Sugar (2004)
Average Rating: 7.1/10
Reviews Counted: 7
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 1
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Adapted from a series of short stories by Canadian cult favorite Bruce La Bruce, this seriocomic coming-of-age story stars Andre Noble as Cliff, a teenager growing up in Toronto in the 1980s. While Cliff is aware of the fact he's gay and has a ravenous curiosity about sex, he hasn't been able to do much about it. However, on his 18h birthday, Cliff's free-thinking mother, Madge (Marnie McPhail), pours him a stiff drink, offers him a reefer, and politely but firmly tells him to go downtown and
Nov 16, 2004
Sony Classics
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Cast
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Brendan Fehr
Butch -
Andre Noble
Cliff -
Haylee Wanstall
Cookie -
Maury Chaykin
Stanley -
Michael Riley
The Man -
Marnie McPhail
Madge -
Sarah Polley
Pregnant Girl
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can't imagine a baseball fan%u2014or a moviegoer%u2014who wouldn't respond on some level to the new film "Sugar," a rich and moving reminder of the way professional sports aspirations can shape someone's destiny in the real world, as opposed to the mytho
This tale of tortured love between a gay youth and street hustler juggles a complex load of emotional and tonal colors within an admirably lean runtime.
This probation of the American Dream, a highlight of the Sundance Film Festival, benefits from a wonderful lead performance by a nonprofessional actor
A strong story with moments of insight and a vivid sense of mortality, but it's also scrappy and indulgent.
A screening of Sugar should become compulsory for all young men contemplating the transition from school-yard beat-offs to full-service drug and hustling lifestyles.
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