Complete Strangers

Pau Maso aka the leading, writer & director cannot act...that was painful, emotionless and just plain boring. The film should have been way shorter and also more thought out...It had potential but it was somehow lost. Some of the scenes were just a huge NO, _no chesmitry _boring sex _none acting

On the other hand Matthew Crawley was ok.

This. Was. So. Bad. The main actor was hired for his hair. That is all he brought to the table. Matthew Crawley saved, carried and held the movie together. With spit and a prayer.

I have seen almost all movies made for the gay audience, from low budget to the well-produced better quality movies. If a movie has a good script and a message to convey, a lower budget can be overcome. For this movie, it appears to have been fairly well-made. The trailer looked appealing enough and we gave it a change. For the first half of the movie we can several moments where we had to suspend disbelief and just go along with the journey. Surprisingly enough, despite the flaws, we were entertained. And the second half of the movie even surprised us, making us glad we stayed with it to the end. Will it win any awards? Unlikely. But was it suspenseful and worth a watch? Absolutely. Just turn of the thinking or logical part of your mind for a bit and enjoy a thrilling ride.

This could have been so great but the acting was very poor and because of this the writing, which wasn't the best, could have been so much more if the lines had been delivered better. The directing to be fair was good but this was overshadowed by the poor performances. It was sensual in places but even this was lost by the bad acting. I so wanted this to be more, it had so much potential to be a good thriller, or at the very least a good drama, but it was squandered by the bad casting. The annoying thing is that the main antagonist could have been so powerful and menacing but again the lacklustre writing let him down.

A couple of unkind reviewers claim this film is bad. I'm not really a review type guy but had to just for the sake of the film's quality. As an avid LGBT film fan, I've seen all the higher and lower end movies out there, from TLA originals to Here Tv, and so on... this one, despite its flaws, seems on the higher end. Complete Strangers is a really good thriller, with romantic vibes, that quickly turns dark. Without going too deep into the movie, I found the film to be very easy to watch and entertaining. The writing was good, the acting was fantastic, especially Matthew Crawley as Hugo, a new talent to watch. What really impressed me though, and this is not something common in lower-budget movies, was the sound quality as well as the image. Ronnie Minder's soundtrack is mind-blowing. The reason I give 9 stars and not 10 is because I felt Pau Masó should pick directing over acting, as it felt like there was too much on his plate. I personally really like him as an actor too, but movies are hard work, and one can't simply do everything. You gotta pick one! Other than that, amazing! Highly recommend!