Devil's Path

The story is weak. The characters are weak. The premise is entirely unbelievable at best.

I saw with sympathy the first part. With hope, in same measure, to. But the final feeling was about an unrealistic story, saved by JD Scalzo good look and by forest, remembering other films from same genre, and proposing a sort of not very inspired chain of improvisations. And the end, expression of good intentions, works not fine exactly.

Two guys on bench, in forest. Talk, confessions, the bad men hunting them, in a small place discovering the truth about them, a lost brother and terrible childhood, a murder of past and a bizarre survive after knife hit today and , in essence, unfortunately, nothing new. The dark of few scenes is so...dark than the effort to identify the people is one of precious gifts.

Sure, good intentions. But, after final credits, some bitter taste about waste of time.

Overall a decent thriller with some good plot twists. As some have said here, these are not always unexpected, but they are generally well handled. I didn't think the dialogue dragged the plot down giving it a slow pace, even if there is some unevenness here and there. Aspects of the ending are bleak, but there are surprises. As in many horror movies, monstrosity breeds monstrosity, whether it is recognized or not. The story could have been clearer in places, but generally worth watching for anyone who likes some darkness in lgbtq films.

An okay little thriller that is well shot, contains some pretty decent acting, and an interesting - if not totally original - plot.

Essentially a man with severe PTSD sets off into a popular cruising area in an attempt to find out what happened to his brother. There, he meets an asthmatic player who may have had something to do with the brother's disappearance.

The movie loses steam the closer it gets to the conclusion, which requires more suspension of disbelief than I'm able to give it. But the before part is far more interesting and entertaining than the resolution. It's almost as if the writer ran out of ideas for what to do with these two men, and simply decided to abruptly end it. Either that, or entire scenes were lost.

Even so, there is still a lot to like about the movie. The cinematography is interesting, the actors are better than you might expect (and do justice to two characters who are generally unlikable), and the dialogue rises above the popcorn you're used to seeing in movies like this.

I've complained for a long time that movies with gay themes are often bad. That tend to cover the same territory over and over again (HIV, coming out, homophobia, etc). So it's nice to see a film that tries something a little different, even when it doesn't always succeed.

A well made, well acted movie about dirty little secrets and a whole lot more. Great thriller.