Return to Innocence

I enjoyed this film immensely. The combination of intimacy and complexity are truly amazing. The darkness of the picture and music really set the mood and pulls the film together visually. The acting was superb as well. I highly recommend this piece of cinema art.

Age doesn't matter. A human being is a human being. I think the man is shown to be abused in this movie. We used always to accuse the older one, while age doesn't matter. The boy needs the relation and the man loves him and helps him and brings satisfaction to him. Certainly he gets satisfied too, but this is not a child abuse. We should learn to respect everyone's feelings. Love may happen in a child's heart as well as need to have sex...

...that a film with no star power could hold my attention throughout the duration. I was glued to my seat. The pace was perfect and the tension built from one scene to the next. The images and concept still with me long after the film was over. This is a great film and I look forward to seeing what the director comes up with next time.

When did movies go from great stories involving humanity to incredibly lame computer-generated images? I was so pleased to find this gem as a return to the movies of old. Beautiful performances and robust story line. One that has stayed with me since I watched it 2 days ago. I can only hope the big boys take note that some of us enjoy the simpler things in life.

It's a disturbing fact of life, and when handled responsibly, as it is by this writer/director team - meaning without nudity or pandering - the topic can provoke a vital discussion between teens and their parents. Although unrated, MPAA would probably slap an NC-17 rating, barring those under seventeen from attending the film, which would ruin the discussions. Such hypocrisy is invariably at the expense of indie films, while studio product such as American Beauty, in which Kevin Spacey enjoys graphic fantasies of the underage Mena Suvari, slides by with an R rating. The system stinks; Costanzo's movie does not. It's a powerful and provocative achievement from a first-time filmmaker of enormous promise.