The Boys Life series has always been a little about wish fulfillment.
Boys Life 4: Four Play (2003)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:4
Rotten:6
Average Rating:4.8/10
Theatrical Release:Aug 1, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: This popular series of compiled short films about modern gay life gets its fourth installment with BOYS LIFE 4: FOUR PLAY. Phillip Bartell's LTR examines the efforts of two young lovers to forge a... This popular series of compiled short films about modern gay life gets its fourth installment with BOYS LIFE 4: FOUR PLAY. Phillip Bartell's LTR examines the efforts of two young lovers to forge a lasting relationship. Alan Brown's O BEAUTIFUL tells the story of a young gay man who is brutally attacked by a group of homophobes in a desolate cornfield. Brian Sloan's BUMPING HEADS is a bittersweet tale about an older man who gets involved with a troubled twentysomething. And Eric Mueller's THIS CAR UP is an imaginatively filmed exploration of the budding attraction between two opposites in an office building elevator. [More]
Director: Brian Sloan, Eric Mueller, Phillip Bartell, Alan Brown
Director: Brian Sloan, Eric Mueller, Phillip Bartell, Alan Brown
Studio: Strand Releasing
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Reviews for Boys Life 4: Four Play
Unfortunately not one of the stronger outings in this compilation series of gay short films
If the fourth installment of the popular Boys Life films is any indication, there's not much life left in this anthology series.
Features a quartet of efforts more reflective of the filmmakers' career aspirations than of a desire for meaningful expression.
Requires only four titles for its 87-minute running time, a sign of how much more substantial and ambitious work in the field has become.
Far less concerned with coming out and homophobia than previous entries in this series of gay-themed shorts, the best films in this collection offer fresh takes on a universal subject: the vagaries of modern romance.
While Strand's gay-shorts series took a tentative step toward maturity with 2000's Boys Life 3, this fourth anthology represents a full-blown regression.
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