Silver Road (2006) User Reviews

A well made short look at a rural gay crush but unfortunately nothing new

[Havan_IronOak · 7/10 · 30 May 2018]

Two guys Mark (Jonathan Keltz) and Danny (Andrew Hachey) who have grown up together in rural Canada on the night before one leaves for the big city. Danny knows he's gay and has a thing for his best friend but is pretty sure Mark's straight.

Technically, the film is above par for this type of short. The film is well-made with moody rural cinematography, appropriate music and charming actors but the plot falls short of making this anything out of the ordinary in what is already a crowded sub genre, though the rural setting is a nice change.

It left me wanting more.

just beautiful

[Kirpianuscus · 27 December 2018]

A beautiful film. About friendship and about new beginning, about a gesture and about farm life. All is more than admirable in its case, from cinematography, performances, music, landscapes, atmosphere. The only sin - the story is far to be original. But is it a real sin ? "Silver Road" has its public. And, like many romance films, not the originality is the target but the chance to identify yourself with a character or other, to live the story as part of your story , the bitter end and the tension between characters. This short film gives all . Scene by scene, in real lovely manner. So, just a beautiful short film. Nothing could be more important than that.

And the point is...?

[preppy-3 · 2/10 · 21 August 2012]

Short film about two guys who have known each other since they were kids--Mark (Jonathan Keltz) and Danny (Andrew Hachey). They grew up in a small farming community in Canada. Danny is leaving to go to college in a big city. Him and Mark decide to spend his last night just driving around. Then Danny kisses Mark and things go badly.

Now this film is well-done. Beautiful cinematography, nice music and Keltz and Hachey give good performances. But what is the point? This movie has been done before MANY times before and this adds nothing new. Also do we really need, in this day and age, another film where someone comes out and it destroys their friendship? Would it kill somebody to do a film like this and have his friend totally accept it? These gay shorts with depressing endings are getting tiresome. Well-made but obvious and annoying.