Lawbolisted Powerful

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

jackie First of all, the whole film was throughout dark and pale. The conversations were significant as well. The story-line was brilliant. As for the director, I think that he's a good film-maker, even though the technology wasn't too embellished.That is why i loved this film, it can never be deleted in my data, never, ever. It was so real and no fake. I once fed up with my identity, but it always turns out that i don't match with pretty ladies. It feels like I've been wearing a mask, living under a instruction. No hope, no lights through the windows. This film was incredibly alike to my personal experience, it was totally made my heart tear apart. I was confused, just like Troy, I knew that i couldn't love him, but i just couldn't help it. BUT, at last, I disentangled from this blurred relationship. In my view, I feel like when Troy's departure came to an end, a rush of relief was messed up. His decision was absolutely right, loving straight guys wasn't a good choice,even the bisexual, they were just using you as a machine.Just that trail of phone numbers, would it be the evidence of sparkle alive? Merrick, wanted to face the reality, however, he simply couldn't take the step out, he was so sentimental, or sensitive, he couldn't cut off the bonds that were between him and her. Troy indeed wanted to come out of the closet, yet, when he discovered that Merrick wasn't responsible for her wife's pregnancy, that he actually faked his identity, that he wasn't strong enough to take the blames or others' malicious comments, he doubted for a while, even cried his eyes out. The plot was miraculously connected, the Fowler's reaction had told him everything, the truth from the world against the homosexual. He just intended to comfort his mate by giving a hug, but then his friend was suspicious of his weird behavior, wondering he was gay. Back to Troy's girlfriend, she was intelligent and ambitious, she took a right time to leave him, to re-arrange the schedule. He just needed to leave this crowded place and live as a rational, normal guy. In his quotes,"I had to take a rational road, that suits me, that is healthy, and mature, Love's not a lifetime game. If you don't stick to it, whatever, just let it go, leave it to the breeze.

aretel Writer/director David Scott's script has all the elements that are needed to make this a great film, but it is unfortunate that he fell short of his mark by making this film a less than adequate production. Although the script was very good and entertaining, the film's flow was awkwardly choppy which incorporated extended black screen transitions with audio, and although effective at first, becomes overwhelmingly tiresome by the end of the movie. The slow pacing took away any momentum that this film may have had, which contributed to this films awkwardness. The cinematography, although raw and a bit amateurish does have some very good scenes which enhances the realism of this film.The two main characters Troy (Lee Rumohr) and Merrik (Austin) were well cast to play two high school friends who developed a tumultuous sexual relationship filled with grief, deception and despair. Rumohr and Austin had great chemistry together on film which made their characters believable and real. The film itself was well cast and the rest of the actors provided depth and character development which was the film's saving grace. This film is worth watching due to the redeeming quality of the story line and acting, all which were very good. However, don't be surprised if you get irritated by the poor pacing of this film.

jm10701 I suppose I can understand why many people dislike Denied, but my response to it is very much different. Poor lighting and sound do not kill a movie for me if there is something valuable in it to dig for through those defects, and there is much of value in Denied. Except for the sound and lighting (and possibly the music), it is an excellent movie, much better than 99% of gay movies.The screenplay is intelligent, subtle, compassionate, never clichéd, and often surprising. Characters talk in the sometimes disjointed way people really talk, switching from one point to another with no warning or explanation. That may be too much for viewers accustomed to the clean, logical, familiar, easy-to-follow way everyone talks in most movies but no one talks in real life. Every line in this movie rings true.The acting is some of the best I've ever seen in any movie, and certainly much better than in most gay movies. Lee Rumohr in the lead as Troy is especially good, but Matt Austin as Merrick is not far behind; and, in a much smaller role as Fowler, Troy's gentle but troubled fellow ex-jock, Matthew Finlason is amazing.I would almost recommend watching only the last half hour of the movie, from around the 1:05:00 mark (which unfortunately does not correspond with a chapter marker on the DVD - if you see a man standing alone on a lighted sports field at night, you're in the right place) to the very end. By that point, all the tedious stuff with Merrick's EXTREMELY tedious girlfriend Stacey is over, and all that's left is Troy's resolving his relationships with Fowler (which takes about 8 minutes) and then with Merrick (the last 20 minutes or so). That's when this movie really starts to shine, when it takes off and soars far above any other gay movie I can think of. But watching only the end would deprive you of its context, of understanding why Troy and his friends make the choices they make and how much those choices cost them.So here's what I recommend: If you can't stand working at watching a movie, if you prefer to have everything laid before you in order and easy to get without any work on your part, everything easy to see and every sound clear as a bell, then forget Denied. Stick with conventional, slickly professional and familiarly produced movies like Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss.If you love gay movies, particularly gritty, realistic movies about people like us, then give Denied a shot. But hold on through about an hour of relatively tedious stuff; it will make your enjoyment of the treasures at the end richer than it would be without it.But if you can't do that - if you can't or won't slog your way through an hour of tedium to get to a half hour of great beauty - then skip immediately to 1:05:00 and pay close attention, adjusting the video on your TV and replaying bits as necessary to get what people are saying. It will be well worth the effort. Even knowing nothing about the characters, seeing how they act and interact is profoundly satisfying in a way all movies should be but very few are.Denied truly is a diamond in the rough; if you're a diamond hunter like me, go for it, and don't give up until you're holding it in your grubby little hands. You may find in the process that it has worked its way into your heart to stay.

embob-1 This is one of the finest gay films I have seen. Lee Rumohr plays Troy, a painfully in-love young man dealing with rejection from the only person he has ever really loved. The scenes of Rumohr and his silent suffering are brilliant - Rumohr shows us more through his actions and body language than through his dialogue (although this is also well done). The result is a powerful, raw expression of sadness from a young love repeatedly unfulfilled. The dark lighting and minimal changes in setting (most of the action takes place in fairly bland, undecorated apartments) add much to the story by creating an environment that makes the viewer see how Troy feels trapped in his small Canadian town. The seeming mismatch of Troy and Merrick only fuels the fire of this film by adding a key element of realism to Troy's love - blind helplessness. I was very impressed with "Denied" and think that the simplicity of the camera work and settings bring the plot to the forefront, something which many gay movies seem to forget in the wake of the inevitable "sexy dance scene at the giant gay club." None of that here, folks. Just love and pain. Well done!