I've never understood art very well. So if this movie is a form of art, then you must excuse me for not getting any meaning in it. To me it's just a bunch of nothingness. Just like the mother said to him, it's just a bunch of meaningless meetings with several men. There's no moral lesson to learn from it, no messages to receive from it. Even until the end of the film. It's just a big fat nothing to me. Sorry, but if you want me to honestly rate it, then this is my answer.
6 Reviews
Mom's the word
akira-hideyo8 October 2022
Stumbled upon this somewhere online and decided to watch it out of curiosity. The pictorial intro caught my attention to what this story may be about. Didn't expect it to turn into a somewhat self indulgent autobiographical soirée of hookups, conflicted yes, no, give or take BJ, hj, lovemaking? There is a certain tenderness to the subject matter of connections. The author himself seems boyishly charming, vulnerable enough for his objective to solicit the necessary reactions from his subjects, confused, torn, self validating... I don't know.. Sigh. The best parts to this little venture seems to be his phone conversations with his mom. I'm very much in awe of her feedback. Such succinct, powerful, insightful, accurate and honest comments to what her son is doing with this film and what the public perception would be. I share her views entirely. There's basically no need to write any script for any scene. Just meet, chat, share, do or don't the deed, reflect, done. The juxtapositioning of still photos and commentary interspersed within scenes is interesting. Perhaps more appropriate titles could be; Acts of Affection, Pass the salt, WhyFind Disconnections, or what the great Tina would decry ; " What's love gotta do with it?".
Brave filmmaking at its best
stevensswordfish27 October 2022
Warning: Spoilers
A friend of mine saw this in a festival last year and I finally found a torrent of it. I felt so seen. The film is painfully self-aware - of its own weaknesses, its indulgences, its fears. That felt real. It's about someone looking for love again after (and during) a traumatic breakup. It felt like the time when you're working in the middle of the heartbreak, but also with the wisdom that comes from hindsight. I don't know how long they took to make it, but the movie felt both in-the-moment and distant, like the kind of distance that comes from time healing wounds. I don't think I've ever related so much to someone feeling lost in a movie, ha. It's weird to say it but it made me feel hope. That somehow pain and chaos and being out of control someday will lead to something beautiful. I really wanted to know if the director got back with his ex in the end! But I guess it doesn't matter, all in all.
TRUE CONFESSIONS OF A GERONTOPHILE
louiedavec26 October 2022
Warning: Spoilers
That would be the best title for this semi docu/ semi autobiography film.
Obviously the main character have some daddy issues due to the seperation of his parents (maybe at a young age )and this put more weight on how he bacame obsessed with his old lover.
Its better if he invited a psychoanalyst in this film so it will be more helpful to the audience especially to those people who are confused and depressed and having the same situation like him.
If you will pause your smart TV and use the pause/step up button (1/8 th speed),you will see all the exchange pictures and video still between him and his lover.some photos have the faces blurred maybe to avoid legal issues and some are his nude photos complete with ejaculation, ass shots and hardon pics.
I mean is it neccessary to include these exlpicit photosi n the film.
Its showing his pervert side and will go so low just to get the love he is yearning from the old lover which most of the times was givem back in return.
Its not so good movie.depressing and i feel sad for the other volunteers on how they are being exploited by a person with dark cloudy mindset.
Its really better if an expert was included to teach the people with same situation how to cope up and how to deal when earlry signs of gerontophilia is starting to manifest on the young kids.
Its only my opinion im sure you have your own say about this so at least you have heard my side.
Obviously the main character have some daddy issues due to the seperation of his parents (maybe at a young age )and this put more weight on how he bacame obsessed with his old lover.
Its better if he invited a psychoanalyst in this film so it will be more helpful to the audience especially to those people who are confused and depressed and having the same situation like him.
If you will pause your smart TV and use the pause/step up button (1/8 th speed),you will see all the exchange pictures and video still between him and his lover.some photos have the faces blurred maybe to avoid legal issues and some are his nude photos complete with ejaculation, ass shots and hardon pics.
I mean is it neccessary to include these exlpicit photosi n the film.
Its showing his pervert side and will go so low just to get the love he is yearning from the old lover which most of the times was givem back in return.
Its not so good movie.depressing and i feel sad for the other volunteers on how they are being exploited by a person with dark cloudy mindset.
Its really better if an expert was included to teach the people with same situation how to cope up and how to deal when earlry signs of gerontophilia is starting to manifest on the young kids.
Its only my opinion im sure you have your own say about this so at least you have heard my side.
Really special movie
isobel_8727 October 2022
I don't normally write reviews because I'm not very good at writing but I noticed the other reviews here and just wanted to say my part. I'm a straight woman and I loved this movie. I feel different having seen it, like it opened up my eyes to ways I've loved and been loved in the past. I saw echoes of my past boyfriends, I saw myself in it, I learned things, I felt uncomfortable, and I felt loved. So much about the movie was unusual and surprising but it always paid off and made me want to keep watching. It's probably not for everybody - it's weird and unlike anything I've ever seen - but it definitely was for me. And it might be for you, too.
docu-fiction that gets under your skin
FRED_2869713 November 2022
Came across this movie by accident, and it was such a discovery. It was fresh, sexy, smart, adventurous, vulnerable, and deeply moving. It brilliantly blurs the line between documentary and fiction, in ways that made me think about performance and storytelling in dating, intimacy, and romance. Sometimes it's the fantasy or the dream that is actually what feels the most real. The film gave me space to explore the ache of that. I found myself thinking a lot about my past relationships. The director himself is messy, brave, and terribly endearing. His mother provides a wonderful foil, criticizing his actions with cautious, measured logic that many viewers will likely share. I appreciated that the film allowed these and other differing viewpoints to share space. Overall, it felt like watching a virtuosic puzzle come together.
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