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Boys Life 4: Four Play (2003)

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Average Rating: 4.6/10
Critic Reviews: 5
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The fourth entry in the Boys Life series collects another set of gay-themed indie shorts from Strand Releasing. Executive produced by series creator Brian Sloan, this release consists of four short films each shot on digital video. Directed by Phillip J. Bartell, L.T.R. is a mockumentary about a young relationship. Directed by Alan Brown, O Beautiful is a drama about gay bashing in high school. Directed by Eric Mueller, This Car Up is about the romance between a bike messenger and a lawyer.

Unrated, 1 hr. 23 min.

Drama, Romance, Gay & Lesbian, Comedy

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Nov 25, 2003

Strand Releasing

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All Critics (12) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (8) | DVD (1)

Each segment ... is polished, succinctly developed and well-acted.

August 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
Los Angeles Times
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Features a quartet of efforts more reflective of the filmmakers' career aspirations than of a desire for meaningful expression.

August 5, 2003 Comment
Hollywood Reporter
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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.

July 31, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
New York Times
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Mixed bag.

July 31, 2003 Full Review Source: Newsday | Comment
Newsday
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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.

July 29, 2003 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
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Feels ever so faintly like the final project showcase for senior year filmmaking.

November 13, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

The Boys Life series has always been a little about wish fulfillment.

November 13, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

Unfortunately not one of the stronger outings in this compilation series of gay short films

August 9, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

If the fourth installment of the popular Boys Life films is any indication, there's not much life left in this anthology series.

August 8, 2003 Full Review Source: E! Online | Comment
E! Online

Well-rounded collection of gay-themed shorts.

August 7, 2003 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | Comment
L.A. Weekly

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.

July 31, 2003 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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