Departures

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Peter B @Bankrbear Jun 14 Departures was in equal measures painful and sweet. Modern love is never easy! It was charming in Benji's fumbling and earnest attempts to build relationships. It was painful to see Jale bury himself under a heavy layer of toxic masculinity. Never quite able to reconcile himself to the reality of his affections. The two parallelcharacter plots made for a great watch. Fast paced and filmed well. I really enjoyed the film See more Carl M. @cmanPSP Jun 6 I truly truly wanted to love this film, however the characters were drowning so deeply in their own patheticness that I could barely finish watching. Yes there are dicks out there. Yes people get hurt. And these stories should be told! But neither character had a shred of respect for themselves or each other. Perhaps this would have worked in the 80’s, when all we wanted was representation on screen that wasn’t about AIDS or gay serial killers, but today we deserve more. While “God’s Own Country” feels real, poignant and hopeful, this film fell flat for me, leaving me empty and even a wee bit angry. Even the very end, the character of Benji chooses to connect with yet another troubled soul. And what is it with the British and their compulsive need to get completely blotto in order to open up with each other? Or is that just a cliche? See more Peter O @RT30079399 May 30 The best gay film since ‘God’s Own Country’. Terrific performances. Honest, Heartfelt and often Hilarious. Look forward to catching it again. See more Doug J May 3 An exceptionally fine film in every respect. Touching, erotic, funny, a great gay love story See more Paul C @nownow54321 May 3 The 2 main characters here are crippled by shame. One is dominant, has a resistance to labels & everything is on his terms. He also shows NPD traits. The other? Sweet, doesn't see himself as beautiful, has body hang-ups & swims towards 'red flags'. 2 shame cycles collide. Opposing 'attachment styles' -can this union end well? A beautiful addition to queer cinema. The candour of the story. Resonance. Refusal to sanitise. Sublime writing & direction- that only comes from embodied knowledge. It's not 'good/bad guy'. Both carry nuance, trauma, coping mechanisms & try to navigate a world that doesn't fit them & both project this differently. Trying to keep a handle on desire & not implode. It's incredibly funny. Most importantly? This film has a VOICE. The central 2 actors are excellent. You never NOT believe them. A triumph. Hard not to love. Quality made on this budget? Astounding & inspirational. If there's justice? Word-of-mouth will get this seen far & wide. Believe the hype. See more Ken F @RT71929041 Apr 30 this movie is a big fat turd. See more Read all reviews

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