Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Funkydaisy Endgame is gritty, sexy, dramatic and sympathetic. We all have our opinions about the genre, definitely not a movie for children; however to not see it would be a shame. Endgame may not be everyone's cup of tea, it is slow in places but this sets the mood and it does get better, and has some lovely camera work. Overall I enjoyed it, all actors need starter movies and it is the relatively unknown faces which make this movie. I am not going to spoil the film for viewers, but be aware Endgame does touch on some delicate subjects, abuse, rape and life on the streets. Filmed around Wales, UK, some of the scenery is absolutely stunning! So rent it, view it, enjoy it what have you got to loose!

phoenison The storyline and acting was considerably good for a gay movie, but most foreign (outside of the US) gay films have amazing plots. This was a thriller. Daniel Newman's character could have been played by a girl and it still would have had a similar emotional impact. I didn't feel that his homosexuality was the focus of the movie - the strong points are focused on the environment that he is trapped in and the bonds of friendship he makes with his neighbors who end up helping him out. ***Spoiler section*** Now, why this movie lost 3 points is due to the main character sleeping with the female neighbor at the cottage. This really threw my attention to the film. I understand that the hustler was experiencing sex with someone he loved for the first time, but it seemed to deter as a tangent on something that didn't necessarily need to be addressed in the film. The virtue of innocence for this character seems conflicted now, because he is sleeping with a woman whose heart belongs to another man, which in turn seems to substantiate the theory that all gay men are whores or sluts and have to sleep with something everyday. If I were a straight married man watching this film, my wife would now be off limits as to hanging out with her gay male friends. One of the joys of being a gay male is that you can hang out with gorgeous women (single or married) and have a good time and there is no sexual tension. So the loss of three points is due to this lapse of judgment on the character's part - I felt so much for the hustler until this point. Overall, this was a good flick. It wasn't a waste of time - and the solo shower scene was immaculately filmed. I didn't know a white boy could have a back end like that!!!

rwnyack I don't think I would be as harsh as the previous reviewer, although, he raises many good points. But, I found the movie to be "ok". It always helps when one of the main characters is really hot to help you get through some of the bad parts of the movie. ;) I thought the acting was decent, but most of the characters typical. Newman as Tom was pretty good. The actor who portrayed Max was also pretty good. But, many stereotypical parts...the old "the character is gay because he was abused as a child" bit really is old.I must admit though, I really am sick of gay movies about f***ed up gay people. Does every gay character have to be a prostitute, abused as a child, drug addict, sex addict or some combination there of? How about a movie about a gay character where the guy is actually normal and relatively happy? That's why I loved "Trick" so much. Just a couple of normal, relatively happy guys living relatively normal lives.Endgame is not awful. How's that for a ringing endorsement? ;)

kaneastro This moody British film, not to be confused with Samuel Becket's work of the same name, was chosen to "disturb" the festival audience, or so said the talking heads of the programming panel. Rent boy Tom (Daniel Newman) gets caught in the evil machinations of his pimp, gangster George Norris (Mark McGann) and a crooked cop Dunston (John Benfield), who enjoys using Tom from time to time, himself. A fateful twist causes Norris's accidental death during his attempted rape of Tom. Desperate to escape Norris's body and Dunston's pursuit, Tom seeks the solace and protection of a very unlikely pair, his downstairs American neighbors Max and Nicki. Max is a hothead consumed with a passion for money, while Nicki is more down to earth, but a bit unfocused and uncommitted herself. Why in the world would Tom come to them? Desperation, indeed. Walking totally of their initial characters (or perhaps showing us how complex they are?), Max and Nicki, after little hesitation, agree to hide Tom out at their rustic cottage in Wales. A very confused Tom is attracted to Nicki's warmth, and they eventually "seduce" each other. We can understand Nicki's dissatisfaction with Max's self-absorbed hard shell of a personality, and her momentary attraction to Tom's complete vulnerability. And despite how implausible it may seem at first, their sex scene makes sense once we realize that Tom is seeking tenderness, not hot sex per se. All in all, this film hits home with its theme of sex as a tool of power which even the power-obsessed themselves can't control. But it falls short trying to wrap things up with a fast and violent ending which leads Tom to a happy future, and leads Nicki to sacrifice much more than her husband, Max, does.