Anno | 2008 |
Genere | Drammatico |
Produzione | USA |
Durata | 114 minuti |
Regia di | David Oliveras |
Attori | Tye Olson, Kyle Clare, Ellie Araiza, Casey Kramer, Jeffrey Lee Woods, William Charles Mitchell, Ian Rhodes, Edward Finlay, David Schroeder, Brandon Lybrand, Greg Louganis, Karen Black Bobby Rice, Ten Travis, Jason Hawkins, James Jones (II), Eddie Underwood, Chris Pohl, Kai Seixas, Ramsey Alderson, Roy Calhoun, Aren Goddo, Kenny Sanders, Kevin Tucker, Mychael Burns, Yamil Oliveras, Mario Merlos, Josue Rosas, James Elliot, Brian Abou. |
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The writing is lazy at times, but convincing performances by Tye Olson and Kyle Clare in the central roles elevate David Oliveras’s “Watercolors” above run-of-the-mill gay cinema. This modest movie, with a side plot that looks unblinkingly at gay-bashing among high school students, deserves to attract crossover customers.
Mr. Olson plays Danny, a gay high school student with potential as an artist. As the film opens, the adult Danny (Ian Rhodes) is enjoying the opening of his first New York show, which is full of images of an Adonis-like swimmer. The bulk of the film is an extended flashback in which we see Danny’s high school romance with this swimmer, Carter (Mr. Clare), an opposites-attract relationship that was made all the more difficult by homophobic harassment from other members of the swim team.
Mr. Oliveras, who wrote the film, settles for boilerplate dialogue and thinly drawn characters at times (especially Carter’s father, who seems unrealistically indifferent and callous toward his son). But elsewhere he shows a deft touch, especially in a scene just after Danny has been beaten up by the school bullies. In a beautifully understated moment, the bruised boy tells his mother (Casey Kramer) about the beating and the reason for it, and she responds the way a good mother should, putting aside her shock in favor of support.
“Watercolors” is part of a triple bill at the Quad Cinema — 34 West 13th Street in Greenwich Village — with “Misconceptions” and "Murder in Fashion."
Da The New York Times, 22 gennaio 2010
The writing is lazy at times, but convincing performances by Tye Olson and Kyle Clare in the central roles elevate David Oliveras’s “Watercolors” above run-of-the-mill gay cinema. This modest movie, with a side plot that looks unblinkingly at gay-bashing among high school students, deserves to attract crossover customers. Mr. Olson plays Danny, a gay high school student with potential as an artist. [...] Vai alla recensione »
By far the best of three gay-themed films from Regent Releasing that open today in regular runs on separate screens at the Sunset 5 is "Watercolors," David Oliveras' wrenching tale of first love. Tall, rangy Kyle Clare makes an indelible impression as deeply troubled, sexually confused high school swim team standout Carter Melman, who dreams of an athletic championship.