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...
We see 2 parallel stories. Gabriel, a man in his early 30s probably works at a grocery store. But he also works as a prostitute sleeping with men and couples to make money on the side. We also meet Violette, a young girl who lives with her rich parents on her farm, but bitterns out her father has been sexually abusing her. When she gets pregnant, she has had enough and she kills them both. In the meanwhile, Gabriel gets attacked by one of his suitors. Desperately looking for money, he robs one of his patrons and then runs away. The duo end up meeting and slowly become the emotional support for each other. Gabriel's cop boyfriend helps them to break free of their chains and maybe see al light of happiness.
This film was odd IMO. The story was dark, but somehow there was also a hint of subtle humor, in the duo's everyday dark secretive life. The shots are long and also that try to give us an insight into the mental situation that Gabriel and Violette, but it goes on forever. The scene a=fo Gabriel living his life and meeting clients and after clients get repetitive. Also, him meeting Frank and eventually falling in love and whatever felt rather convenient and sudden. In contrast, Violette's story was more convincing. We have seen films earlier where two oddballs or strangers meet and develop a bond but in this film, I was just not sure what was the point. To give credit to the actors, they do a really good job of what's expected of them, but other than that, I kept asking myself throughout the film as to what's really going on and what s the point behind all this. (3/10)
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