Title: A step back
Product review: Despite the mixed reviews for this movie, I bought it anyway and really regret that I did so. It's not that it is not well made, it is not that it lacks production values or some appealing performances, but the story is so bleak and the ending so awful that it just left me feeling really disappointed. Every stereotype of the ephemerality of gay relationships is on display here and as such it seems to represent a step back to when the appearance of positive gay relationships in movies was a rarity. I'm not suggesting that there is something wrong in representing the negative side of some gay relationships, but potential buyers and reviewers should be aware that this is not only not a positive view of gay love but an essentially jaundiced and negative one. Viewer beware.
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