This is a poorly executed story about being gay in a different culture. The story is told in an unnecessarily complicated fashion, using lots of flashbacks to provide context. At times, the flashbacks just add confusion, other times they just seem irrelevant. The dialog is sparse and the camera work jerking and nausea inducing. The pace of the narrative as it unfolds is excruciatingly slow and after a while one has to bring the fast forward button into frequent use. The ending is very much of a letdown as it really adds little in the way of a payoff to the story. The audio is poor and one can only assume that the film is low budget. The film seems to focus on being art house rather than just telling a story clearly and succinctly. Overall, a disappointing experience.
Review of El Houb - The Love
