Kinlever Kinlever All credits in this film go to the visual and musical side. Literally all characters in the film are physically over-beautiful (even Charles's mother). Everything is wrapped in some decadent opera-like theatrical style of talking, moving, drinking, etc. The main character is Charles who is unexpectedly boyish and naive (too much for a 26 year old man), and who hangs around his theatrical constantly drunk friend, son of a scandalous businessman, with some vague expectations that something will happen one day between them. However, while it could have been good a la Tennessee Williams drama plot, the film is actually lacking in some basic relations to reality, real people, real behaviors, etc. The worst part in the film is cheesy naive romance between main character and exotic looking pianist with the body of wrestler, who immediately delivers him his all passion, heart, etc, like they are 13 year old school kids. Everything in the film is overly dramatic and romantic and it ruins a potentially interesting plot. The film would have been much better if Charles did not do so much sobbing and deep-breathing, and did not cry in every second scene over his positive and negative emotions. This could have been a real expensive gay drama, but it stayed an expensive upper Manhattan gay bed-time story.

eileen_seah IMO overall rate is a bit low, so don't skip this movie after looking at the ratings, as the film is emotionally great. This film will make you feel the emotion ups and downs and struggle with the protagonist, his budding love, and his childhood friend who keeps chaining him down. Its really impacting.

armin d if you are under 18 you MIGHT like it because it's really a teen story. The plot, conversations and characters are too dull and boring and the movie goes by so slow and full of events we have seen thousand times in movies...it's timid and dramatized excessively in an amateur and empty way...not worth watching at all

zif ofoz Charlie and Sebastian are old friends. Sebastian is emotionally damaged. Charlie seems to have a life and is committed to his friendship with Sebastian.Sebastian has stalled emotionally while Charlie has continued to grow up. Charlie meets a new love interest and this causes a fracture in his friendship with Sebastian. Sebastian is very very needy of Charlie's friendship and Charlie does not want to hurt Sebastian by following through on his new found love relationship by having to totally leave Sebastian.The fact that each character is gay is not made into a factor with this story. It's just fact. The story is all about friendship, commitment, and the love of two friends - not two lovers. One friend is weak and confused, the other is strong and wants to get on with life but his conscience and friendship with poor Sebastian is a stumbling point with Charlie.The characters are wealthy and spoiled. Sebastian's needy personality will get on your nerves but the plot works and you begin to care about Charlie as he is a nice person who is dealing with issues that have a direct impact on his life and future.