Retake
- 2016
- 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.7K
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A lonely, middle-aged man hires a male prostitute to recreate a road trip from his past.A lonely, middle-aged man hires a male prostitute to recreate a road trip from his past.A lonely, middle-aged man hires a male prostitute to recreate a road trip from his past.
Rj Enriquez
- San Francisco Hooker
- (as R.J. Enriquez)
Jenny Lynn Newell
- Airport Announcer
- (as Jenny Lynn Wood)
Josh Carpenter
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
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This was a far better film than the rating reflects. Sure, it's kind of a downer and doesn't have the happy ending you'd hope for, but it's real, it's honest, and the acting and production are top notch. Just because a film doesn't give a fairy tale ending is no reason to give it a low score. When there are so few films about the LGBT community that are high quality and of some substance or believability, it's truly sad to not give credit where credit is due.
No, it's not a love story, or story of redemption. It's a film about heartbreak, and a broken man (two broken men) trying to find happiness the only way they know how or can think of. Sure, I would have LOVED it to have ended differently, but It's FAR better than most other fare out there. It can be tough to watch at times, but is ultimately worth it.
No, it's not a love story, or story of redemption. It's a film about heartbreak, and a broken man (two broken men) trying to find happiness the only way they know how or can think of. Sure, I would have LOVED it to have ended differently, but It's FAR better than most other fare out there. It can be tough to watch at times, but is ultimately worth it.
Okay, so now I've just watched this movie ... 6 stars on IMDb, I thought it was very much better! A realistic portrayal of hustlers, and what they are like. John's and what they can be like. I met guys like this for sure in real life! It all made sense to me!
Hustlers are screwed up, John's are really strange, (I know from experience,) it played out as a real possibility, right up to the very end results.
"Brandon," Adam ... (Devon Graye) had a realistic imperfect body, although an AMAZING face you just must fall in love with! Then there was the other protagonist, Jonathan, (Devon Graye) the messed up John. Amazing.
The script was strong and realistic right to the very end. I thought it was great! Been there, done that, (well not quite,) but it played out REAL!
Strong 8 stars from me!
Hustlers are screwed up, John's are really strange, (I know from experience,) it played out as a real possibility, right up to the very end results.
"Brandon," Adam ... (Devon Graye) had a realistic imperfect body, although an AMAZING face you just must fall in love with! Then there was the other protagonist, Jonathan, (Devon Graye) the messed up John. Amazing.
The script was strong and realistic right to the very end. I thought it was great! Been there, done that, (well not quite,) but it played out REAL!
Strong 8 stars from me!
Definitely a strange, but well scripted story of a man trying to recreate his days with an ex love. Beautifully played by the two leading actors, as well as the general ensemble. The sex scenes though suggestive are not explicit which was disappointing given the story line. But the interaction between the characters and the role playing and how the emotions changed kept me gripped.. Very interesting and recommended.
This an interestingly quirky take on a road trip movie. "Jonathan" (Tuc Watkins) retains the services of a much younger hooker and proceeds to attempt to turn him into the partner he has lost. They set off en route to the Grand Canyon and their relationship - despite themselves - starts to flourish. Devon Graye plays the "duplicate" boyfriend ("Adam") really very well and the toing and froing of their relationship encompasses lust, pain, longing, despair and anger as it reaches it's conclusion. There is enough ambiguity throughout to keep this interesting and the writing is taut. It is well worth a watch.
Hadn't heard of this movie....just randomly saw it on Youtube. At first, I thought it was going to be a dull/lame hustler movie with no interesting characters. But it quickly became interesting as the plot thickened and the hustler and his handsome, older benefactor are suddenly on a car trip to the Grand Canyon. I enjoyed the twists and turns and was rooting for both characters. I wanted the two characters to stay together as a couple, but apparently that didn't happen at the end. Acting was good. Dialogue was good. It was well cast and it was unpredictable. Actually liked it quite a bit.
Did you know
- TriviaKit Williamson and Tuc Watkins appeared in Eastsiders
- GoofsTraveling from SF to the Grand Canyon the sunset would be behind them. Or if traveling south to the right at least. To pull over and have the sun set behind a mountain across the street they would have to be traveling north.
- SoundtracksSweet Baby Boo
Performed by Andrew Asper
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Details
- Runtime
- 1h 38m(98 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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