I'll usually watch a gay movie out of LA when I am just tired of flipping through the Netflix catalog. That probably says as much about me as it says about gay movies out of LA on streaming channels.
This title was not typical. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Once I got past the fact that 35-somethings were commiserating about being old and were swimming in a pool in the desert, I was engaged in the dialog. And this film addresses some universal elements of the gay male experience, both contemporary and traditional.
The one great love is a human thing, but gay men experience it in a profound way. Coming of age feeling totally alone in a heterosexual world causes many gay men to psychologically blossom with a first great love. And that first great love is seldom one's last love or only love as a gay man.
This film covers commitment, marriage, nostalgia and loss in a palatable way. The dialog and situations are believable. The actors are likable and natural. It did not fall into the soft-porn trap which sinks many LA gay films into the quagmire of the predictable. I recommend it to any gay man who has loved and lost.
This title was not typical. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Once I got past the fact that 35-somethings were commiserating about being old and were swimming in a pool in the desert, I was engaged in the dialog. And this film addresses some universal elements of the gay male experience, both contemporary and traditional.
The one great love is a human thing, but gay men experience it in a profound way. Coming of age feeling totally alone in a heterosexual world causes many gay men to psychologically blossom with a first great love. And that first great love is seldom one's last love or only love as a gay man.
This film covers commitment, marriage, nostalgia and loss in a palatable way. The dialog and situations are believable. The actors are likable and natural. It did not fall into the soft-porn trap which sinks many LA gay films into the quagmire of the predictable. I recommend it to any gay man who has loved and lost.