Yo.....let me get something out of the way right up front. If you don't think the ending 4 minute scene makes your viewing time more than worth it, then I'll eat my ticket stub, AND tell you that you're not the gay romantic you'd like to think you are.
The Big Question addressed by this movie is....Will "Plan B" backfire? Since we're given seemingly "Dyed in the Wool" Hetereos as our 2 leads, it's a valid one. But, listen up now, you should know at the start that in viewing this film lots of Patience is required. Hey, IF good things are going to happen, normally time is needed, time to let things GROW.....first you gotta become Buds.....and then.....maybe more. Also, don't forget about taking time to realize who and what you really are, and seeing if you'll fit with someone. So, Viewers, don't rush this; your Director intended for you to be as patient as are his 2 leads (even if it does result in confusion along the way---a big part of this story).
And here's just a little bit of what that patience will bring you: There's a face to face profession of love.....there's a written confession of love. There's some hurt.....there's some tears. You'll witness lots of feelings expressed in just a look.....or in the stillness of their body positions during times apart from one another. Again, you've got to watch carefully for this stuff.....for emotions to grow----it's all new to these guys.....something that's never before happened to them. But, you'll be happy to know, we CAN see it.....a camera can catch it: falling in love.....oh, yes (just watch for those silly little smiles on their faces from time to time).
Not everything is perfect (perhaps part of which involves different cultures and countries from our own). There are things I think wrong with this film, but most of them have to do with a lack of resources to produce a top-grade production. This young and talented (cute, too) writer/director likely did the best he could with what he had. Foremost problem is a lack of inviting surroundings in which to shoot---especially an important waterfront "getting to know one another" scene---which takes place in an abandoned industrial area of crumbling cement, rusting metal and weed growth. Sadly, those surroundings undermine the relationship development such a scene is aiming for. Still, it does remind us that our 2 lead characters are not upscale, wealthy types (and their living quarters reflect that, as well).
Speaking of the leads (Manuel Vignau and Lucas Ferraro).....if you begin by thinking these 2 are mere eye candy, they'll have you right where they want you---squirming for "IT" to happen. What's "IT" you ask? Duh, c'mon, be honest; you came into this thing thinking, "Oooh, 2 straights falling for each other." Sure ya did, (but I told you above, Patience is required) and our leads and director are quite good at making us wonder "if" as well as "when" the big "IT" might occur. And during all the waiting you'll be doing, you may just start to notice that these guys play off each other wonderfully---which is no small thing if a film is to be memorable. (This being a low budget Indy, the DVD Special Features interviews of both actors, perhaps surprisingly, show them to be quite well-spoken and certainly well aware of what they needed to do to get the point of this story across to us).
Moving on here, let me say you'll just have to stick around to see how the big "Plan B" of this film's title works out (clue: "Retard"---I gave you a hint up above). (And see, right there is yet another clue---and from a line in the film, itself). As a closing comment on the overall production, I'll just say: maybe not the most original concept and polished execution....but on the whole, Satisfying.
PS--So, the Moral of this tale is that, yes, you can have a Backup Plan ("B") for a first attempt gone wrong. BUT keep in mind that, if the situation involves love, jealousy, or getting-back-at, and if it results in deviousness or hurtfulness toward another person, then you may find out the hard way that "B" can also stand for "B"ackfire or "B"oomerang. Which is not to say that LOVE can't be the end result.
(( I've revised this review and in doing so am adding this following comment about the film: I've come to find it strangely surprising that these 2 actors have REALLY grown on me, and that I want to watch and rewatch them. Sure, one's kind of an idiot at the beginning....until an "earthquake" hits him, and you begin to see him differently. And the other lead....well, Wow, the tears he is brought to suddenly become the tears you share. And sure, sometimes I fast-forward through scenes not mainly involving them, but that's only because I want them back. So, there you have it. ))
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The Big Question addressed by this movie is....Will "Plan B" backfire? Since we're given seemingly "Dyed in the Wool" Hetereos as our 2 leads, it's a valid one. But, listen up now, you should know at the start that in viewing this film lots of Patience is required. Hey, IF good things are going to happen, normally time is needed, time to let things GROW.....first you gotta become Buds.....and then.....maybe more. Also, don't forget about taking time to realize who and what you really are, and seeing if you'll fit with someone. So, Viewers, don't rush this; your Director intended for you to be as patient as are his 2 leads (even if it does result in confusion along the way---a big part of this story).
And here's just a little bit of what that patience will bring you: There's a face to face profession of love.....there's a written confession of love. There's some hurt.....there's some tears. You'll witness lots of feelings expressed in just a look.....or in the stillness of their body positions during times apart from one another. Again, you've got to watch carefully for this stuff.....for emotions to grow----it's all new to these guys.....something that's never before happened to them. But, you'll be happy to know, we CAN see it.....a camera can catch it: falling in love.....oh, yes (just watch for those silly little smiles on their faces from time to time).
Not everything is perfect (perhaps part of which involves different cultures and countries from our own). There are things I think wrong with this film, but most of them have to do with a lack of resources to produce a top-grade production. This young and talented (cute, too) writer/director likely did the best he could with what he had. Foremost problem is a lack of inviting surroundings in which to shoot---especially an important waterfront "getting to know one another" scene---which takes place in an abandoned industrial area of crumbling cement, rusting metal and weed growth. Sadly, those surroundings undermine the relationship development such a scene is aiming for. Still, it does remind us that our 2 lead characters are not upscale, wealthy types (and their living quarters reflect that, as well).
Speaking of the leads (Manuel Vignau and Lucas Ferraro).....if you begin by thinking these 2 are mere eye candy, they'll have you right where they want you---squirming for "IT" to happen. What's "IT" you ask? Duh, c'mon, be honest; you came into this thing thinking, "Oooh, 2 straights falling for each other." Sure ya did, (but I told you above, Patience is required) and our leads and director are quite good at making us wonder "if" as well as "when" the big "IT" might occur. And during all the waiting you'll be doing, you may just start to notice that these guys play off each other wonderfully---which is no small thing if a film is to be memorable. (This being a low budget Indy, the DVD Special Features interviews of both actors, perhaps surprisingly, show them to be quite well-spoken and certainly well aware of what they needed to do to get the point of this story across to us).
Moving on here, let me say you'll just have to stick around to see how the big "Plan B" of this film's title works out (clue: "Retard"---I gave you a hint up above). (And see, right there is yet another clue---and from a line in the film, itself). As a closing comment on the overall production, I'll just say: maybe not the most original concept and polished execution....but on the whole, Satisfying.
PS--So, the Moral of this tale is that, yes, you can have a Backup Plan ("B") for a first attempt gone wrong. BUT keep in mind that, if the situation involves love, jealousy, or getting-back-at, and if it results in deviousness or hurtfulness toward another person, then you may find out the hard way that "B" can also stand for "B"ackfire or "B"oomerang. Which is not to say that LOVE can't be the end result.
(( I've revised this review and in doing so am adding this following comment about the film: I've come to find it strangely surprising that these 2 actors have REALLY grown on me, and that I want to watch and rewatch them. Sure, one's kind of an idiot at the beginning....until an "earthquake" hits him, and you begin to see him differently. And the other lead....well, Wow, the tears he is brought to suddenly become the tears you share. And sure, sometimes I fast-forward through scenes not mainly involving them, but that's only because I want them back. So, there you have it. ))
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