Right By Me
by Thanyatorn Siwanukrow, Jackie, Pimphong Isarasena Na Ayutthaya and Wijitra Wijitrwongon
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Actor: Palat AnanwattanasiriDirector: Jackie, Pimphong Isarasena Na Ayutthaya and Wijitra Wijitrwongon, Thanyatorn Siwanukrow
Brand: Water Bearer Films
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-06-24
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: WATER BEARER FILMS
Movie Reviews of Right By Me
Movie Review: Watched It Over and Over and OVer
Summary: 4 Stars
When I first got Alex Sanchez's novel Rainbow Boys (which "Right By Me" is based on), I read that book so many times that I thought the cover would fall off. When I found a comercial for the "Rainbow Boys" movie in Thailand, I spent weeks - WEEKS - trying to find a copy, even though all of the sites said that it didn't have subtitles.
After about two months, I *finally* found out that the English title of the movie is "Right By Me". I ordered it, and delivery was amazingly quick (A+ for Amazon).
I. LOVED. IT.
The movie stars three different boys - Ek, Tat, and Nat - who go to the same college. Ek is the stereotypical jock: he's good looking; he's on the basketball team; he has a *girlfriend*. But he's starting to wonder if he might be bisexual because of certain 'feelings' he's been having towards guys. Tat is more of the bookish type: he's on the swim, but his best class is statistics and his only friend is Nat. Tat has had a crush on Ek since... forever! Nat is the screaming queen of the group: he talks with hand-motions, whines and wheedles to get his way, and is despirate for sex. He wants to take his relationship with Tat to the next level, but Tat has no interest.
Ek decides to go to a gay youth meeting, but he never expects that the meeting is Tat and Nat's weekly hang-out. He's not surprised to see Nat. He *is* surprised to see Tat, since Tat doesn't seem gay to Ek. Even though he flees the meeting half-way through, he and Tat start to become friends when Tat assures him that neither him nor Nat will tell anyone he was at the meeting. When Ek mentions having trouble with statistics, Tat offers to tutor him and the two become a lot closer.
Nat would be happy for Tat - really he would - but it would be so much better if Tat were in love with *him*. He gets jealous and throws hissy fits whenever Ek and Tat are getting along, and he constantly tries to talk Tat into kissing, making out, and even doing it. He never comes right out and tells Tat how he feels - and Tat is a bit spacey, so he doesn't notice - but it leads to a huge strain on their friendship because Nat doesn't always want to stop when Tat tells him to.
Do I think the movie might have been a bit better if Hollywood-ized? Hmm... probably. The accting fell a bit short at times - was Ek's abusive father even *trying* to hit him? - the musical score was... two? songs and there were patches of grainy filmogrophy. But "Right By Me" was still a fantastic movie, and I've watched it so many times I'm afraid I'm going to wear out the disk.
NOW FOR THE BAD NEWS!
~~ Those familiar with "Rainbow Boys" who want to see Nelson's story - his one night stand with Brick and his HIV scare - will be severely disappointed. Not a bit of it is mentioned. He becomes less of a third major character and more of a supporting character who molests Tat a lot. Even Jeremy is only seen once - during the credits - and is unidentified. For Jason/Kyle (Ek/Tat) fans like myself this is a plus, but Nelson (Nat) fans will be missing something.
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