Officially broken up with his girlfriend and looking for a fresh start in Los Angeles, a young and good-looking photographer finds his life turned upside down after he winds up in bed with a successful male executive in director Jesse Rosen's warmhearted tale of one man's search to discover his true identity. John has always had a way with the ladies, so when he relocates to Los Angeles to live with his old college roommate Andy, it doesn't take long for the old friends to fall back into the
familiar pattern of trash talking and womanizing. Initially taken aback when his ex-girlfriend Maddy introduces him to her new girlfriend, Anna, John soon finds himself falling into a homosexual relationship of his own after landing a job at a posh L.A. ad agency. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Smart without being smart-alecky, Mr. Rosen's writing avoids the aggressive cleverness and gummy politics of many similarly themed movies, focusing instead on realistic dialogue and low-key interaction.
The psychologically flat script isn't nearly up to the task of depicting the pleasure within confusion/despair (or vice versa); neither are Rosen's acting chops.
Mildly engaging with an initially intriguing premise and brief moments of wittiness, but ultimately falls flat as a drama. Its bland protagonist, along with a lazy, unimaginative screenplay, leaves you feeling unmoved and underwhelmed.
This starts off well enough but quickly devolves into meaningless scattered scenes until it abruptly ends in a sort of non ending.
March 15, 2010
jay nixon
Super Reviewer
I was very impressed with Jesse Rosen's performance in the movie and didn't even know until it was over that he also wrote, directed and produced the film. I really really really liked Rachel Castillo, too. I hope that someone else recognizes the talent that these 2 actors have. The movie is too short, but it's fun,
funny, and sometimes a bit uneasy-making only because you can remember squirming in the exact same situations. There's some nice eye candy in the film, but the real reason to watch it is Jesse Rosen's and Rachel Castillo's performances together. If they didn't know each other before this movie was made, then my regard for them goes up even more because they play off each other the way that 2 people who've known each other for a very long time do.
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