Sex, Lies & Depravity

Really well written film.

I felt majority of the acting was great and the lines were delivered with the emotion needed for such a heavy topic.

The directing was good, and gave the movie a sort of grungy feel to it, appropriate for portraying the lives of such problematic young adults.

I thought it was very clever the way the movie was written so that all of the characters were involved somehow in the same circle.

The music was well chosen, the soundtrack is very good.

For a low budget and independent film, I thought a fantastic job was done in most aspects.

The plot is good, but you have to concentrate to follow it as its very subtle in places. Some very good acting from new people but than some very bad acting in parts. Sound and editing needs attention as it comes across RAW. The story line for me is good, hard hitting but found it too gratuitous and long in parts. I was not offended in any way regards to the gay sex scenes, but found them too long, sometimes less is more to make a point. The sound track of this film is very original and awesome. Overall i think if the sound was fixed regarding background noise (which is too Loud) and the editing is fixed regarding where scenes are cut too late, shorten the gay scenes as the length tends to make people uncomfortable, then the overall presentation of the film would be on par with what people see in the general quality of productions. There are very good points made in the plot but some scenes i did not get e.g the ice skating which i felt was a distraction and no idea why its there.

Jake is such an original script portraying what all of us from the MK/Bedford area have gone through..

With excellent music and amazing acting, this is a true master piece from a group of up and coming amateur film makers.

Scriptwriter and actor of Ethan Price, Wade Radford is a genius in his own right! The rumours of a sequel with Ethan as the main character, are rumours I hope to become reality.

If you haven't all ready, then I highly recommend you watch this film. I will be personally keeping a close eye on all of the crew, especially Mr.Radford..

For an independent film it was fantastic, one of the best I've seen.

As always with an indie, your going to get a few continuity issues however this didn't take away from the enjoyment of the film.

Only issues for me personally was I felt Jake's girlfriend was better in her emotional scenes, and I felt that Jake's childhood friend and his girlfriend could have maybe had less scenes, however the living room one was great!!!

The cast was picked well, and portrayed the roles great, I enjoyed Jake's mum especially , Jake, Ethan, & Lisa- I felt they all achieved higher than expected, and really brought the film together!

Over all a brilliant film, I strongly recommend this taboo drama :-)

This is the first movie I've ever watched on "Amazon Prime" that not only wasn't awful - it was actually totally engrossing and thought-provoking. I especially loved Hannah's accent, and Ethan's boyfriend. The actress who plays Lisa is particularly good, but all of the acting is vastly superior to what one typically finds in a low-budget film. (Or even most high-budget films, for that matter!) Anyone with personal experience of living in a home where domestic violence is the norm, will agree that the scenes between Hannah and Jake are disturbingly realistic. Very well done. I do concur with the other reviewers who have commented that the script could have benefitted from some tighter editing. I also felt that Arran's Jekyll-and-Hyde-like behavior in his interactions with Julie didn't ring true. It's hard to say if this is due to the acting, or the writing. Aside from these minor issues, this is a well-written and brilliantly-executed movie that held my attention from beginning to end. Highly recommended.