I read other people's reviews before watching so was thinking it was going to be somewhat unbelievable in terms of the relationship, but I actually didn't agree. I thought it was quite good. I liked the way it jumped along through time and that you go the sense of these two guys really liking each other even though they didn't talk a lot. You never got a completely full picture of what Kai was about but there were little hints. He at one point tells Marc that he is an 'infiltrator' - coming in to break up the establishment, and he truly does seem to be a non-scared individual who is not afraid of not being liked by others. But he also is perhaps a bit naive in that he thinks that Marc is just going to drop everything right away for their relationship. I also like that at the end he just sees reality as it is and leaves and doesn't do anything really self-destructive. He's a smart, graceful person and so the way he handles Marc's rejection seems more realistic to me.
Marc is also a well drawn character. He goes through a believable evolution. One favorite part of mine was when he finally gets back in the homophobic cop's face near the end of the film. He really goes right at the guy and literally kisses him and strokes his face to make a point. The face stroke seems to really throw the guy off balance the most, and he lets Marc have it. Marc seems believably strong, both physically and mentally, and that he is standing up to this jerk because he had been made stronger by being around Kai and because he is gaining a stronger sense of self himself. I also liked how the filmmakers took on homophobia really directly in the way the bullying cop was acting. This is exactly the kind of behavior that a lot of juvenile males exhibit, and by showing it, it really makes the viewer wonder - what in the hell is he doing? What's his real problem here? Is he looking for his own dick to be sucked? Anyhow, great film and worth another viewing for sure!
Marc is also a well drawn character. He goes through a believable evolution. One favorite part of mine was when he finally gets back in the homophobic cop's face near the end of the film. He really goes right at the guy and literally kisses him and strokes his face to make a point. The face stroke seems to really throw the guy off balance the most, and he lets Marc have it. Marc seems believably strong, both physically and mentally, and that he is standing up to this jerk because he had been made stronger by being around Kai and because he is gaining a stronger sense of self himself. I also liked how the filmmakers took on homophobia really directly in the way the bullying cop was acting. This is exactly the kind of behavior that a lot of juvenile males exhibit, and by showing it, it really makes the viewer wonder - what in the hell is he doing? What's his real problem here? Is he looking for his own dick to be sucked? Anyhow, great film and worth another viewing for sure!
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