This movie was honestly just terrible. It’s been a long time since I’ve laughed this hard at a flick for all the wrong reasons, and I knew within the first ten minutes that things were going to be a total mess. Once you move past how awful it is, you can actually have a great time just wondering how this ever got made. It makes you wonder if anyone involved even bothered to watch the final version after they finished shooting. The plot is about as basic as it gets. A group of Black gay couples all get invited to a resort for a weekend trip where everything is paid for, but they all think the invite came from someone different. Since a few of these guys have some messy history with each other, the tension is pretty high as soon as they arrive. Nobody actually knows who is picking up the tab or who started the whole thing—A thinks B invited them, B thinks it was C, and it just keeps going like that. Pretty soon, a slasher starts picking them off one by one. The killer’s identity eventual...
Kijima is now a famous porn writer. He is famous and successful. One day while walking he gets in an accident with a university student Kuzumi. Since Kuzumi doesn't have any insurance money ti pay, he agrees to help Kijima at his household with multiple things including scribing for the novels that Kijima wanted to write. While dictating the erotic novels, Kuzumi's fascination for the man keeps growing but he doesn't understand the guy at all. There is always a sexual tension between them and Kijima is always in control. One night they do end up sleeping together but Kijima dismisses it as a drunken episode. One day Kuzumi realizes that all these books that he is being dictated to are actually not new and are simply reparation of Kijima's already books. He is confused. This is when Kijima confides in him that he has had a writers block for about a year an the is also short of money and when the accident happened, he thought this way at least he will have company which will help him from going insane. The ending is a bit open, with Kijima and Kuzumi finally giving into each other's needs and love and have sex, only for Kijima to leave the city for good promising Kuzumi better life and prosperity.
As the previous show, this show is not what it seems on the surface. Its complex and it peels layers one at a time. We want to know what's Kijima's deal. We can see he is clearly infatuated by Kuzumi but is always careful to let him in. Is he protecting himself or is he protecting the young boy? In contrast, Kuzumi is just a young adult who is enjoying attention and world of porn and BDSM through text which he was never exposed to. Of course, he will take a liking for a guy who is constantly reciting erotic stuff. He can't help himself. The story has potential but somewhere I feel this is not as string as Mood Indigo. And I guess given the prequel was released later, they probably got to work on some feedback from this series. That aside, the acting in this series was again very good with each actor doing his part meticulously. We also get to see Kido from Mood Indigo in a supporting role here as Kijima editor. This show has a few brief kissing scenes and a couple of pretend sex but nowhere as seductive as the prequel. I believe the focus here was more psychological. It's about the characters and how they deal with the situation they are put in, how they take into account the feeling of the other people involved, etc. The ending is the only things that I have issues with and I wish they had done a better job. I know there are movies also post this. Lets hope the movies will address some the other issues. (7/10)
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