This Mexican film is very slow, and that will put off even some fans of gay cinema. It is a different film in many ways, so it is refreshing, but its slow pace and long sequences of quiet may put some viewers to sleep.
That aside, this film takes those stereotyped notions of gay sex being "raw, primal, rough and unemotional" and tosses them out the window. This is one of perhaps 4 films containing gay sex that is certainly graphic, but also very erotic. For me, erotic is sexually explicit AND emotional. Sex without emotion is not erotic.
For what the film lacks in dialogue, it makes up for in nonverbal communication between the 2 main characters and the third character in the "love-triangle." The endless pleas for touch, embrace and kiss are very powerful, and the pain and confusion and longing when a lover is rejected by the other who has suddenly lost interest are very communicative to the viewer who has been sucked into the story.
It won't appeal to everyone, but it is different and refreshing.
That aside, this film takes those stereotyped notions of gay sex being "raw, primal, rough and unemotional" and tosses them out the window. This is one of perhaps 4 films containing gay sex that is certainly graphic, but also very erotic. For me, erotic is sexually explicit AND emotional. Sex without emotion is not erotic.
For what the film lacks in dialogue, it makes up for in nonverbal communication between the 2 main characters and the third character in the "love-triangle." The endless pleas for touch, embrace and kiss are very powerful, and the pain and confusion and longing when a lover is rejected by the other who has suddenly lost interest are very communicative to the viewer who has been sucked into the story.
It won't appeal to everyone, but it is different and refreshing.