On the surface, it sounded great. Plus it was based on a true story. The film looks really good and the acting is great, but the script and story are so muddled. There are three main characters. Two of them, Dan and Will, are good friends and they are featured in the opening scenes. I thought this was going to be a film about them slowly falling in love, but then the third main character, Matt, shows up. The first time I watched this, I found myself saying, "Now who is he?" I actually went back and watched the beginning again, and Matt is there, but he doesn't speak a line until more than 15 minutes into the movie. The set-up fell completely flat. After that, Dan and Matt supposedly fall in love, but it's hard to tell! Matt is married and Dan has a fiancée, and both couples break up over the course of the film, but we don't see either breakup on screen. The two of them hang out as friends and have one rowdy night in a bar, but it's not immediately evident that it's a gay bar, and they leave with two women. Later on, after they decide to not speak to each other, suddenly Matt shows up and they start kissing, but it just made no logical sense, and there was no buildup. The last part of the film is actually well done, and features good acting from the actors who play Dan and Will. Overall I was just wanting so much more from this film!
Review of Burning Blue
