Cruddy realism becomes a powerful asset in this anti-character study, as a boy navigates the terrain of an older male lover, a young female friend, and a discarded cat. Stark and stand-offish, but with a powerfully erotic charge at its core, the film challenges the very possibility of constructing a sense of identity, as both the lead character and the audience are consistently rebutting in their attempts to define the boy's sexuality and identity.
—Anonymous