BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Kirpianuscus first, for its simplicity. than - for the status of an old known story. not the last - for the final lesson. a beach. two guys. real different. the temptation. and the fundamental change. and, sure, Grieg. at first sigh, a version of Faust. the hidden desire. and the profound metamorphosis. and the change of places. nothing new. but surprising for the admirable manner to use this pieces. for performances. and for an end who deserves applause. because it is only a circle. desires, meets, the happiness. and, sure, the price. like reward.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "The Mountain King" is an American 20-minute short film from 16 years ago written and directed by Duncan Tucker. It was Tucker's first work as a filmmaker and a couple years later "Transamerica" followed. Since then, i.e. for over 10 years, he has not made a new film and looking at this short film here, this may be a really good thing. Terrible, terrible watch. extremely realistic scenario that two guys meet at the beach. Of course, they don't ignore each other but the banters starts and then they have sex immediately right after of course. Oh yeah, who cares if these two abuse drugs, one basically talks the other into it, makes him an addict perhaps, that they have unprotected sex with random strangers (regardless of their sexual orientation), of course went these two be a couple and happy together so much only because they are gay right? Well.. guess what. I did not. This film is 100% bait, tries so hard to be different and controversial with no basic talent of how to tell a story properly. A disastrous effort and I would be ashamed to have worked on it, no matter if before or behind the camera. Needless to say the two actors in here never made it big in the last 15 years. Their lack of talent is clearly visible. Stay far far away from this film and I can't believe people actually gave this piece of utter garbage a 10/10 rating.

Armand two young men. a beach. a summer house. and profound change of life for one of them. nothing special. maybe a parable or a Coelho story. but, it is only a short movie. seductive, shining, wise. at many short films. strange, it is a gay story but not about sexual options. its subject is the choice who defines life. courage/ occasion to discover yourself. art of joy. and desire to build your new beginning. the first scenes and the last are extraordinaries. Paul Dawson and John Sloan does touching roles, in fact pieces of way to be free out of world expectations. it is something magic in this film. and necessary. like a wake up. or, only, like a meeting as seed.

eventpix I've seen quite a few short films at the Tampa gay and lesbian film festival over the years and most of them tend to blur together in my mind after a year or so.... but this one I remember, and now I guess I'm going to get a hold of the DVD of "Boys to Men" (it's one of the three films featured) in order to see it again. Duncan Tucker went on to write and direct Transamerica and I just saw Paul Dawson in "Shortbus" last week at the festival and he was fantastic, as was the movie !I am always frustrated when people pan a movie because it deals with something outside of their own personal experience. Seduction, lies, manipulation... all words with negative associations, and yet there have been times in my life when a most scuzzy character has opened my mind to possibilities that I hadn't dreamed of.