I really wanted to like this film. I've always liked Gerald McCullouch (i.e. he's cute) and I want to support the LGBT community as much as possible, but there were just so many misfires. The supporting cast (and much of the main) was just amateurish, and the relationship between Colin and "Tee" was just not believable, and honestly kinda disturbing (this is coming from someone who's had relationships w a 10+ yr age difference).
It just needed a lot of fine tuning. Normally I would sin the film for the 'intimacy' solely being hinted at (especially considering the production team), but aside from wanting to see more of McCullouch, I really wouldn't want to see anything more than what was shown (and one can see more on NBC). The fact that I didn't want to see anything more in and of itself indicates just how much this on screen relationship just does NOT work.
They needed to bring someone in to help adapt the script to be more screen friendly and maybe needed someone w a little more directorial experience to at least pitch in.
I hate to say this, but it's much more along the lines of a student film (or even a Cinemax flick - w/o the sex) than any sort of professional endeavor. It's really kind of sad, because with the right cast and crew, it could have plausibly been a decent film. It makes me wonder how it received any reviews north of 5 stars.
It just needed a lot of fine tuning. Normally I would sin the film for the 'intimacy' solely being hinted at (especially considering the production team), but aside from wanting to see more of McCullouch, I really wouldn't want to see anything more than what was shown (and one can see more on NBC). The fact that I didn't want to see anything more in and of itself indicates just how much this on screen relationship just does NOT work.
They needed to bring someone in to help adapt the script to be more screen friendly and maybe needed someone w a little more directorial experience to at least pitch in.
I hate to say this, but it's much more along the lines of a student film (or even a Cinemax flick - w/o the sex) than any sort of professional endeavor. It's really kind of sad, because with the right cast and crew, it could have plausibly been a decent film. It makes me wonder how it received any reviews north of 5 stars.