Of course it's not always a compliment when someone calls a movie courageous, but in this case it really is. It shows some darker sides of gay culture with a bluntness that we seldomly see, without any judgement, just observing.
To me it also showed that these 'darker sides' of gay eroticism can have their own function in a persons life.
And there's the courage of the two actors that play the main characters, to take on with such intensity parts that have such explicit gay sex and nudity.
I'm particularly impressed with the very subtle, naturalistically introvert acting of Josh Lavery. In my opinion he would very well function in a scala of roles, from action hero to romantic interest, but apparently up until now he has mainly been in what we call 'gay' movies. He also has a very impressive voice.
In one other review the term gaysplectation is mentioned. I can see why, there's a lot of scarcely dressed or bare naked young man to be admired. But I think the term doesn't do right to the movie, because of the intense acting and the venturous parts of the story.
The music of this film just seems weird every once in a while, as if taken from some low-budget 70ies movie.
To me it also showed that these 'darker sides' of gay eroticism can have their own function in a persons life.
And there's the courage of the two actors that play the main characters, to take on with such intensity parts that have such explicit gay sex and nudity.
I'm particularly impressed with the very subtle, naturalistically introvert acting of Josh Lavery. In my opinion he would very well function in a scala of roles, from action hero to romantic interest, but apparently up until now he has mainly been in what we call 'gay' movies. He also has a very impressive voice.
In one other review the term gaysplectation is mentioned. I can see why, there's a lot of scarcely dressed or bare naked young man to be admired. But I think the term doesn't do right to the movie, because of the intense acting and the venturous parts of the story.
The music of this film just seems weird every once in a while, as if taken from some low-budget 70ies movie.