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J P @NotZeppoMarx May 26 I'm bucking the consensus here. I thought the story, the directing and Maso's performance were far better than most gay movies. The vast majority of gay films are cringe from start to finish and I have trouble staying awake or interested long enough to watch to the end. Not so here. I wanted to see how it would end and Maso's performance was the reason. The ending, even though it requires a stretch to be plausible, caught me totally by surprise. See more 07/28/2021 This is an overly ambitious attempt to show the cold, degrading side of illegal refugee life that can lead to street prostitution for the naive and unwary. Pau Maso shows not only the self-serving motives of his hero's "clients", but also the reluctance of his "friends" to get involved and dirty their hands in a way that would really help him, rather than misunderstand his appeals for help . Even the psychologist he eventually sees offers little more than a fun-fair mirror to his self-loathing, countering with nothing more than positive-thinking bromides. At least his hard-nosed clients are up front about their relationship to him being a purely commercial transaction of money for sex. Given the premise of tragedy that the lead character is faced with, what he needs is sympathy over his loss of family, a willingness to take his mental distress seriously, money to survive no strings attached, support in claiming asylum, help getting State or charity support, and eventually finding a real job, none of which the supposedly well-meaning people he encounters offer him. Are they really that self-absorbed, too? Are they all just being cold selfish "New Yorkers"? In the end the film suddenly offers a Pollyanna solution in the form of "three psychiatrists", unseen, and "a job", although it is stated repeatedly that the hero is "illegal". Less sex, more sympathy and more truth might have saved the script, but as it is, it's just an R-rated mess. See more 01/27/2020 Well scripted and acted. See more 09/21/2017 If I could this zero stars I would! The lead actor was okay acting but needs work but his character...... AWFUL/DUMB and way to naive for someone who's lived in NYC. The writer could have made him that way at first but come on it kept going. Please heed my warning and don't bother wasting your time!! See more 09/18/2016 It really is as bad as they say. Just all around bad. See more 08/31/2015 Trite story, poorly written script, the acting was awful, except for Maso' who has a certain charisma in it. I wanted to just chuck the movie, but his performance was compelling enough to keep me ejngaged. See more Read all reviews

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