Steineded How sad is this?

Forumrxes Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Verity Robins Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

donwc1996 The two male leads in this film, both of whom are nude most of the time, are so outrageously hot that the fact there is virtually no story really does not matter. You just do not get tired of looking at these guys. And their acting is pretty good too with what they have to work with which isn't much. In fact the storyline is so thin it never intrudes on the visual pleasure one has gazing upon these two Greek gods. It's set in LA so there are some great shots of that fabled city where I once lived and married and divorced in a typical Hollywood story. I was a writer and she was an actress/model - not a recipe for successful matrimony. Eventually she gave up the business and married a plastic surgeon, telling me she liked the idea of being young forever. As well as the posh seaside estate in Zuma. My shack over a garage hardly compared that's for sure. Oh, and as far as the film is concerned the title is never explained.

purban This was an excellent film that I didn't expect to watch. I thought I'd give it a try, as I have with many other gay-themed films, and turn it off in 15 minutes. But I couldn't. It is a very remarkable character-driven story. Other reviewers here have pointed out that the characters are at times unlikable or that their actions don't make sense. To that I would respond...that's life. And this film was extremely life-like. Certainly, there's some moments of weakness, but the dialog is very well-written and delivered. Dale Dymkoski in particular is captivating. His character is quite unlikable. At different points in the film, you want him gone, and yet your heart breaks for him. That's a great performance. The character growth in this story is something that's rare to see in any film, particularly one on this budget. Story-wise, everything comes full-circle.As an aside, it irks me to read in some reviews that people were observed to "walk out of the theater." That's a cliché here on IMDb. Every time I read that, I know the review cannot be trusted. It's not a reaction I would expect at a film festival. I'm a lover of film, and I've never seen people leave a theater en-mass, especially one like this. Reviewers should post their review without relying on on others to back up their point of view. People that walk out of a theater do not lend credibility to a review, as they can't review something they didn't bother to watch. And maybe they were just getting snacks.

Arthur vos Savant My final take on the title is that a Lucky Bastard is one never to have met and become entangled with a crack addict. The manipulation of educated, successful Rusty, which comes by every single word out of Denny the drug addict's mouth, seems to be remembered verbatim. Rusty's susceptibility comes in part from his being a decent guy who does not expect others to lie. Al Green sang about a kind-hearted woman who revives a poor half-frozen snake. When the snake bites her in return, he brushes aside her betrayal by reminding her that she knew what he was when she warmed him to her bosom.Life's too short to watch bad movies, and this is one I found myself compelled to watch completely. The actors are all capable and believable in the many layers they must weave. The production values won't make you cringe, and the script manages to show a lot in a brief time, without wasting any. The music is unusually good, which is why I'm on line to find out more about it (found it as Amazon mp3 downloads). You don't need to suspend disbelief to enjoy this film. Instead, let this film lead you out of whatever naiveté insists we'd never misstep in the path of an addicted conman without conscience. Here's where you can glimpse how fallible such a belief makes you.

sandover ***Please read carefully, this is not a rant (because someone reported abuse)!*** It is really amazing how things sometimes cross your path (rather than the other way 'round)! I was shocked to discover how this film really resembled my life, its simple truths! A friend of mine suggested I see this film on the grounds that my Phd in architecture concerned LeCorbusier's influence on Gio Ponti. "Why," I said in amazement, "how can it be that a gay themed movie has anything to do with THEM?" "Well, watch the film," he said, "and you will find out," he added with a sly smile. I got so anxious to see the film, as you can guess, and was totally engrossed by the thought.I soon found out that the lead, Rusty, was an architect, like me, and at some point early in the film was assigned a Gio Ponti house renovation - I was thrilled! Well, they didn't get to move on with the script toward that direction (we never get to see the house, unfortunately), but I did not care, I did not have the time to realize it because I was so totally taken by the fact that the crystal meth addicted hustler Rusty passionately falls in love with and has a meaningful relationship for two days (or, is it one? the film got me confused here because, you know, we see Rusty's boyfriend going on a business trip first thing in the film, leaving him his birthday present, and then at the end, after all that has happened it is still his birthday - can it be that it is next year? but then his boyfriend was on a business trip for that long? or, more obvious, he gets to open his present one year after, since it is the same box? this is heady) and as I was saying was so taken by the fact that the really caring hustler's name was Danny, that I didn't notice Gio Ponti was nowhere to be seen.Because Danny is the name of my ex. He was a hustler, too. (So now you know why my friend had put on that sly smile of his!) We were so in love, but his addiction destroyed everything we had. Watching this film was a really painful experience; it brought everything back.He was telling me too these hot, convincing things like "I really care for you, I don't wanna lose you,gimme 200 bucks, so f*** me hard all night, oh, please don't leave me!!gimme the money I tell you!!! yeah, harder," so, when someone declares his love that passionately and repeatedly, it is hard not to leave everything behind and go to the wonderful things he promises you, since you are a rich, handsome, successful architect (but you really love small budget things, this is why you live in a cheap motel).And those trips he had, oh...One was a regular; he had this thing with the wolf and the three piggies, so when he got really high, he started mumbling "I'll huff and I'll buff and I'll blow you!" - really weird stuff! Like when Danny starts shooting himself - with Polaroid shots, that is - and the scene is filled with creepy sophomore narcissism.So then I told him "This doesn't work out; I'm gonna work out." When I got back from the gym he was still there. We had a little conversation. Not long after that he relapsed, so I told him "This doesn't work out; I'm gonna work out." I can't tell you how many times I said this thing allover again, having fallen for his great heart, but I can surely tell you after working out that much, I got the terrific body I now have! And all in the course of a few days, just the way it happened in the film! Isn't life amazing sometimes?