Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Protraph Lack of good storyline.

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

anamariadl I'd like to start this review with a plea. If you have not seen the film yet, stop reading whatever reviews you're reading and go watch it. Then come back and read and/or comment.Now, this film is pure magic. It has a sensibility that if it does not manage to move you, few things in life will. As a heterosexual, for me, the biggest possible cliché in a film that portrays being gay, is the idea that being gay is wrong. Same goes for real life. The cliché that heterosexuals are against being gay, that they are condemning the behaviour, that being gay is not acceptable in society. Prejudice. Cowardice. Hate. All of these are MISSING from this film, and I think this is one of the most relevant reasons for why this film is so special. Except maybe one single moment, when training, Damien is being instructed to start sounding like a man fighting, not a girl fighting (why sounding like a girl fighting would be such a bad way is a bit beyond me) everything else is love. It is acceptance, from parents, from community, from people at school. The only ones that are finding it a bit hard to accept are Damien and Thomas who are struggling to find out what their feelings mean, in a world where being 'different' is seen as being 'wrong'. What a sensible way of allowing love to blossom, of telling us that love is real, and that love can and WILL happen no matter what.Yes it's cliché that the seasons are changing as the feelings and thoughts of the boys are changing, yes it's cliché that love starts from fighting with each other, with being jealous, yes it's cliché that the adopted child will tend to be more vulnerable and tough in what concerns his feelings and behaviour. So what? All these clichés only build an absolute ideal romance. How can people really consider Thomas a bully? Which bully could care for his adored mother the way he does, which bully could care for the animals the way he does, which bully immerses himself into nature the way Thomas does, which bully shows disappointment and hurt when telling his lover that he knows what he was looking for in the other man? How can the love he shows be so invisible to all of you, just because a punch or a push. Choose to see emotions, and reactions rather just than only certain actions.I think it is also wonderful that their love was shown as full love, as in both of them become one, instead of choosing another film and real life cliché that a gay male relationship will have one top and one bottom. BS! Love is more than that.I could be writing more and more about the film, however I think the main idea is that the film is made with love, for people who choose to believe in love.Incredible scenery, soundtrack to it, the acting is stellar from all involved, I am changing my review from 9 stars to 10. 10+ if I could.

tonysloane I was hoping it would be an interesting, and ultimately a gay film that I could relate to, but as previously alluded to on another critiqe, it was was a complete mish mash of scenes. What occasioned the animosity between the two boys? What was the visit to the gay farmer all about? There was no explanation. In fact there was no explanation for a number of scenes, and the final realisation that the boys were in love was condensed into a ten minute finale. A deeply disappointing movie, that was only worth five stars for the attractive boys that acted in it.

Red_Identity I wasn't really sure what to except out of this film, but to classify it as simply an LGBT film would be a great disservice to what it's doing. There aren't just two leads here, there are three, and that is crucial to the importance of it. The screenplay is layered and filled with small gestures and moments that mean a lot to the characters, but ones we have to be attentive to. This is a little film made out of moments like that and if people aren't used to it and don't like that kind of storytelling, they may not take to this film. It's subtle and very nuanced where it counts, and that's why it stands apart from the rest of its like.

Quadruplex This movie lasts for almost two hours. Yet, major developments in the story occur out of the blue or are hard to believe.It starts with the premise: Damien's Mother Marianne may have a heart of gold – but are we really to believe that she would insist on lodging the guy that bullies her son? What mother would welcome a classmate to her house that her son tells her is a jerk and pain-in-the-ass? Later in the movie, Damien and Thomas still hate each other; at that stage, it is unclear whether Thomas is gay – but Damien asks Thomas to drive him to an appointment with a guy that turns out to be a gay farmer. One would expect that Damien comes up with some kind of explanation what he is doing at this guy's place – but we don't hear a word. It would also make sense for Damien to tell Thomas to drive back home and pick him up later. But no – he tells him to wait. Sounds as polite as romantic – intending to screw while his "buddy" is waiting.The scene ends with the farmer not being interested in Damien – but Thomas, who hasn't been introduced to the guy yet, asks him for a tour of his farm. And – wouldn't you know – the guy who drove his potential date gets a detailed tour.On the way back home, more than halfway through the film, Damien states for the first time that he thinks he's in love with Thomas. No reaction from Thomas – no "P**s off, fruit", no "I love you, too" - this is the year 2016!Somewhere in the middle of the film, the guys walk to a place in the mountains to kick the crap out of each other. A thunderstorm stops their fight – and while it's raining, they are nice as pie to each other. That's what you'd do, too – right?In the – happy – end, boy meets boy – and the only explanation we hear from Thomas why he rejected Damien throughout the entire movie is "You talk too much." Makes sense… Lots of things the protagonists do (or don't do) throughout the movie remain unexplained – at the same time, we see scenes that do not contribute to the story at all. Thomas and his stepfather try to fix the TV roof antenna during a storm, Thomas' tour to the farm – all that takes minutes and does not further the story.Still, the movie is worth seeing – but someone should have worked on the script before Techine started shooting – or do a better editing job.