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Charles T This odd film is a touching and frustrating look at gay bashing victims, and the bashers themselves. India (Joe Lia), fresh from getting ripped off by a local porno director in L.A., is attacked by Guy (Adam Larson) and Quentin (Josh Paul). India is saved by a pistol-packing drag queen named Destiny (a sensational Allan Louis), who takes India home. India, Destiny, and troubled lesbian Lester (Minerva Vier) form an odd family unit, continually haranguing the straights who always seem to be lurking around with an insulting comment or threats of violence. India takes in Spencer (Lance Lee Davis), a very troubled young man obsessed with killing his abusive parents with a homemade bomb. India follows through on a theory that Guy and Quentin are gay, while Destiny falls for a neighborhood police detective (Vince Parenti). The family find themselves tempted with the same violent impulses they have been subjected to in the past. Writer and director Everett Lewis delivers an allegory that draws moral lines in the sand before quickly blurring those borders. The quasi-family see themselves as victims, not aware of what they are capable of. Lewis tells the story, only standing on a soapbox in the last few scenes. The cast is good, with Louis' Destiny a stand out. The film's look is heavily saturated and dark. I was never sure where Lewis was going with his script, expecting both "The Last Supper"-type murderous satire, then "To Wong Foo..."-type tolerance messages. I did feel many of the characters were written too broadly. India and Spencer look too handsome and healthy for the streets, and Quentin's over-the-top trailer redneck seems out of place in a West Hollywood setting. I am still wondering why the character Lester is even here, as she always seems to be "at work," never becoming a major player in the plots. Many, many of the climactic lines fall flat- declarations of love that are forced. Lewis does enough to slightly recommend "FAQs" (terrible title), from the creepy Texas Republican Party platform opening crawl, to speaking out against violence from bashers and their victims alike. With this willing cast, I guess I wanted to see more focus in the script. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Funny and Dramatic. Is American Society still like this? If some kids are lucky to have someone like Destiny show up in their lives like India did I'm sure it isn't. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member A shoestring budget strings the stories of a few troubled youths together in the is movie about getting over the hate... or at least trying to. Where it succeeds is with the young fellas falling in love (or... something like that) and where it fails is with fleshing out some of the other characters like Lester (a lesbian who seems to have more of a story behind her than what is portrayed) and Destiny (the drag queen who comes to the rescue, shamefully neglected if I do say so myself.) Joe Lia, doe-eyed and innocent certainly turns in a good performance as do most of the others acting alongside him, yet the sop opera feel of the film does have a few eye-rolling moments that border on the edge of cheese. Stiil I can't deny the upbeat... if slightly abrupt... conclusion as it tries to pull everything together in a nice neat bow. The problem is it tries to wrap things up too neatly, particularly in regard to the two gay bashers. As much as the moment made me smile, it also made my mind do its own z-snap, sayin' "please." Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Not bad. Nothing more really could be said lol Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Young people. Yeah. I love that. That brings a lot of energy in movies. Rebellious plot about taking your place in society, surviving or actually living in it. Unfortunately, acting is not really great and story isn't really complete, at least for me. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member So much potential...but ruined by lefty tortured fag victim hyperbole that distracts from what could have been a beautiful and empowering flick. If you are a dirty old queen you'll love the gratuitous nudity, as I did. The black drag queen was fabulous, but the movie didnt do justice to this character or this actor. As for, India, the lead hottie with precious lips and lisp... I hope to see more of him naked or not. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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