This vertical gay drama claims to be a US production, but every character has a thick accent that makes me think the cast or the entire crew was actually from Eastern Europe. I tried to look up more details about where it was filmed, but I couldn't find anything. The official summary describes it as a story where a lonely dancer and a troubled cop find a connection through lies and danger, starting with a rescue that turns into a risky attraction. I’ve definitely seen the lead actors in something else before, though I can't put my finger on what it was. Let's get into the plot and what I actually thought about it. The story follows Tino, a young nightclub dancer who is stuck under the thumb of a brutal club owner. This guy uses debt and intimidation to keep Tino in line and was apparently a friend of Tino's late mother. Tino feels a massive weight on his shoulders because he’s desperate to help his sister, who is really sick, so he just stays quiet and tries to survive....
Lee is a welder working in a factory who has ben accused of assaulting his girlfriend, thanks to false accusation of a neighbor. Th case is now closed in present times and he is doing community service. Through his closest friend Chuck, he meets Ben, an affluent lawyer at a party. Chuck soon falls for Jane, who is Ben's close friend and they are all going for hiking. Ben soon remembers that he had seen Lee at his hearing in his court case. Ben is dating George, who happened to be Lee's lawyer. Soon through a series of events, Ben finds himself getting attracted to Lee and he also finds out that George has been lying to him an dis happily married with a family. Taking upon himself to investigate Lee's case further, and helps Lee get charges dropped on him. Ben confesses his feelings for Lee, who also has been going through a childhood trauma of his father leaving him for another man. But soon Lee will have to face his own feelings for Ben.
The ending where Lee suddenly feels love for Ben is random. Yes, we see traces where the two men bond over hiking and zest for life, there is never any solid reason to show the two men falling for each other. Yes, the two begin to form a sort of ‘opposites attract’ chemistry but everything happens too fast. The conflict of Chuck and Jane falling in love, then breaking up and then again coming back together was as random and the leading men's chemistry. I bet the film was made on a super low budget. The only decent thing about the film was good looking Lee and his acting. Rest everyone was just meh at best. Its a scrappy film, that bit more than it can chew in its aspirations. This film has weak plot, bad screenplay, average acting and a very choppy edit. The intentions are ok but the flaws are too many to overlook. (3.5/10)
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Maybe its time to watch that one again :)