This could have been so much better. The message was well setup but the plot waa pedestrian, the script amateur at best.
It comes across like a college drama class attempt at a movie.
The cinematography is good but the chemistry and the dialogue is severely short of the mark and doesn't drive the film forward.
A disappointing unfulfilled destination. Cut off with no resolution, thus following the standard trope of gay fim endings.
Sadness, loss, missed chances and a general downer.
I thought we had moved on with gay movies by now and stopped being locked into the victim and outsider narrative.
The most realistic part was the bully who actually delivered a good performance that felt natural.
The protagonist character was so isolated that it made no sense that he would have even embarked on the journey. This wasn't so much about gay guilt, shyness or subconscious homophobia but more about depression, self confidence and mental health.
You can feel sorry for someone only so far. But when they don't try to engage and accept friendship their fate become a self fulfilling prophecy.
Connor, the protagonist as such became irritating, selfish and a general tantrum driven bore. I would have had far less patience with someone who doesn't even try to embrace their own existence.
