A successful gay male escort describes in a series of confessions his tangled romantic relationships with his two roommates and an older, enigmatic male client.
Directed by Q. Allan Brocka
based on novel or book
roommates
seattle, washington
male prostitution
escort
older man younger man relationship
enigmatic
rent boy
gay friend
gay theme
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Cast
Derek Magyar
X
Jonathon Trent
Joey
Darryl Stephens
Andrew
Patrick Bauchau
Gregory Talbot
George Jonson
Blondie
Emily Brooke Hands
Lucy
Matt Riedy
Frank
Demene E. Hall
Zelma
Crew
Q. Allan Brocka
Director
Q. Allan Brocka
Author
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
Joshua Page
5.0★ · 12/21/25
It's weird because there's remnants of something good here but it all seems to focus on all the wrong things and ends up to be rather disappointing. There seems to be a distinct lack of grounding and purpose throughout and by the end of it, I wondered what was the point.
I wasn't particularly fond of X. Despite understanding where he was coming from, I found him unlikable and didn't connect with his cynical, empty perspective of the world. This made it difficult to properly invest in the story he's driving as well as his apparent "win" at the end. I liked the dynamic between X and Andrew but it didn't go deep enough and would have benefited from a better build up. I wanted to see them as people with depth and personality, etc, but all they ever came across as were the typical horny hot people.
A lot of the problems in this film come down to the fact that I simply don't care. And I don't care because I don't particularly understand or empathise with any of the charecters. It all felt too serious, hollow and uninteresting. Just a mishmash of teasing, sex and unavailability. Nothing I'd call particularly compelling.
Overall, it's disappointing. There's something there but I don't feel we ever get to the meat of it. If you like uneventful self deprecating films with little substance and underwhelming representation then go for it. If you liked the sound of this one, watch Sebastian (2024) instead. Wouldn't say it's perfect but miles above this film.
It's weird because there's remnants of something good here but it all seems to focus on all the wrong things and ends up to be rather disappointing. There seems to be a distinct lack of grounding and purpose throughout and by the end of it, I wondered what was the point.
I wasn't particularly fond of X. Despite understanding where he was coming from, I found him unlikable and didn't connect with his cynical, empty perspective of the world. This made it difficult to properly invest in the story he's driving as well as his apparent "win" at the end. I liked the dynamic between X and Andrew but it didn't go deep enough and would have benefited from a better build up. I wanted to see them as people with depth and personality, etc, but all they ever came across as were the typical horny hot people.
A lot of the problems in this film come down to the fact that I simply don't care. And I don't care because I don't particularly understand or empathise with any of the charecters. It all felt too serious, hollow and uninteresting. Just a mishmash of teasing, sex and unavailability. Nothing I'd call particularly compelling.
Overall, it's disappointing. There's something there but I don't feel we ever get to the meat of it. If you like uneventful self deprecating films with little substance and underwhelming representation then go for it. If you liked the sound of this one, watch Sebastian (2024) instead. Wouldn't say it's perfect but miles above this film.
Douglas Lancaster
8.8★ · 11/28/23
I wanted to revisit because of the "sequel" series that just came out.
One of my favorites from the '00s...sexy!
I wanted to revisit because of the "sequel" series that just came out.
