.
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3/4
Gimme "Shelter"
kcvidkid - wrote on 05/08/2008
There's much to like in this gay coming out story, but somehow it left me wanting more.
I said this a while back about the surplus of gay flms as they became more common and stopped being a novelty: at some point they're just as likely to be stereotypical and derivative as straight films.
I guess it's been some time since I've seen a coming out story, and the specific situation(s) in "Shelter" seemed fairly original. But all these movies end up in the same place, especially if they want to be crowd-pleasers. In striving to do so, "Shelter" was not authentic to me.
I actually felt sorry for the main character who wants to settle down so quickly and be a "family". I mean, he's just acknowledged that he's gay: he's not going to have a chance to sow his wild oats and experience …
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