Rating of
2/4
Story is Limited; Writing Needs Work
Franz Patrick - wrote on 07/10/08
For a movie that was shot in five days, it's not that bad. Nonetheless, I think this is a typical gay film that has way too many sex scenes and not enough story. It flourishes whenever two people talk and make a certain connection (Jared and the grandmother; Jared and the friend he meets at the hostel). Although the physical touching gets titillating at times, those become a distraction and they slow the story down. The acting is pretty bad but I didn't mind that much because I know the limitations it had due to its budget. I also had problems following the story because it didn't make that much sense. I'm talking about the main character's actions: in one scene he seems so deep, the next scene he's so shallow that it's hard to root for him to find happiness. Major contradictions like that made me go, "What the heck?!" I guess the writer is to blame. Still, if it had more time to produce the final product, considerably bigger budget, and less sex scenes, it would have been pretty solid. I believe that the gay community overhyped this film because they desperately crave gay cinema. Nonethless, there are so much more rewarding gay pictures out there, both popular and otherwise.
