Slutty Summer
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Actor: Christophe Fraire, Dan Elhedery, Jesse Archer, Rula Elyas, Virginia BryanBrand: TLA Releasing
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-22
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Tla
Movie Reviews of Slutty Summer
Movie Review: Very "Reel" to Life
Summary: 5 Stars
Never has an intelligent, thoughtful, warm and funny film been so badly served by its title. This is a wonderful, low-key character study/coming of age story/romantic comedy about Marcus, fresh from a recent and painful break-up, who gets work waiting tables at a NYC restaurant. The story follows Marcus and the small waitstaff over the course of one summer as they spend their time off looking for true love (or at the very least, great sex). The characters and dialogue in this one are the selling points. Every character was completely well defined - even where I expected to find a stereotype, I was always pleasantly surprised when he/she turned out to be a fully realized human being instead.
And, after watching it, I finally figured out what it is that distinguishes that overused stereotype - "the fag hag" - from merely a woman with a gay male friend or friends. In virtually EVERY gay film I've ever seen, there is a woman (often overweight and usually loveless) who is entirely focused on advancing the love life of her gay friend and has, for all intents and purposes, utterly no life of her own. Marilyn, the token female in this film, might be a pretty pathetic alcoholic (and to the filmmaker's credit this condition is, ultimately, not played for laughs), but she is totally, selfishly, focused on her own quest for romance. No matter what anyone may say about this character - fag hag, she ain't. There is also Luke, the flamboyant and promiscuous bar-hopping friend - another cliché, perhaps, but so well-played by Jesse Archer, that you forgive the stereotype. And he too reveals a tender side in the end. Rounding out the quintet are Tyler, the hottie Welsh male model, and Peter, the chaste romantic holding out for the real thing.
The dialogue is sensational - natural sounding and intelligent. The actors are attractive and deliver naturalistic, low-key performances that are very believable. There's no preaching. No good guys vs. bad guys. It's really just a slice of life. I cannot recommend this film highly enough. The only warning is that it offers little in the way of plot. It's mostly a character study, with a love story thrown in almost as an afterthought.
This is a thoroughly winning film that deserves a wider audience...and a more fitting name.
Summary of Slutty Summer
A witty, sexy comedy which cleverly balances gay cynicism with old-fashioned romance, Slutty Summer tells of one young gay guy's adventures in steamy New York City. Lanky blond Marcus (writer-director Casper Andreas) gets a sudden reality check in gay fidelity after catching his lover in bed with another. Picking up the pieces, Marcus gets a job at a restaurant where he is befriended by a group of lovelorn waiters who school him on re-entering the dating scene. Taking the advice of "sleeping around" as the best medicine, Marcus tries his luck but quickly falls for pouty-lipped coworker Tyler, who's definitely not good dating material.Similar DVD Movies
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