- BETWEEN LOVE & GOODBYE (DVD MOVIE)
Kyle and Marcel are in love at first sight. Marcel, who is from France,
marries his lesbian friend Sarah so he can stay in the US with Kyle.
Enter Kyle s sister, April, a former prostitute who needs a place to crash.
Taking a quick disliking to Marcel, April methodically drips poison into
their happiness. But where Marcel sees a conniving woman with a notso-
hidden agenda, Kyle only sees his sister in need. The perfect couple
falls headlong into possessiveness, jealousy and rage; trapped in the
tangled emotions found in that space between love and goodbye.
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March 5, 2010
#1
In many movies – young, hot, handsome and talented – are the basis of the perfect union. However, in Casper Andreas’ third film, Marcel (Justin Tensen) and Kyle (Simon Miller) find themselves on the complicated side of love. This high drama takes you on the roller coaster ride of a modern gay relationship from hello to goodbye.
The story focuses on the common barriers to a gay relationship, including discriminatory immigration laws, New York City’s low income housing crisis and insidious family members (Rob Harmon as April). Kyle is unable to focus attention on his budding music career, sister, as well as, Marcel. Marcel, although prepared to deal with immigration and housing issues, is inexperienced at handling the ups, downs, ins and outs of loving another.
This movie is full of energy and the cast, as an ensemble, is good. The soundtrack is excellent, the direction by Andreas (“A Four Letter Word”) is fine. The dialog reflects the youth of the characters, barriers between cultures and reflects a time before legal gay marriage. The unanticipated ending brought a tear to my eye.
March 5, 2010
#2
Between Love and Goodbye starts out sweet and sexy. I thought I was watching a pretty good gay romance. Then something happens. After about the half hour point, the movie changes tone and goes downhill from there. Characters that were nice and sympathetic turn mean and unsympathetic, turning on each other and making the audience hate them. Not to mention the horrible, depressing ending. Thumbs down.
March 5, 2010
#3
Despite the mixed reviews for this movie, I bought it anyway and really regret that I did so. It’s not that it is not well made, it is not that it lacks production values or some appealing performances, but the story is so bleak and the ending so awful that it just left me feeling really disappointed. Every stereotype of the ephemerality of gay relationships is on display here and as such it seems to represent a step back to when the appearance of positive gay relationships in movies was a rarity. I’m not suggesting that there is something wrong in representing the negative side of some gay relationships, but potential buyers and reviewers should be aware that this is not only not a positive view of gay love but an essentially jaundiced and negative one. Viewer beware.
March 5, 2010
#4
Watched this on the Logo network this week. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at some of the silly, contrived dialogue…. Justr a TERRIBLE screenplay, and sub-par acting.
March 5, 2010
#5
As far as gay movies go I have to say I liked the two lead actors. They are cute and were pretty charismatic for a lot of the first half of the movie. But the script is atrocious and the characters get more annoying and ridiculous with every passing minute once the hating starts. I’m sure the transexual brother/sister is everyone’s pick for the most controversial character. Personally, I hated he/she and thought his/her blatant relationship sabotage was too over the top. If not the brother, someone in this clique would have kicked her to the curb way before all this drama occurred.