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D'AGOSTINO. A GREEK DRAMEDY
Once a beautiful young god was so spoiled and arrogant, he was sent to Earth by his grandfather Zeus thinking that perhaps, living with the mortals, he might learn a lesson in humility and other good character traits. Alas, London, where the young god, who now calls himself corporate executive Allan Dawson, was cast out, was not a good fit. He became more arrogant, calling people he passed by on the streets fat and ugly. Allan also has an Oedipus complex, finding a fiancée who was very attractive but looks old enough to be his mother. And, oh, he became so bored out of his mind! Watching from the heavens, Zeus and the other Olympian gods were disheartened and decided maybe a change of scenery would help.
Allan Dawson was sent by the gods to Santorini, Greece, under the guise that he inherited a beautiful beachfront property from his grandmother, probably Hera. To help him navigate this new stunning world and watch over him, the gods sent a minor deity Niko. The gods also sent another minor deity, who resembles Allan, who is also egocentric like his uncle Narcissus. What better ploy for Allan to learn about himself and return to Olympus, a changed, better god, right? Wrong! Instead, Allan treats this demi-god cloned to his image, like a dog, keeping him on a leash, humiliating him, and basically making him his "bitch"! Well, Zeus and the gods have had it! They cast the fierceness of their wrath on him! The punishment was twisted and completely shocking, but sometimes, to teach a lesson, you have to scare the living s--t out of that pr---ck! Do you think Allan learned his lesson? Only time will tell.
D'Agostino. From the very provocative mind of Jorge Ameer. Superbly and unabashedly acted by Keith Roenke, Michael Andricopoulos, Torie Tyson, and Jorge Ameer himself. Stunning cinematography by Zach Voytas.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
01/14/23
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I had just finished watching Jorge Ameer's newest film and honestly I did not know what to think about it except that it had totally pulled me in. So I played in a second time and found myself completely absorbed by it. It is quite basically a tale of horror which later becomes something else altogether so I suppose I have to say it is macabre to a point but it is so much more than that. Allen Dawson inherited an apartment in Santorini, Greece. He learned that his grandmother willed it to him but he had to go to Greece to take care of the property transfer. He discovers a human clone in the apartment and decides that it or D'Agostino (who he nicknames Diablo) is to become his new best friend even though the only human quality that the clone possesses is his appearance.
We learn that the clone had been on a transatlantic voyage from Italy to America when there was a crash and he had been left for dead. He had been commissioned by men with wealth and was to be used for organ transplants but he had been abandoned. In the meantime, Dawson learns of his inheritance and leaves his home which he had been sharing with his girlfriend and goes to Santorini where he finds the abandoned clone. Through Diablo, Dawson comes to learn more about himself as he decides to make the clone his best friend. Dawson also realizes that his relationship with his fiancée is a sham and that it is going nowhere and he is bored with and upset that he gets nothing out of it. He realizes that he is trapped in a sedentary existence and that his prospects for future happiness do not look good so when he receives news of the inheritance he knows that he has a chance to get away from his him-drum life and travels to Greece alone. He understands that his life has been little more than an obstruction but he is also not quite ready to deal with what he finds. He quickly sees that with his new property his outlook on life changes and then changes once again when he meets D'Agostino.
At first Dawson s befuddled by the clone and has no idea of how to deal with him but as the two interact we see that his state of mind becomes quite strange and he becomes both ruthless and cruel but as he gets to know the clone, we watch him become victim to his own moral perversion which later creates a reaction that causes him to fall victim to his actions. How and what that is will be something for you to discover when you see the film and regardless of what I say, there is no way to prepare the viewer for what he sees.
The cinematography was beautiful and Greece of course leads itself to creating beauty on the screen. Yet when the film is dark, it is very dark. Hats off to the actors who play Dawson and the clone and to Ameer himself in his performance as the man who has been watching the property. I cannot say that this is a film I enjoyed but I can say that it is well done. Enjoy just does not seem the right word to describe it. If you get the chance to see this film, do not hesitate.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
01/23/23
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Two hours of crudeness, awkwardness, pretentiousness & bafflement.
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Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars
02/04/23
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D'Agostino is a film where I would rate it zero stars, but this rating system will not grant me the right to do so. A half-star rating is far too generous for this abominable film from Jorge Ameer who grow to loathe more and more with each new film I encounter of his. This is also one of the miserable film-watching experiences I've had in years to the point of where I almost didn't make it through to the end because of how utterly miserable it was. Even my DVD player became self-aware and began to reject it like a bad kidney (Hell, it actually closed by itself shortly before I even put the DVD in. It already knew what was coming).
The film is about an annoying, narcissistic prick who inherits property in Greece and travels there to check out the property and have a little vacation from his busy work schedule and annoying girlfriend. While staying in the house, he discovers a man living in his home who cannot speak and his name is D'Agostino, who is also a clone who escaped from a cargo ship. The man treats D'Agostino like a dog at first and tries to make him sort of a house pet, followed by a sex slave for his twisted desires. However, things begin to grow more sinister with each passing day and the man's choices come back to haunt him in regards to D'Agostino.
What could have been a twisted and interesting film about the psychology of human sexuality and morals, instead falls apart right from the start and becomes a miserable crawl to the end...and this fucking piece of shit is more than 2 hours in length (It's not 117 minutes as claimed. It's actually longer). Most of the film is comprised of the annoying main character treating D'Agostino like a dog and trying to make him a house pet which becomes incredibly tedious as virtually nothing happens through the entire film.
I love long and talkative films that are all about subtlety and all the little details that would bore most people to tears like The Isle and The Loneliest Planet, but this film had absolutely nothing to do with subtlety, little details, proper writing, good acting, or anything for the matter. Even with beautiful shots of Greece and the fact this film was filmed with a camera that makes it look like a cinema quality flick, I was too overwhelmed by the film's stunning awfulness to award it any sort of merit.
The story is shit, the sex scenes are awful, the acting and dialogue are atrocious, there are plot holes, a horrible ending, and it's tedious as fuck to make the package all that much more miserable. This is set to go down as one of the very worst films I've ever seen and is currently fighting with The Singing Forest as the worst Jorge Ameer film yet. ZERO STARS, ZERO STARS, ZERO MOTHERFUCKING STARS!
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Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars
02/26/23
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