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Summary: Swinging Love Triangle
Review: "Drift" is a small scale, intimate, gay relationship film from writer/director Quentin Lee, produced with Canadian funding.Set in contemporary Los Angeles, "Drift" stars R. T. Lee as Ryan, a mid-20s screenwriter/ coffee shop worker. Ryan is within days of his third anniversary living with Joel (played by Greyson Dayne), a worker in a gay community center. Having dragged Joel to a cocktail party, Ryan meets Leo (played by Jonathon Roessler), a younger college student who turns out to share Ryan's interest in serial killers and horror movies. Ryan soon is thinking that, although Joel is comfortable and a good provider, Leo is the one who understands what Ryan is all about and could be his true soulmate. Ryan decides the honorable thing to do is move out of the apartment until he sorts out what to do. Luckily Ryan has friends, one a straight man and the other a woman, who volunteer to help him out. After moving out, Ryan wants to get closer to Leo, and Joel gets to try out his own options. Leo meanwhile casts an eye on Joel. Old loves might not be dead loves either. Ryan realizes he is generating a mess for a lot of people as he drifts along but doesn't have much perspective until he tricks with a character who finds some of the right words. The movie goes on to its conclusion. The basic story with its emotional tangles has promise. The difficulties I had came from the script or from the acting. The film focuses on Ryan, leaving the other characters less developed. Why had Ryan and Joel stayed together for so long? Why would low-income Ryan decide so quickly to leave an apartment he didn't even pay rent on without first having a secure long-term landing spot? Why would there be no thought to the economic impact on low/mid-income Joel? Some speeches are deliberately recycled, sometimes to telling effect (especially one asking serially for devirginization; some live life as a script). The viewer can go along with most of the words, although the portrayals of some of the emotions may lack conviction. I liked the pithy reflections Ryan had on himself as he walked away from his last trick. He later concludes with a sentiment that the key to happiness was living a life without regret. The audience will have to weigh this with all the emotional damage done to self and others and with what Ryan's final situation is.
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Summary: Fresh and Insightful
Review: "Drift" offers a fresh perspective on love and sex from the gay male viewpoint. Considering that a great number of [homosexual] movies deal with this topic in a rather superficial and trite fashion, "Drift" offers an intelligent dissection of the nature and complexities of gay relationships. Creatively shot, beautifully scored, and well acted (although I felt one actor could have done a better job...), "Drift" is a fine work of [homosexual] cinema.
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Summary: Hello, can I rate it 1/10 of a star?
Review: ... Boring as watching paint dry.. Full of Cliches. a break-up story with 3 possible endings - how clever! The producers should have hired porn stars - They would have delivered much better acting! CRINGE INDUCING!
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Summary: Low-Budget Does Not Mean Artistic!
Review: Alright, I am pretty open-minded about low-budget movies, and I love arthouse films if they are made right. First of all, it is interesting that the cover of the movie tries to make it look like some sort of sex-themed flick, which actually made me avoid it at first. True, the people and the situations look real, but you still watch a movie for some entertainment value of some sort, and there really isn't anything to see her except for a few well-done scenes. It is a documentary, essentially, so if you enjoy watching documentaries, then you'll probably like this. Like the title says, just because a movie is low-budget and gay-themed does not mean that its worth watching!
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Summary: Drifting in the Tar Pit of West LA
Review: Although I liked the "Shopping for Fangs" better, I found "Drift" to have tighter production values. I like the way "Drift" explored the complexities of dating and friendship and the boundaries people have for unknowable reasons. The different scenarios explore unrequited love and even unrequited lust in a sexual tar pit of West LA. Each scenario would feel incomplete by itself, yet even together the film has an open ending which for me is a plus because it left me in reflection. The most touching scene for me was the declined proposition from the straight best friend. It was a convincing example of how identities can be blurred when lived out by characters.
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Summary: This is just a so-so gay flick
Review: Aside from the passionate sex scenes, which are good, the rest of the movie is a little lost. The transitions from each ending are abrupt, the acting is just ok, and it looks like it was shot with a video camera. I wouldn't go out of my way to see it, but its not so bad to avoid altogether.
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Summary: One of the worst gay films ever
Review: Dear WWW.Amazon.Com,
Do the world of gay cinema a favor and stop selling this awful film. Heaven knows there are few gay films to begin with and this piece of dreck gives all of us a black eye.
I found this film to be without any redeeming qualities,the acting is,to quote another reviewer,"cringe inducing,"the actors are neither attractive nor sexy and the script is shallow and cliche driven.As for the other qualities of film,cinematography,art direction,make-up,wardrobe,etc.,they are nonexistant.
One of the single worst films I have ever seen."Plan Nine from Outer Space" looks like Academy Award material by comparison,it at least has the camp quotient on its side
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Summary: Nice concept from a green filmmaker
Review: Don't get me wrong -- this was a good movie. On paper. The concepts, ideas, and character development all promised a deep, thought-provoking film. But the execution felt more like a film school project. My only issue with the script was the overabundance of the phrase "visceral connection." Otherwise, dialogue was quite realistic, and the storyline was believable, albeit a bit abrupt at the first "branch." With a mostly unexperienced cast, this film is indie at its most -- dare I say -- visceral? Acting is somewhere between "cheesy porn" and "good B-movie," but this is not a reflection on the actors' abilities -- only their experience and that of their director. All in all, give Quentin Lee another few years and few films, and expect greatness from him. This is a filmmaker to keep your eye on. Until then, he's simply paying his dues.
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Summary: One of my favorite gay films
Review: DRIFT is one of my favorite gay films... I saw this at the premiere at the sold-out San Francisco International Gay Film Festival and loved it. I also bought a DVD of it which has some cool extras. It's an erotic relationship drama which is different from the most gay films which are usually about coming out and picking up. So it's a refreshing start. I really enjoy the twists and turns of the drama, and I've come to very much identified with the lead, played by handsome Reggie Lee. The most touching scene is the break-up scene when Ryan, the lead, has to leave his sleeping boyfriend early in the morning (am I giving out too much?)... but just that scene, so well-crafted and performed, is worth the ticket price (or purchase price of the DVD). It's also very quirky and has a personal touch which really places the film a notch above other artificial or run-of-the-mill romantic drama. Check it out!
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Summary: Worst Movie Ever Made
Review: Drift is the single worst movie that has ever been made. The script is boring and pointless. I have never found characters in a movie this uninteresting. The acting is terrible. The dialogue is choppy and comes across like someone reading a passage in a High School English class. To add insult to injury, none of the guys in the movie are attractive in the least. This is one movie that should never have been made. The movie literally has nothing going for it. Buy it only if you are purchasing it as a gift for your worst enemy.
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