Sequin in a Blue Room

Australian cinema is unique. It has a rawness and nuance all of its own. It even transcends 'European' cinema which has its own feel. It certainly makes American cinematic efforts, apart from many indie films, look like cheap trash.

This film is certainly for cinephiles. It will shock the average cinema goer in its brutal sexuality and probably disturb most viewers. If the explicit depiction of homosexual sex is likely to offend, this film is most certainly not for you. It is provokingly honest.

If, however, you like a challenge and enjoy thought-provoking cinema this one is a stunner.

Simply extraordinary.

This is a very fine piece of film-making. It avoids many of the clichés of gay themed films, covering territory which is fresh and engaging. It's beautifully shot and edited, although the dialogue was delivered in a slow hesitant manner which was initially off-putting, but actually suited the mood of the film. It follows a very young gay man who unwittingly puts himself in some potentially dangerous situations. It is surprisingly successful as a suspenseful thriller, but quite unlike any thriller I've seen before, gay or mainstream. Being such an original and unusual approach to gay film, I'm sure it will polarise viewers (as is evidenced by some of the dismissive reviews) but for those who genuinely admire cinema, and are looking for something beyond coming-out stories and an endless supply of boy-meets-boy stories, this film offers a great deal. Very impressive; I'm looking forward to seeing more from this team.

Interesting story, although nothing knew, but lacking in execution. Beautifully shot but with long, boring scenes, often without dialogue, tempted me to fast-forward. Lost interest in the main character and his story half way through.

Ultimately, watching nicely shot scenes one after the other without structure or pace wasn't very satisfying. Strangely enough, the actor playing the main character's father was far too hot of a hunk to be a convincing caring father figure. He would have been more suitable playing one of his son's sex-dates.

The main reason why I stopped watching half way through was the obnoxious main character. Not sure if it was the character as such or the actor but I ended up hating him and wanting to punch him in the face. His arrogant demeanour and smug grin was too off-putting to continue with this snoozefest.

3/10.

The film is quite slow, confusing and a bit vague because the characters and the plot are not really explained to us, it could have been much better, BUT I think it would be worth watching because it has and sends a huge message. First, the awareness of the LGBT population is raised and that everyone has the right to love and sleep with whomever they want, to be their own, without anyone judging them. We accept people as they are and divide them only into the good and the bad. The second is that a sparrow is better in the hand than a dove on a branch. And the third is that we should always be what we are but not forget to walk the earth. I also really liked the ending.

This is a really refreshing Australian made gay film, with a well written script, plot and great acting. I was pleasantly surprised with this film, since we don't see many Australian made gay films of this calibre. This film explores the theme of fantasy/projection/desire vs reality. The reviewer eelen-seth has already posted an excellent review of "Sequin in a Blue Room", so there's no need to repeat - I concur with what they said!

I highly recommend all young gay men watch this film, because there is a life lesson to be learnt in "Sequin in a Blue Room", in the age of digital sex. It's OK to have fun and explore new things in life, but remember to stay grounded at the end of the day, so you don't end up in the mess that Sequin did.

I'm looking forward to buying a copy of this movie for me collection, because I'll definitely be wanting to watch it again and again. Well done to the makers and actors in this film.