LouHomey From my favorite movies..

AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

dwp-08886 Eerie, expressionistic tale of a young hustler who somehow can't leave the building where he has come to serve a client. Hallways twist and turn and dead-end, and instead of finding his way out, he keeps stumbling into one odd, desperate life after another. Yet the point of view is compassionate and curious. The young man matures and learns as he goes, an especially touching and wondrous process. The film is driven by a superb, understated performance by Ben Bonenfant, a regional theater star (with a specialty in Shakespeare) who is not often seen in films. He helps bring it all together beautifully. Director Joseph Graham (Beautiful Something) makes a powerful visual statement about the tenderness, vulnerability and need of lives that seem perverse or on the edge. Dare I say it, in the end the weirdness becomes heartwarming. A stunning achievement.

Remy_Azhary The whole man-whore/hustler theme about this film is just a backdrop to what is more important as a message put in this film. Sure, there are scenes of sexual escapades but there's also an analytical perspective to the story. This film is more of a journey of a young man as he 'hustled' through the supposedly maze-like apartment building (as he'd called it) and met with different and interesting characters throughout the movie, and of course his sexual escapades ensued.The brilliance about this film is that it's more like an anthology account of the man's journey from sexual encounter to the next and lessons in life that he gained from each one of them. Even though the story took place at a span of one night we could see the man's growing maturity and his take on life and love. And what's clever about it is that his learning phase never felt rushed.To add to that, the hustler showed that he was quite a learned person as he could read body languages and even recognize a small figurine of a griffin that I suppose not many people would know about.As hot as each of the sexual scenes was the 'sex' part served as merely the backdrop to the man's incredible journey in finding purpose to his life.All in all, I'd say this is one film critics and people should not overlook. I just wish I could see the continuation of the relationship between the young man and Gary.

rafiii Having never heard of this film or any of the actors, I was hesitant to sit through another "gay hustler" story. I'm thankful I did.Ditto on all the adjectives used by the other reviewers who enjoyed Strapped. This film is fresh. I knocked off 1 star because of a few technical flaws, though they don't detract from the story. This is a definite DVD purchase for my library.I don't believe they were, but I question whether or not the themes may have been too Americanized. Our esteemed reviewer from Russia doesn't share my opinion and I accept that people are looking for different things from the movie experience.

Jim Baclagon the BEST gay-themed movie I've ever seen in a long time . Three words- Elegant, Erotic and Profound. Some might critic about the stereotypes in this movie, the episodic plot and the ambiguity of it all. But the amazing acting moves the episodes so smoothly, the Honesty of its material makes it more then just your run-of-the-mill gay themed movie.Another plus for this movie, all the guys are hot and great acting. The ending scenes alone are quite awesome and the beginning scene really pulls you into what the movie is all about. It's a rare movie where it will make you horny and make you weep at the same time (if you get emotional at movies lol).Ben Bonefant said in an interview: "It's like a gay man's Christmas Story" I couldn't agree more. Gritty and real and sometimes Dream-like Strapped manages to be This Unexpectedly moving movie about a gay Hustler, an emotional experience HIGHLY recommend it A+