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 enlarge | Director: Jonah Markowitz
Actors: Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes
Studio: TLA Releasing
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (13 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1026
Format: Pal
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 84 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 807839003499
EAN: 0807839003499
ASIN: B001A8VRYO
Release Date: August 11, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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 A pleasantly strange film... December 18, 2008
This is a good movie - I just can't work out if I enjoyed it or not!
It wasn't the story line... which is fine. Nor was it the acting - all of the cast perform very well.
So what was it that irked?
Possibly the dialogue - it's almost entirely "Dude" and "Bud" said with different inflections and with different looks to convey different meanings. I found that difficult to follow, not being entirely fluent in surfer.
But once I stopped listening to what they were saying and started watching what they were doing the film won me over. It's beautifully shot in some spectacular locations (both the lovely seascapes and gritty industrial vistas) and the interaction between all of the characters is very fluid and natural (which isn't always the case where straight actors are playing gay).
Overall, the film is touching, bittersweet and beautiful. Certainly worth taking a look at - just don't expect Shakespearean dialogue!
 Boy meets boy and the rest is history November 30, 2008
This is one of the best gay movies I've seen.
A real date movie, very touching. watched it on rental and bought it straight away.
One of the best gay romance films of all time November 25, 2008
This has to be one of the very best gay films made. This film is an unpatronising, uplifting and positive film, which avoids all the pitfals of cliche gay romance films that always seem to end in the relationship break-up or one partner being killed or dying of Aids. It avoids drag queens, the seedy underworld of stereotypical clubbing or cruising, virtually no drugs and is just a wonderful story about a young man who happens to fall in love with his best friend's older brother. The love-story is coupled with the responsibility of bringing up a young child by his uncle, however both men take on this challenge in a child-centred way and the impression one gets is that the child will have nothing less than the best upbringing. The other characters are also portrayed in a positive light - the brother/best friend, selfish, and initially homophobic sister all contribute towards a great storyline which, at times runs a bit fast, but nonetheless make this one of the best gay films I have ever seen.
At times the american dialogue is a little difficult to follow for non-americans because of the speed of delivery, but it's really well acted, cast, written and directed. At times the over-use of the F-word gets a bit tiresome, but try to put this aside and enjoy the storyline for what it is.
I highly recommend this to anyone, gay or straight.
Refreshingly normal & devoid of any "Tragic Gay" storyline November 10, 2008
This film has been resonating with me days after watching it... not because it is the best film ever, but because it touched me deeply by the subtle way that it normalises the coming out experience and the subsequent gay relationships that can happen afterwards.
It was just so, so refreshing to witness on screen the unfolding lives, with no apologies and no judgements... and no funny camp fall guy to get in the way of the true story.
More Gay cinema like this... please!
My only criticism really would be that it ended with a little too much over sentimentality... but hey that's Hollywood for you.
Buy it, rent it, see it.
 Lack of passion October 26, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The movie is very good and well produced but because neither actors are gay in real life, it really shows especially in intimacy. There is a lack of emotional engagement throughout the movie which gives you the feeling there is something missing. For example, the kissing is just hilarious it looks like they are kissing their grandmother lol. It's a shame cause the movie is above average.
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