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A Four Letter Word

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A Four Letter Word (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 15

Fresh: 8

Rotten:7

Average Rating: 5.5/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 87 mins

Theatrical Release:2007

Synopsis: “Let the Manhunt begin!” when Luke enters the gay bar flanked by his sidekicks, he doesn’t know that he is about to meet his match—in hot macho man Stephen. Awakening in a twisted heap of... “Let the Manhunt begin!” when Luke enters the gay bar flanked by his sidekicks, he doesn’t know that he is about to meet his match—in hot macho man Stephen. Awakening in a twisted heap of naked strangers, Luke heads to work at a Chelsea sex store where he is forced to face his lifestyle by his coworker Zeke, a confrontational gay crusader who will stop at nothing short of changing the world.

Up the street, actor/waiter Peter is moving in with his long time boyfriend Derek. His restaurant boss Marilyn is maniacally planning her wedding, but when her AA sponsor, Trisha, declares her attraction, Marilyn’s sobriety and marriage may be in jeopardy.

Smitten with Stephen, Luke considers giving monogamy a chance. He attends a sexual compulsives meeting where he discovers he is not the only nympho in New York. Luke is falling for Stephen, but it soon turns out that Stephen’s cash doesn’t flow from a trust fund; he works hard for his money—as a hustler!

A relationship between a playboy and a prostitute depends on whether that is the only secret Stephen is keeping. Among party boys, monogamists, addicts and activists, Luke’s quest may unearth answers his heart is not ready to handle. The protagonists ultimately realize that being true to yourself may be the best way to deal with the many complications of A Four Letter Word called love. --© Official Site
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Starring: Jesse Archer, Charlie David, Cory Grant, Steven M. Goldsmith

Starring: Jesse Archer, Charlie David, Cory Grant, Steven M. Goldsmith, JR Rolley, Virginia Bryan

Director: Casper Andreas

Director: Casper Andreas
Screenwriter: Casper Andreas, Jesse Archer
Producer: Casper Andreas, Markus Goetze
Composer: Scott Starrett
Studio: Embrem Pictures

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10/18/08
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle
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...explores gay life in New York primarily through the eyes of Luke ... who is so busy trying to sparkle that he's made himself into the perfect gay cliché.

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09/21/08
Sarah Boslaugh
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Archer’s acting is overly arch, but Cory Grant is quite effective as Zeke.

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06/24/08
Maureen M. Hart
Chicago Tribune
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A gay romantic comedy, witty and charming enough to stand up to any boy-meets-girl date flick in the megaplexes.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
06/20/08
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

The cliches of bad gay filmmaking were lampooned in 2006's Another Gay Movie. Well, here's another gay movie. Things haven't moved an inch.

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06/05/08
Hank Stuever
Washington Post
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The film also serves up latte-frothy glimpses of an all-drag bridal shower, an erotic spinning class, and - all of 90 seconds into the proceedings -- naked yoga. Don't forget to bring your wipe-down towel.

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05/16/08
Tom Russo
Boston Globe
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It’s always a treat when a movie seems to be exactly the movie that the filmmakers intended to make, and their audience wants to see. It’s also a treat when it’s a good movie, too.

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04/11/08
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

There is no denying that Andreas is really trying to say something about the difficulty of real intimacy in a society where easy sex lies in wait on every corner of Manhattan.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/28/08
David Noh
Film Journal International

Lots of four-letter words get tossed around in Caspar Andreas' naughty sequel to his cheekily titled Slutty Summer, but the scariest one of all is the L word: love.

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03/28/08
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A Four Letter Word is a surprisingly endearing romantic comedy that explores gay relationships with low-budget verve.

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03/28/08
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
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You gotta fight for love, says the movie, but why bother when it looks so darn dull and annoying?

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03/27/08
Les Simpson
Time Out New York

How dismally arch and self-satisfied can a Chelseacore sex comedy get?

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
03/23/08
Bill Weber
Slant Magazine

The semi-earnest A Four Letter Word comes off like an insular gay sitcom, a la Paul Rudnick's Jeffrey, but without the honed verbal wit.

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07/14/07
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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[Director] Andreas rescues A Four Letter Word from being merely a raunchy lil' romance by showing how his characters are steeped in a culture of therapy that has filled Americans with endless, compulsive self-analysis and self-doubt.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
07/12/07
Tirdad Derakhshani
Philadelphia Inquirer
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