Boulevard (2014)

A devoted husband in a marriage of convenience is forced to confront his secret life.

Director:

Dito Montiel

Writer:

Douglas Soesbe

Stars:

Robin Williams, Roberto Aguire, Kathy Baker

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robin Williams	...	Nolan Mack
Kathy Baker	...	Joy
Roberto Aguire	...	Leo
Giles Matthey	...	Eddie
Eleonore Hendricks	...	Patty
Bob Odenkirk	...	Winston
Henry Haggard	...	Beaumont
Gary Gardner	...	Lionel Mack (Father)
Crystal Gray	...	Nurse
Joshua Decker	...	ER Doctor
Sondra Morton	...	Gloria Beaumont
Jerry Chipman	...	Blyden
Steven Randazzo	...	Guard Walt
J. Karen Thomas	...	Cat
Becky Fly	...	Night Nurse

Storyline

Nolan Mack is sixty, married, a literature professor, and well-regarded and leads a quiet uneventful. One night, as he drives home, he nearly runs into a hustler. Sorry for what might have happened, Nolan starts a conversation with the young man named Leo and ends up in a hotel room; not for sex - the older man has fallen in love with the young man. Having realised he was gay since age of twelve, Nolan's never been able to express his sexual orientation and Leo happens to crystallize his feelings and desires. But what extent will it affect his married life and professional career?

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Plot Keywords:

male prostitute | male rear nudity | bare chested male | gay | gay virgin | 

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Taglines:

It's never too late to make a U-turn

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Details

Country:

USA Mexico

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 July 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Boulevard: O Amor no Retrovisor

Filming Locations:

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,000, 12 July 2015

Gross USA:

$126,150

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$240,450

Company Credits

Production Co:

Camellia Entertainment, Evil Media Empire

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Address of bank location is: 3939 Gallatin Pike, Nashville, TN 37216 Not an actual bank, but a cafe named Sip Cafe.

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Goofs

Nolan's monitor on his office desk has no video cable attached.

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Quotes

Nolan Mack: People leave, you know? But for some people, it just doesn't seem fair.

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Connections

Featured in Half in the Bag: 2015 Re-Cap (So Far) (2015)

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Soundtracks

Do With The Rain
Written by David Wittman
Performed by The Bay Cities Trio
Courtesy Walrus Monster Publishing

User Reviews

An incredibly gripping final performance in an average movie

Boulevard stars the late Robin Williams and is the last on screen acting performance we will ever get to see of the man who changed so many peoples lives through his amazing performances in films. And this performance is no different, it is a different type of role, a very dramatic role and i have to say he has left us with one of the best performances of his long and incredible career. Boulevard may not be a fantastic movie but Robin Williams showed in every scene why he was one of the greatest of his generation. He manages to portray this character who is so kind and giving but at the same time conflicted with feelings that he holds to himself so amazingly that you cannot look away from the screen. And with such a small cast he shines as he carries the film from start to finish making you feel so many different emotions at the same time for this incredibly fascinating character. The small supporting cast were all great and all contributed to really understanding Robin's character and why he acts the way he does throughout the film. I speak a lot about Robin's performance when talking about this film because it really is the best thing about the movie and apart from a few other aspects the movie wasn't as fantastic as it could have been.

Another thing i thought was so incredibly interesting about this movie is that it deals with many different themes and ideas that you don't see often in mainstream movies. It highlights certain topics in American society and although it isn't the most accurate representation of these topics it does it's best not to sugarcoat what is happening and that really helped staying engaged in the film. The movie also takes on a very, very slow pace and i understand that the movie needed to have this pace in order to properly share this mans story but without the performance mentioned above driving the film it would not have been nearly as good. The movie has plenty of very slow emotional moments that almost bring you to tears but it also get fairly dark and intense and although the two tones could have been balanced better throughout the film i found myself on the edge of my seat most of the time. The last 10-15 minutes of the movie seemed to fly by and some of what it showed i thought was very relevant to concluding the story but some other things i felt were unjustly concluded, i guess i wanted a little more in the end but it was an alright finale.

In the end, Robin Williams is the reason to watch this movie because not only was it one of his last but it was one of his best and was a truly emotional performance. The film itself was somewhat engaging but a lot of what was wrong with the film was hidden behind Robin's great performance. - 6.5