The Surface

I enjoyed this film; reminded me of a friend I had who was going through similar circumstances in his life: broken home, unclear values, emotional ups and downs, latching onto a jealous sugar daddy, then breaking away and 'surfacing' to become someone else, more confident and self-assured.

A film aout family, impecable served by Harry Heins admirable acting, exploring, in wise manner, each nuance of his character. A film about loneliness, roots and sense of life. Poetic, touching, precise in construction of message and seductive for atmosphere. In some measure, a pledge for life and the though to the rest of Heins has the gift to enrichi each scene of film.

I watched this in 2020 after the tragic death of Harry Hains. After his death he was constantly listed as 'Guest star on American Horror story.' Long story short, that is a very small role and not worthy of being his legacy.

Harry Hains's performance as Evan Jones is what he should be remembered for. Evan is a lost soul who searches for a permanent 'home.' But what is home? Love, happiness, fulfillment?

Having grown up an orphan, Evan knows nothing of history or family. But as he says it, 'that makes everything mine.' He doesn't have his father's eyes or his mother's creative talent; it's all his.

In the end, it's not the love story I would have liked it to be, but it's a sexy journey of discovery.

Very low budget with bad acting and bad script. Aside from the fact that the lead character is so unlikeable and the production values are so poor, it's impossible for me to be interested in the plot because the men are so effeminate. One particularly annoying detail is that in MANY scenes...and I mean MANY...they are drinking beer out of bottles with no labels. I never saw a beer bottle without a label. In addition, the CONSTANT need for the lead character to tuck his long stringy girly hair behind his ear...time after time after time after time... is too distracting. Anyone ever hear of a ponytail??

This genre should be featured more on the American (many times) strident cinema. The scenario and the movie were beatifully made, and the casting was carefully chosen for this delicate storyline. Harry Heins' great acting skills emerged as he did not seem like acting but moving fluidly but organically within the story. He belonged there and not many actors can do that. His death should not be seen as a tragedy but an expression of our humanity. He is us.