Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Adeel Hail Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

pyotr-3 Dirk Shafer made the delightful film "Man of the Year" so I eagerly awaited this fascinating-sounding film. Unfortunately, there is nothing to keep one interested until the end of the action in this movie. The characters are vapid and boring - surely all gorgeous gay men are not this pathetic and uninteresting, one hopes. Watch "Circuit" to see some beautiful men, but don't expect any kind of story or characters that you would care about. When Hunk #2 (you will never recall the names of any of these personality-free characters) dies near the end of the film, you will not only not care, you may even be relieved. We see no evidence of any kind of life for any of the characters. Shafer can do much better than this. I hope his next film gives us someone to care about, as "Man of the Year" did.

RitchCS I'm glad I waited for the Director's Cut DVD to see "Circuit". From reading all the flames I've seen on the posts here, I dreaded seeing the movie. However, the "Director's Cut" is even longer with nearly 30 deleted scenes and very frankly, I could have watched another hour. I suppose the Circuit scene is all in the perspective of how you view it. To me, Dirk Shafer captured a true and accurate account of the entire Circuit. The acting is not all that bad. There are many notable performances. One scene in the deleted segments SHOULD have been left in...that of Hector taking an eyebrow pencil and marking the places on his face that he would like to have refurbished by plastic surgery to refurbish his youth. At this point he has a nervous breakdown. I think that would have helped explain a lot that was left out in the edited theatrical version. For those who have prurient interests, male frontal nudity and more explicit sex are also included. Locally, in my home town, Ft. Lauderdale, the drug scene in the Circuit is rampant. Maybe that's why we register more cases of HIV than any other city in the nation. The film can be brutal to watch. It's not preachy but there's a great lesson to learn and observe in this film if you're open-minded enough to accept the subjects at face value. I would suggest that that are too few good gay films being made and when one such as this is produced, "queens" (who are the most critical audience in the world) often deter new and better gay films by their over zealous comments. Give the uncut DVD a screening and make your own mind up! Don't be quick to excuse it by a few nasty comments. You might be as I, and find the film rewarding and enjoyable. As for Andre Khabbazi, this guy could make it big in movies. The character of the aging, AIDS infected, former porn star, played by Paul Lekakis, is one of the most honest portrayals I've ever seen. Kudos to William Katt, Jim Bullock, and Nancy Allen for offering their professional talents in helping to make this film first rate. Don't let me or other critics who have posted ruin you prospect of missing a good movie. See the Director's Cut on DVD and make up your own mind. I'm glad I did!

MICHAELARYAN I guess you had to be there, and I was. Most people will not have enough or the wrong kind of baggage to understand this movie. Its a chronicle of a lifestyle, and if you are on the outside looking in half of it will zoom right over your head. Go see it for yourself and try not to listen to others. The music alone is worth the six bucks and Tony Moran doesn't let a minute pass without some bumper music. A visual feast - thats entertainment !!!

boomin808 I thought this movie was going to be bad, but I just didn't know how bad! As a gay man, I was shaking my head at the stereotypes and the stupid characters. The acting was horrid, the lightening of the film even worse. the only saving grace was seeing Nancy Allen. She still lights up the screen! My friend and I laughed through the whole thing because it was so bad. in the movie a character calls the circuit the superbowl for gay men. As a movie the circuit the glitter of this year.