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Boy Erased (2018)
Not emotionally gripping
This was a decent plot and great acting. But the script and most scenes were quite bland. If the story is about a horrendous experience of gay conversion camps, they didn't do a good job making it seem awful. All moments where there was opportunity to make me cry, they skipped or glossed over. I would save my money for when this comes out on an airplane or Netflix.
There was so much opportunity to make this movie great, but they failed to make me feel anything. For a movie with such heavy topics and sadness, I was perplexed to feel nothing.
Prayers for Bobby (2009)
Excellent, well-done movie that has you balling your eyes out
The whole movie I was crying profusely. The cast was terrific. A must-see, especially for gay people and family of gay people. A gay youth is outcast by his mother and he struggles to accept his homosexuality. He eventually is able to leave his family for Portland, OR, but his mother's emotional/biblical abuse remains scarring his mind. I don't want to spoil what happens in Portland, but you will certainly find this a movie that makes you feel deeply for all the characters involved. I really felt connected to all the characters. This movie was certainly a movie that would be great to watch with someone you care for, as you will be crying the whole time. This movie points out the horrors of the religious Right, and criticizes the arguments against homosexuality.
The 24th Day (2004)
Amazing and Powerful and true of gay men
Don't be fooled by those who say this movie was weak. True, it was a low-budget film that never got into theaters. At the same time, it was suspenseful. The best part is that it is not predictable. You know of course that there will be a twist at the end, and it's exciting to find out what it'll be. Marsden did an excellent job at captivating the audience and making them feel sorry for him, even though we know he lies so much. Both Marsden and Speedman are the bad guys in the movie. Two antagonists and no real protagonist. Those who say it's homophobic are full of crap. I'm a gay man, and I like to have sex (in fact, I kept wanting the two to do it while Marsden was tied up), just as Marsden wants sex, knows he can get it, and does whatever he can to have it. If the movie were untrue to life about how gay men go out and have sex frequently, then the rates of new HIV infection would be dropping incredibly, since everyone would use protection. People get drunk and people have unprotected sex; it's a terrible reality, and this movie portrays it.