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Luster (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 10

Fresh: 5

Rotten:5

Average Rating: 4.7/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Sep 12, 2003 Limited

Synopsis: Waking up after an orgy is only the beginning of an unforgettable weekend for Jackson, a blue-haired, queercore loving, 'zine producer and poet. Jackson thinks he's in love with Billy, whom he met... Waking up after an orgy is only the beginning of an unforgettable weekend for Jackson, a blue-haired, queercore loving, 'zine producer and poet. Jackson thinks he's in love with Billy, whom he met at an orgy, but Billy just wants to be friends. Enter Jackson's hunky cousin Jed who is in town for the weekend. Jackson lusts after him, but you're not supposed to have sex with your cousin - right? Then there is Derek, a 'normal' fag who claims he knew the minute he laid eyes on him that Jackson was "the One". Well, Jackson isn't interested; falling in love at first sight is bullshit - or is it? To complicate matters further, it seems that Sam, Jackson's best friend, may not be straight after all. And when Sonny (Willie Garson from 'Sex and the City'), a closeted rock star, asks Jackson to help write lyrics for his next album, things really begin to spin out of control. Set in a world of wacky artists, cute alternative guys and a rock star with twisted sexual habits, Luster is a wildly entertaining, gritty and charming look at a queer boy's adventures in lust, sex - and maybe even love. -- © TLA Releasing [More]

Starring: Justin Herwick, Susannah Melvoin, Shane Powers, b. Wyatt

Starring: Justin Herwick, Susannah Melvoin, Shane Powers, b. Wyatt, Pamela Gidley, Jonah Blechman, Sean Tibideau, Willie Garson, Gabriel Dell, Henriette Mantel, Chris Freeman

Director: Everett Lewis

Director: Everett Lewis
Screenwriter: Everett Lewis
Composer: Michael Leon
Studio: TLA Releasing

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12/23/03
Film Threat

So bad in a special gay, L.A. way that it's almost an inept classic of its kind.

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12/16/03
David Noh
Film Journal International

Lively, from-the-heart script ... and terrific, natural performances that, like the film itself, are cumulatively affecting.

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11/19/03
Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
L.A. Weekly

Luster has a charming, skittish quality, and Lewis finds pathos and humor in his characters' often painful search for love.

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10/16/03
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Surprisingly bland considering the outrageousness of many of the situations.

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09/22/03
Frank Scheck
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If Mr. Lewis intends Luster as a gay romantic fantasy, the fantasy is entirely one-sided.

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09/11/03
Dave Kehr
New York Times
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Already overloaded with too many extraneous characters, this wobbly romance is thrown completely off balance by the Sonny/Billy subplot, which is more disturbing than warranted.

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09/11/03
Ken Fox
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A character can be intelligent and provocative by pointing out the flaws of sophisticated people, but not by posing like a rebel and ripping into stereotypes.

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09/09/03
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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A cool indie flick.

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