Ben Bonenfant in Strapped
Is there a more tired, done-to-death gay film genre than the hustler movie? We all know why these characters are so common in gay cinema, but even frequent sex scenes and male nudity can make cliched characters and hackneyed dialogue only marginally more interesting.
But guess what? Apparently, there was one terrific gay hustler story just begging to be told.
Strapped tells the story of a nameless hustler who finishes a house-call in an apartment building, but soon finds himself unable to find the building's exit. Wherever he goes, he encounters another gay man who wants something different from him, and is also willing to pay for it.
But each doesn't just want a specific (and different) sex act from him: they want him to fulfill some unstated purpose or desire in their lives, something he can't quite give them: a Russian immigrant wants the return...
Is there a more tired, done-to-death gay film genre than the hustler movie? We all know why these characters are so common in gay cinema, but even frequent sex scenes and male nudity can make cliched characters and hackneyed dialogue only marginally more interesting.
But guess what? Apparently, there was one terrific gay hustler story just begging to be told.
Strapped tells the story of a nameless hustler who finishes a house-call in an apartment building, but soon finds himself unable to find the building's exit. Wherever he goes, he encounters another gay man who wants something different from him, and is also willing to pay for it.
But each doesn't just want a specific (and different) sex act from him: they want him to fulfill some unstated purpose or desire in their lives, something he can't quite give them: a Russian immigrant wants the return...
- 12/22/2010
- by Brent Hartinger
- The Backlot
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