So, about a decade ago, there were these five movies that made up the whole Takumi-kun series. Now, the creators have come back with a six-episode show, with each part running about 25 minutes. I'm guessing they wanted to introduce a newer generation of BL fans to this world, but honestly, it backfired. The whole thing feels incredibly dated, like it’s completely out of touch with how modern BL shows are made today. Between a cast that’s way too crowded and a mountain of different couples to keep track of, the storytelling is just a total train wreck that doesn't make a lick of sense. The whole thing takes place at an all-boys boarding school. You’ve got Gii, who just moved back from the States and is the son of a super wealthy CEO, and he's roommates with Takumi. Right from the very first episode, Gii is basically obsessed, taking every chance he gets to shout his feelings from the rooftops. Takumi is really shy and has no clue how to handle all that heat, so he just doe...
Kyle Dalmar is a famous photographer who suddenly goes missing. We see that he is being shot by someone. Few days later, a friend of his hires a lesbian named Abigail to find out secret behind Kyle's disappearance. We then meet Michael Dalmar, Kyle's twin brother who is just 2 minutes younger than him but the brothers have not spoken in 10 years. Incidentally both brothers are gay. When Kyle's assistant mistakes Michael to be Kyle, He pretends to live his brother's life but Abigail soon finds out the truth. Now Abigail and Michael are on a trail of talking to all models and people whom Kyle had shot through his camera. Eventually they are lead to the killer, who happens to be Kyle's neighbour. All this is possible only through all the pictures that Kyle has taken.
I really did not enjoy this film. It not only felt bit amateurish but also a bit let down by the script. It could have been a decent made for TV short film, but it was quite stretched. There were plenty male nude scenes thrown in just to target gay audience and so were some random hook up scenes between Abigail and girls. Michael meets the models whom Kyle dumped and now who are angry at Kyle. Michael also get in a relationship with Kyle's assistant. All this just did not make much sense. But on a positive note, the bond and chemistry between Abigail and Michael is pretty good and strong. Also its never properly explained how does Michael realize in the first place who really the killer is. Also why os the killer randomly lurking around? And what about the murder itself. Kyle is running in dark in woods with trees surrounded, but the murderer still manages to find him in his car driving on main road. It just didn't make much sense. Way too many loopholes.
Forced nudity and humour doesn't really salvage the poor screenplay that this film has. Its only the decent acting acting and chemistry between the two leads that saves this film. (3/10)
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