The story is simple. A guy, bit lost, bored and disillusioned, meets a stranger, and the short fling wakes something in him, a little light to carry on. There should be thousands of them following the same plot in the world of gay-themed shorts.
But this one stands out to me, and to put it in one word; the chemistry between the 2 leads. Sexiness is something far more multi-layered thing than just putting 2 sexy actors together. In their first night that leads to a bit of 'foot play' could have easily turned into something laughable if there weren't believable sparkle between the 2 characters ("But, my god, that feet that's been stuck in the leather boots all night long should stink!"), but in 'Some Kind of Paradise', it comes across genuinely sexy.
And the rest of the drama is already a winner without any gimmick, plot twist or getting much more explicit.
I compliment first and foremost the 2 leads and the calm production that allowed the actors to have a room to explore and connect. It shows how a relationship drama can be touching and effective when its fundamental is solid - the relationship itself.
