"Fishbelly White" is an American English-language short film from 1998, so this one will have its 20th anniversary next year. The fact that this is included on "Boys Life" shows you what to expect here. It is a gay-themed movie that has a runtime of only slightly over 20 minutes. Writer and director is Michael Burke and he turned this short film into a full feature with a cast including some big(ger) names afterward. I have no idea why though. This film was boring and uninteresting for over 15 minutes and is downright gross at the very end, apparently because of the filmmaker's attempt to get people talk about this one thanks to its shock value I guess. and the sad thing is that he was pretty much successful to that regard. That's really the only thing he was successful with as after the full feature version his career stalled and he basically disappeared from the movie-making industry. The cast pretty much did the same. As a whole, I would have given this 2 stars out of 5, but the ending forced me to adjust the rating and give it an even lower evaluation. And honestly, how can you like the protagonist at all after what he does at the end. Seriously? Oh yeah, he is just a victim and not headstrong enough blah blah. Nonsense I say. Just like the entire thing. Another really really bad inclusion on "Boys Life". stay far far away.
Review of Fishbelly White
Fishbelly White
(1998)
Underwhelming for the most part, disgusting at the end
31 March 2017
Warning: Spoilers