In Bed

At the moment that I write this review, there are eight earlier reviews, of which no less than seven rank it a 10 out of 10, all with jubilant texts and such hyperboles as "brilliant", "extraordinary", "terrific", and even twice "masterpiece". I'm seriously dumbfounded: did they really watch the same movie as I did?!? Because it's (in my humble and down to earth opinion) simply terrible. It's totally uninvolving, repetitive, tedious, and my 4,95 euro to stream it were the only reason that I sat the whole thing out.

There is a total lack of any narrative, it's just 85 minutes of watching three persons having sex, smoke, using all sorts of drugs and totally flipping over it, having sex again (and again and again), screaming and yelling at each other, and behaving as erratic as possible. All this in the uninspiring setting of a crummy apartment. Main character Guy (Israel Ogalbo) is at least remotely sympathetic, but his BFF Joy (Moran Rosenblatt) is extremely obnoxious and completely hysterical, every scene with her made my ears pop. And Dan as the mysterious outsider is just weird and creepy. Towards the end something (meant to be) horrendous happens, but it was so amateurishly staged (so you see her, so she's - whoosh! - gone!) that the effect was simply ludicrous.

There's a lot of gay sexual content (being gay, I admit that's what attracted me in the first place), but it was all way less provocative than the synopsis suggested: it's a lot of bare bottoms, but that's about it, so even that didn't make this experience any more bearable. The end suited the rest perfectly: Guy waggling naked and in some kind of drugs-induced stupor along the street to whatever profound concluding moral the makers may have had in mind. I heaved a deep sigh of relief and exasperated waggled to my bed.

Intense, fascinating, memorable, a must see! Finally someone made a film about such an important subject. Parents should watch this film!

One of the best films that in a bold way touch such an important issue. I've never saw such a deep film about this subject with an amazing storytelling that gives you the chills after you get out. The actors are amazing and so deep it feels like it is really their own story. This director brings on a world and people we usually don't know . World we must see and I hope that after people will watch it they will change their point of view about this important issue .

This film reminds me of the film and the book of "Christiane F". It left me speechless. I was very much impressed of the fact that the film/script takes place in one location. I have seen very few films that worked in one place/location. It a very difficult task to keep the tension and the phase working in one location. In this film the filmmakers definitely succeeded. I felt I was with the characters every minute of the film. As if I was going through the same emotional process that they are going through. The acting, directing is utterly superb! I did know who is the DJ who wrote the music but it made me look for his bio and work. Great musician! I highly recommend that film!

What an accomplishment! Such a strong, powerful and mesmerizing film. I couldn't sleep after watch in it! It deals with an unspoken subject relating to the gay community. Finally somebody was brave enough to take the lead and bring this important subject to the screen. I salute the filmmakers!

I recommend to watch it on the big screen so you could appreciate the cinematography! The angels, the colors, the camera work. The task of telling a story in one location is so difficult and I think the creators excel in it. I was glued to my seat! It kept me captivated in every minute of the film! Congrats!!

The single biggest problem with this film is that these are incredibly dislikable people so caught up in their love of drugs that little else matters to them. The only interesting thing the film has going for it is the tension it creates with the character "Dan" who we the audience wonder might or might not be the shooter from the Gay Pride parade. The plot becomes further muddled over the issue of why Dan cannot "go home." He offers some lame excuse that his friends cannot find out he is gay. All three -- who seem incredibly codependent -- take drugs and more drugs, and by the end, we, the audience, are so fed up with all of them that we really could care less what happens to any of them. I'm not really certain what the director's purpose was here. Whatever it was, it was lost in this muddled mess.