ShangLuda Admirable film.

Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

hddu10 This film centers around the youthful indiscretions that often occur between close friends of the same sex who haven't quite had the opportunity to have sexual relations with the opposite sex. We see the story from the point of view of both characters, Nico and Dani, who both care for each other as best friends. However, while Nico simply sees these occurrences with his friend as a way to ease his sexual frustration until the "real thing" comes along, Dani has in fact fallen in love with his best friend, and as is the case at that "awkward teen" phase, the situation gets awkward. As the film progresses, we see how both characters come to terms with their sexuality, and in effect sexual incompatibility, which drastically strains their friendship. Nico and Dani is a gay themed film, but since the teenage experience is pretty universal to human existence, I think any open-minded (and honest) adult would be able to relate to this slice of teen life set in coastal Spain.

graham clarke Many reviewers have remarked on the handling of the teenage experience evident here as opposed to countless moronic American movies with teenage heroes. "Nico and Dani" is an intelligent exploration of teenage sexuality and the confusion it often causes. This in itself makes it an unusual film and worthwhile seeking out.But despite the realism on display, with two excellent lead performers, the ultimate effect is curiously lacking. These characters (nor us,the viewers) seem to gain much from it all. Films that rely on understatement have the potential to be extremely powerful. That is not the case here.There are similarities with the French film "Come Undone", both being about young male sexuality emerging during the summer vacation. "Come Undone" is vastly superior in all departments and as such deeply moving. "Nico and Dani" has a mildness about it that makes it fairly forgettable despite its undoubted merits.

paul2001sw-1 Krampack is a straightforward depiction of the sexual experiences, and personal friendship, of two Spanish boys. The young actors do well (though the supporting cast is less strong), and real, human characters are depicted without resource to cliche or over-hyped melodrama. But somehow the film lacks a bit of zim. There is a plot, but there's little change in the mood of the piece as it develops, the film beings engagingly but fails to subsequently raise our involvement. The odd separation of the work into 'chapters', interspersed by funny quotes taken from the subsequent action, is also a wholly unnecessary device in a story that is not at all episodic, and doesn't help the film attain climax (no pun intended). Still, there are also many positives in this film - it's humourous, unmoralistic, and fundamentally optimistic too. With a little more drive it could have been great.

Antonio-37 Two best friends spend the summer of their 16th year together at a beach house. Dani has realized that he has gay feelings, and this is the summer he will sort out his orientation. Nico is quite happy to play along with Dani. The "Krámpak" in the title is Spanish for mutual masturbation.But their adolescent fumbling has different meanings for each boy. Dani has much deeper feelings for his pal than Nico seems to reciprocate. Dani knows he's gay, but is Nico gay?This dichotomy is classic for boys at that age. Many boys engage in play with another boy, some discard it after a while, and others decide that this is their life choice.The acting is a little wooden in this movie. However given the controversial theme of the script this is not hard to forgive. Both boys are good actors playing your typical adolescents with a sexual twist.There is no heavy trauma in this movie. The ending will surprise the viewer. Not too many movies have treated adolescent gay sex in so positive a light. Three cheers for that! It is now the start of the new millennium - it's OK for boys to be gay. Yet in being gay there are still the difficulties in any relationship that all teenagers have to grapple with. And the real strength of this movie shows that even when two boys are ready to play, the course of true love is not easy.