I think editing is the culprit here. Cute actors, pretty-good story , but with some issues there, too. Dwight (Tyron Perez) is the hot young dancer, who hangs out with married man Alfred (Allen Dizon), who also dances at the club. Alfred is older and has a violent side, causing trouble on the job and at home. Madam Loca comes to the club, and picks up Dwight, who isn't as gay as he thought. Loca (Cherry Pie Picache..). is always laughing loudly, and that got annoying after a while. Were we supposed to think she was always tweaking ? Suddenly, Dwight is her bodyguard, and getting involved in pretty rough and illegal activites. The "Mayor" is a blood-thirsty cut-throat, who seems to enjoy hanging out with the gay dancers from the club (more loud, annoying laughter). Dwight must have a lot of time off from his dancing, to be able to spend so much time with Madam Loca. Bad stuff happens, Decisions to be made. The dancers DO flash body parts at one point, but if you look closely, it's NOT the dancers who were actually on stage. Some fancy editing there. This one NOT for the children, due to hard core frontal male nudity. Very timely, since the club owner is lamenting how no-one goes to night clubs to hook up anymore. Even more so now, with the "apps" on cell phones. Currently showing on the FilmRise channel. It's pretty good, just needs some spiffing up.
2 Reviews
Tragic.
Davalon-Davalon12 November 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Please do not watch this film if you are expecting to see something "erotic." As with many Filipino gay-themed films, this one concerns yet another poor man who sleeps with men for money, but then is actually straight. Or not. It's too confusing to care about.
More importantly, this film, made in 2006, cheaply and poorly, exposes, yet again, the deep and horrible poverty that is rampant in the Philippines. The film zigzags between a "macho dancers" bar, a number of cheap homes, an orphanage and other questionable locations. The young actor Tyron Perez does his best to bring charm and sexiness to his role, but what could possibly be joyful about his life and his world in this movie? Nothing.
The production throws up whatever comes into its mind onto the screen and thinks "This is good!" -- and then splices it together. It's a disaster.
It is marketed as "Macho Dancer for the 21st century!" If that is so, then it means there has been absolutely no improvements whatsoever in the lives of these poor young men since the 1989 original film.
This film degrades, insults and exploits these poor young men and nothing good comes of anything. It is tragic, sad, disgusting, and disturbing. You have been warned.
More importantly, this film, made in 2006, cheaply and poorly, exposes, yet again, the deep and horrible poverty that is rampant in the Philippines. The film zigzags between a "macho dancers" bar, a number of cheap homes, an orphanage and other questionable locations. The young actor Tyron Perez does his best to bring charm and sexiness to his role, but what could possibly be joyful about his life and his world in this movie? Nothing.
The production throws up whatever comes into its mind onto the screen and thinks "This is good!" -- and then splices it together. It's a disaster.
It is marketed as "Macho Dancer for the 21st century!" If that is so, then it means there has been absolutely no improvements whatsoever in the lives of these poor young men since the 1989 original film.
This film degrades, insults and exploits these poor young men and nothing good comes of anything. It is tragic, sad, disgusting, and disturbing. You have been warned.
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