To a Tee

Original Love(s) Story To a Tee, first attempt of Matthew Riddlehoover into direction (and writing, editing, staring, etc) has many flaws, but some original attempts. The most original (and economical) is to make his obsession for a kind of man being interpreted by the SAME actor. David (Matthew) rolls through the film in search of an ideal subject to love, and always chooses the wrong person, usually to his own disappointment and making a mess on his own goals. It's a concise film, where you has to be very attentive not to confound the characters. But the message is clear. We keep searching for the charming prince at the wrong persons. That's the most valuable thing in the film, which shows that Matthew has something to bring to the cinema. With a very limited budget he can tell an original story, asking us to think, if we want, about out obsessions. The plot in itself I very simple, but revealing of what most attract us in people. It's worthwhile an attentive look.

"To a Tee"

Keep Your Eyes on Matt Riddlehoover

Amos Lassen

Last night I was privileged to watch two movies by a new and young moviemaker, Matt Riddlehoover—"To a Tee" and "Bookends". I had actually already seen on Riddlehoover film without realizing it was the same guy. In Watch out", he plays the lead, a man so in love with himself that he is victim to himself. Now I have seen two films that Riddlehoover stars in, directs and writes and I predict that he is a force to be reckoned with in gay cinema. "To a Tee" is a seriously comic film about a gay playwright who finds himself constantly attracted to the wrong kind of guys. He manages to gain the attention of a newspaper reporter (Lindsay Hancock, a quite beautiful and talented young actress) and she favors his work. He feels that he is on his way to fame but then he meets her boyfriend (Jonas Brandon) and things happen as we watch both relationships sink and fail. Riddlehoover opens the film with a monologue that shows his self-absorption and we see right away that there is something not quite right with him; he has a tragic flaw (interestingly enough he also plays the understudy of Hamlet, the character with the greatest flaw of all). The film has some interesting aspects. All of the men that Riddlehoover meets and falls for are played by Brandon and this is as if to say that the playwright is doomed relationship wise. It took me a bit to get into the film but after listening to the monologue, I thought to myself that this film will be something special. It is not our usual movie fare and it certainly made me think about some of the people I have been involved in. When the film was over, I really felt like I needed a drink as I seemed to have used my gamut of emotions while watching it. It is realistic for sure and by watching it you get to get a new look at rising talent. This is one that you do not want to miss.