It took me a while to decide on a star rating for this film and here is the main reason; Seems like the writer wanted to cover too much ground. So, what you get is too many truncated story lines.
Although the two main characters, Mike, actor Tristan Barr, and William, played by Lucas Linehan, were well fleshed out, Other characters that seemed to have viable subplots, seem to just disappear.
Lee Galea the Writer/Director, (this may be the problem,) had a good topic, L/G/B/T/Q+ teen love, their, (this is not a grammar error BTW, but the new non-binary acceptable first person,) concept needed a three hour movie.
This is a very minor point, but the title. Since we all know how important marketing is, Monster Pies was a turn-off, sorry. I completely understood after watching the film, but when you have a limited market share to begin with, everything counts.
The biggest positive for me is that the main protagonists looked like they could be teenagers, and real teenagers. Other castings decisions seem to be somewhat forced at times. That does not mean they were not fantastic, e.g. the band, but was it like fulfilling a quota? This is part of the problem with non-developed sub-plots more than anything.
Also, my last point. It did actually make me tear up. So there ya go. A teen romance with main characters that I bought into.
Although the two main characters, Mike, actor Tristan Barr, and William, played by Lucas Linehan, were well fleshed out, Other characters that seemed to have viable subplots, seem to just disappear.
Lee Galea the Writer/Director, (this may be the problem,) had a good topic, L/G/B/T/Q+ teen love, their, (this is not a grammar error BTW, but the new non-binary acceptable first person,) concept needed a three hour movie.
This is a very minor point, but the title. Since we all know how important marketing is, Monster Pies was a turn-off, sorry. I completely understood after watching the film, but when you have a limited market share to begin with, everything counts.
The biggest positive for me is that the main protagonists looked like they could be teenagers, and real teenagers. Other castings decisions seem to be somewhat forced at times. That does not mean they were not fantastic, e.g. the band, but was it like fulfilling a quota? This is part of the problem with non-developed sub-plots more than anything.
Also, my last point. It did actually make me tear up. So there ya go. A teen romance with main characters that I bought into.