Lance's Reviews
Remember, submitting a review allows you to share your views and opinions on any title - all reviews are available to all other members, so please keep them coming, as they allow you to give your view on what's hot and what's not.
Lucy you missed a good one!! At some point 2/3rds of the way through I thought this is a movie about human cruelty & a sociopath... I was wrong! It's actually about delusions & finding yourself as you are...
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
I'm fairly over gay movies with the gay guy dying @ the end... there's no excuse for homophobia OR violence against gay men or lesbians!!!! The redeeming feature (as if we needed one) in this movie is he learnt how to "feel"... you're missing a profound experience especially if you're a guy if you choose NOT to watch this one str8/bi/gay
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
This is NOT a gay film... thriller/mistery maybe... I get really bored by the naked lesbians(read soft pron) are OK but naked gay men are not in films like this contrived heartless scripted film... if you have nothing better to do phone a friend for coffee instead
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
Curious movie... some great special effects... variable acting... I was bored 2/3s of the way thru by the repition of scenarios & went to bed instead of watching this to the end...
(Maybe) - review by Lance
Interesting study of the 2 characters & slowlty draws you in to an experience exploring a range of very human themes... slow @ times but definitely worth a look...
(Excellent) - review by Lance
Rich filming... acting was not convincing & too contrived... pity
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
Wow what a gr8 movie... enjoyed every minute & watched it again the next night... the subtitles are a bit of a challeng hence the 2nd viewing but all good... 4.5 this one
(Excellent) - review by Lance
The true story will never be known... based on so called historical events if modified here... prejuice?? but which one... nah surely NOT it's hollywood isn't it!!? LOL So who's the protagonist & the antagonist... the master/slave or the daddy/doll syndrome or maybe both... don't miss it either way...
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
Raw, gritty & passionate low budget movie... variable acting but a good story its multilayered... it is violent but accurate
(Excellent) - review by Lance
Worth watching
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
A complex exploration of facism & homophobia... well directed/filmed & convincingly acted... edgy & engaging...
(Excellent) - review by Lance
The obsessive character Carey plays is an interesting portral... there are moments of true tenderness... overall tho pretty sloppy scripting... pity
(Maybe) - review by Lance
An interesting EU movie about coming out... worth a look
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
Sliow paced & lightweight... so is life just about sex... there's a couple of issues included but thin in exploration or treatment...
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
An interesting if sometimes a bit contrived story... we get to observe a character who through his experiences grows & changes... very uneven @ times but some easy to recognise stereotypes compressed here as contributing to the development of the lead character... worth a look
(Excellent) - review by Lance
Some interesting issues explored in this gem... liked the surprise ending... way better than most gay movies out of the US 4/5
(Excellent) - review by Lance
This is a very complex & interesting French Canadian movie... there are moments of great rye subtle humour & pathos... a bit disjointed @ times but still worth a watch... satisfying & a welcome relief from the trashy US gay movies... subtitles 3.5
(Excellent) - review by Lance
What a teenagers joke this movie is... gay??? I don't think so... if you're under 15 & want to see some tit this is for you...
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
A powerful journey... well acted & directed... not exactly an Ang Lee movie but can sense Beresford standing in the background
(Excellent) - review by Lance
This is a painful jem of a movie... the contrasts between the 2 characters is exquisitly portrayed... a must see
(Excellent) - review by Lance
Hmmm I'm with you Garrick on this one... I'm so over the US gay film industry... wouldn't it be great to have some EU film here way better that what's thrown up here...
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
Crazy story with very amateur acting @ times... a light relief tho from the UK to all the US movie predominance here
(Maybe) - review by Lance
Curious movie... the acting was uneven but ultimately added to the story... an interesting fantasy
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
This movie disappoint me big time... maybe the rubble was in the lack of story & acting...
(Maybe) - review by Lance
Wow what a gr8 movie... a whole bag of issues very well directed
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
Interesting story... well acted, directed
(Excellent) - review by Lance
An interesting idea... what a way to move on... LOL
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
One of the most pretentious flix I've seen... the script is worse than a dogs breakfast... variable acting... only go there if you're totally bored with time to kill
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
More a superficial slice of history... interesting enough
(Maybe) - review by Lance
Yep good movie... some excellent moments... quite an accurate comment on the modern tensions in Australian Greek communities
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
An interesting "art" movie but more like a film about a play... I found the use of male actors to play women added to the surrealism
(Maybe) - review by Lance
What can I say this a cracker of a movie... so much in it... don't miss it...
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
An interesting idea... worth a watch
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
This is a brilliant movie for more than one reason...
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
in a word pretentious... didn't continue watching after 20min
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
I enjoyed this movie... a bit confused in parts but worth a watch
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
Excellent as usual for this series
(Excellent) - review by Lance
Gr8 movie with some complex themes...
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
This is a bizzar account of nothing... boringly self indulgent 0/5
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
Yep stand up comedy that's fun but very American humour... makes sense... lol
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
An OK comedy send up... variable acting... good for an easy watch
(Maybe) - review by Lance
This is a ridiculous film story line what there is of it... don't bother... gratuitous violence doesn't make a good action film just as a religious sub story doesn't make for anything worthwhile... 0/5
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
An interesting storyline up until the end when it became totally unbelievable... a throw away... see lucy's comments
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
This is a gr8 doco... what an extraordinary story of a man's courage
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
This film has a very cleaver script/story line a bit of a parallel double story...a surprise to find a USA gay movie worth watching... the unfolding character studies are quite involving... it's not exactly Torch Song Trilogy or Maurice but it is a satisfying movie... 4.5
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
In contrast with this movie's thrust 'against' prudish religious moralism it is now quite starkly contradictory to present day feminist moralism: how curious don't you think!? It's a joke really... great movie great cast of actors... I liked the blunt exploration of even the most taboo of subjects related to human sexuality. Kinsey was ahead of his time
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
I don't think Campion the director or the script writer of this movie got Keat's life... also don't think most of the reviewers here either... the acting is good as is the cinematography... there's a whole gay underbelly to this story... ho hum... 2.5 for the filming
(Maybe) - review by Lance
This is light-weight fun... yeah predictable but the acting is good
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
Yep good movie... some interesting character development as only the English can do...
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
Pretty ordinary really... was expecting much more maybe that was the problem!?
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
Boring... didn't really go anywhere... poor everything...
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
This one promised so much but... ah well...
(Maybe) - review by Lance
This is worth a watch if your a cinema connoisseur... some great acting moments
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
This is an absolutely brilliant movie!! DON'T miss it! The script is tight, gritty
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
Lightweight sitcom humour... entertaining enough tho for a quick watch... typically not grounded in real life.
(Maybe) - review by Lance
WOW!! Slow at first - needs to be, so dispense with impatiences... this one is a winner! Scripting is fairly ordinary, BUT the acting, filming
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
This is a "sweet" movie with some great moments to enjoy... it's light
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
There are moments of interest here if you can keep up with the pacey french dialogue in subtitles... it's a frustrating storyline over written
(Maybe) - review by Lance
Totally agree with Lucy
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
An entertaining cinema moment if a contrived plot... Brad Pitt ages well
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
An interesting cinema moment... well done...
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
Great movie... how trivial, mindless
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
Yep boring... a self indulgent waste of time...
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
Hmmm a very contrived bit of slow motion cinema... simply unbelievable relationships made even more thread-bare by a weak script... "pretty" actors
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
Excellent film gay themed or not... well acted, directed
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
Initially I thought this movie was going to be stereotypical of US gay themed movies: in a word trivial fluff... but no it saves itself about I/2 way through... just barely believable characters for the most part poorly acted. 2.5 outa 5
(Maybe) - review by Lance
Yep slow to begin with but worth the wait as the movie kicks into gear... some interesting perspectives AND wow!! where did our freedom to think outa the box post HIV/AIDS... there's a lot there in this movie! 4 outa 5
(Excellent) - review by Lance
Yep good even if the theme has been done to death by Hollywood. 2.5 outa 5
(Maybe) - review by Lance
Film noir at its best here. Intellectually engaging
(Excellent) - review by Lance
While this movie has some uneven scripting, directing
(Excellent) - review by Lance
Spielberg's idea of movie making without his usual violent underbelly... Hank's acting couldn't save this one... gave it the flick after 30mins viewing 1.5 outa 5
(Maybe) - review by Lance
Intense! To find this movie interesting you'll need to be familiar with Euro "interior" themed movie making
(Maybe) - review by Lance
So what's funny about being grossed out?! Facile
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
Boring as... all the usual suspects... more a psychiatric comment on what entertains in the USA! Don't bother.
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
Great movie!! Typically yet another Canadian gay themed movie packed with believable well acted characters, well filmed
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
Take a look at this one... could have had more there but entertaining enough with the odd issue to think about.
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
Worth a watch even if it is American pulp.
(Maybe) - review by Lance
Jack Nicholson makes the movie...
(Maybe) - review by Lance
A very poor movie... if you have the time to waste do something else. American middle class emotional rubbish. No stars!
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
An interesting idea that develops further as a film after a shakey start... worth a watch.
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
Great movie... the english know all about conformity... this one is a gem of social comment
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
Fantasy films need a good script to carry the story forward... I got bored way before the end... pity
(Maybe) - review by Lance
Common theme in US movies: poor kids from the wrong part of town need a saviour/hero... entertaining enough!
(Maybe) - review by Lance
Standard stuff here... cliched but makes the point clearly enough about issues that are common experience... the "how to deal with it" is missing though!!
(Maybe) - review by Lance
So sad!! This movie's story-line had potential BUT the actors/director
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
For all its faults this movie actually portrayed some believable moments between the 2 male leads... the politics are "so" correct
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
What boring pulp... don't bother this one is a pretious "art film"
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
Way too self indulgent to be considered as either entertainment or anything substantial as a doco commentary... 1/5
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
Brilliant!! Don't miss this gem it has the lot: a political understanding of issues from a very human angle, gr8 story, authentic acting
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
Pity about this film cuz the ideas behind the story are good but the acting (stiff
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
Interesting (but not new) concept... all the more chilling as an idea because it's already taking shape in our present society... as a movie: slow, sometimes confusing
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
Hmmm this one gets a thumbs down... Holywood movies taking a serious well grounded idea
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
Well directed,scripted
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
Lightweight US movie making/scripting... typically a set of social/personal values that are rice paper-thin portrayed as something worth persuing... the no brain movie gen... 1.5/5
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
If you enjoyed 6 Degrees Of Separation
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
Apart from the odd laugh here
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
Riley does an excellent job of portraying Ian Curtis as we didn't know him on stage... Joy Division was
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
5/5 for typical american dumb made dumber... 5/5 for being the film about an unlikely teenage fantasy badly acted out... 5/5 for a waste of time... 5/5 if you need eye candy
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
Excellent Irish movie... the friendship between the two young men is interesting
(Excellent) - review by Lance
The title could have been "in Our Own Words"... another Epstein doco that merely scratches the surface here about the Nazi era
(Maybe) - review by Lance
Interesting direction
(Maybe) - review by Lance
Well worth a watch! The lead male(Patrick Wilson) stays in character
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
Xenophobia is a key element in this movie
(Maybe) - review by Lance
An interesting story with a twist or two... I thought there were some patchy moments to the acting that could have been tightened up... the lead lesbian's character was well performed
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
I'm with a couple of the other member's reviews... despite DDL's masterful characterisation the editor needed to slice a good third of this movie off... way too laborious to the point of being tedious... I thought the filming was shoddy... support cast
(Don't bother!) - review by Lance
A comic collision of cultures... gay/hetero, western/asian, individuality/conformity... a true comedia of errors... I doubt Ang Lee intended too much depth here (
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
This is' film noir'... the angry existentialist similar to L'Estranger
(Not to be missed!) - review by Lance
Yep it's a good (french language) movie inline with Wild Reeds(Fr)
(Worth watching) - review by Lance
An exploration of themes including the social psychology (
(Excellent) - review by Lance
This is an excellent English movie exploring a variety of themes including the politics
(Excellent) - review by Lance