Review of F.L.Y.

"F. L. Y.", has a handful of characters, some pop in just to add humor while others carry you through pain and drama. No matter your walk in life, this story will touch you, if not bring tears to your eyes, it caught me off guard. And yes, you will get blindsided by some real offbeat humor that's placed just right to counter the heavy story moments. Although the foundation of the story is comedic, what's surprising is the coming to terms with self human aspect that pushes its way through. You become aware of this when viewing the movie. One of the standout components in addition to well developed characters is the editing by Shiran Carolyn Amir. The editing is smooth, I got to enjoy this storyline because each new cut of information pushed me forward with a perfect pace and purpose. Trent Kendrick/"Max" and Rafael Albarran/"Raf" the two actors and main characters who developed the script during the covid lockdown brought a verisimilitude-authenticity to it. The "Covid lockdown" plays a key dramatic role in the story, as well as a comedic one. It's a tense story about a past relationship forced to relive itself while Max is house sitting and Raf shows up ready to take on "Hollywood" by storm with his new found drag queen stage act packed in a bunch of suitcases. Max is still being reserved about his way of living as a gay man, having been a college athlete, having a heavy handed father who disapproves of him, he is not ready for this. Trent/"Max" performs this internal struggle with such precision, it's palpable. You feel his angst, you empathize with him. When Raf shows up at his door step, luggage and all, you see the struggle begin. Rafael/ "Raf" with his gruff voice, piercing facial expressions, and conniving charm, you know there is going to be trouble. You feel it, and so does Max, but both characters will exchange the roles of wisdom and immaturity equally in a dynamic way through out the movie that you'll get lost in it, until you come out of it. As I said before, no matter your walk in life, you'll come away from this movie understanding yourself more, I did.