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Shelter (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 17

Fresh: 9

Rotten:8

Average Rating: 5.6/10

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release: Mar 21, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: A man overcomes his hectic life to fall in love with his friend's brother in this engaging drama. SHELTER stars Brad Rowe (BILLY'S HOLLYWOOD SCREEN KISS) and Tina Holmes (EDGE OF SEVENTEEN).

Starring: Trevor Wright, Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes

Starring: Trevor Wright, Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes

Director: Jonah Markowitz

Director: Jonah Markowitz
Screenwriter: Jonah Markowitz
Producer: J.D. DiSalvatore
Composer: J. Peter Robinson
Studio: Regent Releasing

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May 27, 2008

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

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  • Dolby Digital Stereo - English

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Complex characterizations by Wright and Rowe and outstanding cinematography by Joseph White make this film particularly worth checking out.

Full Review Source: Playback:stl | comment Comment
09/21/08
Sarah Boslaugh
Playback:stl
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It feels like it's written by a film school freshman that's trying to be innovative, but everything feels forced and flat.

Full Review Source: Sin Magazine | comment 2 Comments
06/08/08
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine
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There's real chemistry between the two actors.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
04/11/08
Grant Butler
Oregonian
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An awkward, phony melodrama you don't need to be homophobic to hate.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
04/04/08
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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The first theatrical release from the here! Network’s Independent Film Initiative, shaves the edges off the genre’s hoariest tendencies, for which it deserves credit and will hopefully be the start of a trend. But it’s still an uninspiring drama.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
04/04/08
Mark Keizer
Boxoffice Magazine
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A coming-out, coming-of-age movie that is mediocre and very well-intentioned.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
04/04/08
Jim Emerson
Chicago Sun-Times
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Shelter may only be shoreline deep, and its ending fanciful, but the film captures the beauty, thrill and ache of young love and extracts a casual joy out of the process.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
04/03/08
Sid Smith
Chicago Tribune
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Shelter gives hope that gay romances have come of age.

Full Review Source: AfterElton.com | comment Comment
04/03/08
Brian Juergens
AfterElton.com
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All the muted, oh-so-painful male bonding grows tiresome and predictable.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/31/08
David Noh
Film Journal International
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In the sweet and sexy romance Shelter, the chemistry between two surfer guys magnetically played by Brad Rowe and newcomer Trevor Wright is so electric, so palatable that even the most ardent nitpickers won't break a sweat over the small stuff.

Full Review Source: Contra Costa Times | comment Comment
03/28/08
Randy Myers
Contra Costa Times
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Shelter is a gay movie like other American gay movies. Boy meets boy. Boy comes out. Boys fight opposition. Opposition caves. If there's life beyond the closet, too few movies know it exists.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
03/28/08
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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Shelter rises very high indeed, thanks to a superb performance by Trevor Wright in the lead role, a strong supporting cast, very good cinematography and, most of all, emotional authenticity.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
03/28/08
David Wiegand
San Francisco Chronicle
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A confused young artist is torn between his family and his future in Shelter, a sensitive romantic drama from the writer and director Jonah Markowitz.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
03/28/08
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
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Rowe displays new authority and confidence, as if lately he’s been looking in the mirror and seeing himself, rather than that other, more famous blond.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
03/27/08
Chuck Wilson
L.A. Weekly
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Well-acted but rife with cliché.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment 1 Comment
03/25/08
Ed Gonzalez
Village Voice
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The first project of the here! gay television network's new movie initiative, Shelter regrettably plays closer to Lifetime fodder.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
03/23/08
Fernando F. Croce
Slant Magazine
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What could have been a standard-issue coming-out, coming-of-age movie develops a remarkable intimacy.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment 1 Comment
03/21/08
John Hartl
Seattle Times
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