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In from the Side

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Minute for minute, you won't find a more romantic gay film this year than British rugby drama IN FROM THE SIDE, a surprisingly moving sports-team story slathered in sweat, streaked with mud, and dripping with sensuality. As a "B Squad" of gay athletes tries to overcome inexperience and push past rivalries to score an elusive win, a secret affair simmers among them. Mark (puppy-eyed Alexander Lincoln) finds himself unable to avoid the blazing appeal of teammate Warren (Alexander King), with his cocky attitude and emotional unavailability.
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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 01/20/2023
An especially well-filmed, acted and mounted effort. Go to Full Review
Kyle Turner New York Times 01/19/2023
“In From the Side” feels too much like two separate movies smashed together like two players from opposing teams, making its 2-hour-and-14-minute run time a slog. Go to Full Review
Dan Callahan TheWrap 01/17/2023
So padded out at 134 minutes with both rugby games and sex scenes that the final effect is numbing, and writer-director Matt Carter doesn’t bother much with either plot or character to fill out his narrative. Go to Full Review
Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl 05/08/2023
6/10
In from the Side looks great, the rugby action is convincing ... and there are certainly a lot of handsome men featured in various states of dress and undress (if you like bearded guys, that goes double). Go to Full Review
Danny Brogan Common Sense Media 01/18/2023
3/5
While the film is beautifully shot, some of the acting is wooden, and there are a handful of scenes that feel unsubtle or just plain cheesy. Go to Full Review
Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 01/18/2023
Dull, overlong and vapid despite solid performances. Go to Full Review
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Hoover C 01/27/2023 Not sure how this film made it to be released anywhere, with a badly written script, and skin-deep character portraiture. With the subject of a gay rugby story, it could have the potential to be great if the film could focus on the sport and competition to bring out the romance. Instead, it focuses on the mellow drama of two guys cheating on their partners. If that's the route, at least give more stories to their spouses, and provide a more three-dimensional portrayal of the main characters. In the 2 plus more hours, the whole film just focuses on their repeating cheating, getting together, and nothing else. The whole plot and the action of the characters keep contradicting each other. See more Rodney S 01/25/2023 Gay rugby players in love. Yes the story is tried and true but it's still fun to watch. Steamy scenes were great. See more Charlie S 01/23/2023 Enjoyed every minute. See more HENRY B 01/21/2023 I really Enjoyed this film.. It moves at a pace allowing the viewer to get Invested in the characters and grow Empathetic for them. Also, Smart Writing where two people are at Fault instead of the usual “Villain/Home-wrecker” role by One Person. The action sequences are done well and the guys really give it their all when playing rugby - the Sexuality becomes a Non-Issue. Beautiful Locations and Apartment to see the Success of the characters lives. Oh and the Guys are Gorgeous & very Masculine which was Refreshing to see! Great Acting all around! See more Jonathan Ezequiel O Sep 20 When you watch the movie for the first time it's a little confusing, but it leaves that feeling of watching it again the second time you watch the movie you understand the story much more it's incredible I love this movie See more Jacob S Aug 24 Ultimately indifferent to this movie. The only thing that saved it was the hot guys throughout the film. Overall this movie was a mess and lacked any real direction. It could have had a better writer could have been edited better. Also the sound levels whatever the mixing for this film is way off. Sometimes it's really quiet and then loud background music kicks in blaring. Not the actors fall I think they did really good job it was just the material they were working with and the writer director should not have done everything on his own because he's not good at it See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Minute for minute, you won't find a more romantic gay film this year than British rugby drama IN FROM THE SIDE, a surprisingly moving sports-team story slathered in sweat, streaked with mud, and dripping with sensuality. As a "B Squad" of gay athletes tries to overcome inexperience and push past rivalries to score an elusive win, a secret affair simmers among them. Mark (puppy-eyed Alexander Lincoln) finds himself unable to avoid the blazing appeal of teammate Warren (Alexander King), with his cocky attitude and emotional unavailability.
Director
Matt Carter
Producer
Matt Carter, Andrew Faure
Screenwriter
Matt Carter
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
Take A Seat Pictures, Doco Digital
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+, Sports, Romance
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 20, 2023, Limited
Runtime
2h 14m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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