Victor is a sweet, lonely man who cares about others and his job in an animal rescue organization. Oh yeah, he's also pretty hot. He takes in Roy, an illegal immigrant who is homeless and has been mugged. Oh yeah, Roy is also hot. Roy talks about his ex-girlfriend, while Victor mentions a brief fling he had with a girl who is now his best friend.

To help Roy with his immigration status, Victor proposes that the two of them marry. At first Roy is repelled by the idea, but comes around to accept it. At this point, it's clear Victor has feelings for Roy. After a nervous civil union ceremony performed before a government official, the two men return to Victor's apartment. To celebrate, they drink some, share a dance, and go from sharing a kiss to some hot sex.

The next morning, while curled up with each other in bed, Roy tells Victor he only had hot sex with him as a thank you for helping him. He tells Victor not to expect the sexual relationship to continue. The two then share a bubble bath.

Up to to this point, the plot was kind of hard to believe, but enjoyable and fun. So where would you take things. The writer/director decided that no one was going to be happy here.

Roy hooks up with Victor's gal pal, and eventually marries her after getting a divorce. He tells Victor he will always have a special place in his heart for the man who saved him. He and his wife could have helped Victor find someone special....remember Victor is a great guy who is pretty hot...but no.

Roy and his wife let Victor know they've been trying to have a child, but can't because of Roy. They ask Victor to be their surrogate. Victor assumes they want a sperm donation, but Roy says he wants Victor to have sex with his wife. We next get to see a very sad sec scene where Victor lies in bed while the wife rides him. Victor only has eyes for the shirtless Roy, who periodically leans in to kiss his sperm donor.

Then things really get weird. Wife starts labor prematurely and is rushed to the hospital. Roy waits outside the hospital for Victor, who he wants for emotional support. Once Victor arrives, Roy attempts to cross the street to meet him, but is struck and killed by a car. Meanwhile, the poor wife dies during childbirth. Victor and the newborn baby are left to fend for themselves.

As a gay man, I would have loved for Victor and Roy to end up together. If that wasn't going to happen, Victor could have meant another man, as he accepted his role as god father. The publicity poster for the movie implies that the three form a loving threesome.

The ending sucked big time. I don't know what the writer was trying to say. An opportunity lost. Not every movie has to have a happy ending, but it needs to make some kind of sense.

I made an account just to review the film cause I cant sleep until I vent this frustration.

I don't even know where to begin. The thing that hit you first and one of the most jarring thing through out the film is sound design. All dialogs sounds like they were recorded on a phone, and not a good one. The music wasn't good or very fitting, it goes on for way too long and at times you can actually hear it ends, cuts out then played from the beginning.

Next is the editing, I've seen YouTube high school projects sub 500 views with better editing than this. Even though the scenes were static there were multiple cuts. Usually you cut a static scene then goes to another angle to make it flow. They just didn't do that and in the end it looks like you just accidentally pressed the skip forward button. All in all you can tell me a 6 grader edited this and I would have believed it.

To their credit the camerawork and lighting is at least barely decent for a film with seemingly zero budget.

Now the technical part aside, we get to the acting. Keith Roenke looks like the only one who put in some effort, like he's too good that it's kind of jarring. The other main seems like he wanted to be anywhere but. He is so lifeless and bored for the whole film and I don't blame him. I would have ditched the gig right after reading the script because the story is an absolute mess. A mess and a half. (The fact that if you go on the actors social none of them posted anything about this film it's like they tried so hard to sweep this under the rug it's kinda funny)

And where do I begin with the abhorrent storyline. The whole time I was like "what?", "no!", "why?", "this is not happening..." and I paused the film 5 times to take breaks before I lost my sanity

• A gay man fell in love with a homeless straight man in the first 10 cringey minutes
• Straight man got hit and is in a coma but instead of taking him to the hospital the gay guy just left him on his bed for 2 DAYS.
• Straight man wakes up after 2 DAYS like he was taking a nap for 2 hours. If I were him i would be mortified but meh, film logic.
• We find out the straight guy is undocumented so like any sane person in real life the gay guy proposed to him the next day. After knowing each other for about less than a day max. Fully knowing the straight guy is... well.. straight.
• Then they got married in 5 minutes, came home, have sex. Straight guy thanks gay guy and telling him how kind he is. (No he is not kind, he is nuts.)
• Well straight guy wakes up, tell gay guy he's still straight and the sex is just a thank you, gay guy is like oh ok of course this is fine and normal.
• Days later straight guy fell in love with gay guy's friend then propose to her, came back to gay guy like oh I just proposed to your friend we're done bye. Mind you the whole plot until now has been happening over probably A WEEK.
• Then after that broken mess of a rollercoaster they jumped 1 year ahead. The straight couple is happily married, Gay guy is still sad and single. The straight guy is infertile so they asked the gay one for his sperm. I was like no no please don't but gay guy is mentally challenged so of course he said yes.
• Then I thought it they're going to go through doctors and everything but nothing makes sense anymore so naturally right after he said yes they immediately went the organic route, I'm gay and this is absolutely offensive.
• Time skip again, woman went into labor, straight guy panicked on the road and just dies. Woman had complications, also dies. So now this gay sad single man is left with a child. And the film ends implicating the straight guy is now a ghost and watching over him and the child.

After reading all the reviews here, I stumble upon the review from soldier-1530527 posted January 27, 2021 and it could not be the farthest observation from the film I experienced. So much so, that I felt compelled to address specifically his poor attempt at explaining what he saw (w erroneously described spoilers) This has got to be the most oblivious review I've read of the film. The fact that you have to mention that you are gay (as in only gays can get this film) while addressing your points is insulting to gays. So you have your opinion, state it as yours, but don't generalized thinking that somehow anyone who has not gotten your experience from the film is less than. So I guess every award this film has won must have been given by numbnuts who know nothing about film because their perspective differ from yours and your expertise and wisdom on the film must be absolute. (that was sarcasm) - it is not.

I found your observations to be - in one word - Clueless. First, let's go to the technical aspects. No film is perfect. Any film is rippable no matter how amazing you think it is. Even multi-million dollar films have defects. as a cinephile, find me any film (any film) I can find you its defect no matter how low budget or expensive it may be. And again you make false claims of the film being zero budget. If that was the case, try leaving your house to make a film - you already spent money on gas. Now add cast & crew, equipment etc. and everything else that goes with making a film - you'll start getting my drift.If you don't get it - google it. It is what it is no film is zero budget...ever! Even an independent film takes a certain amount of human, financial and technical resources. My personal opinion - the movie was beautifully put together - it filled me with emotion and the story moved me organically as it seems to have moved many on this comment section based on what I've read (note: read comments- not sarcasm) - something very few movies can do because they are all so formulaic they seem re-packaged w repetitive concepts. So this film, to me, did its job. It brought me here to read everything about it include other peoples comment's and your thoughts. To the very least and to the benefit of this film, the story was very original. The only thing I found offensive was reading your reckless disregard for the narrative. Maybe you need to re-watch the film. Its like you saw an entirely different film or you picked and chose to see what you wanted to see. This is not a gay vs straight movie and if that is how you saw it, it says more about your thought process than the film. Art is not always as obvious as you'd want it to be. Sometimes you have to make an extra effort to comprehend what is actually happening. This film leaves a lot to interpretation. It is clear - from your detailed descriptives of what you see happening, this film is far from obvious for your taste. Art is subjective and if you paid close attention and followed the narrative you would have discovered that. Re-read the opening sequence of the film (the part that scrolls) - it is a fairy tale first and foremost. (Google the definition),you'll get a better picture of what was presented in the film. I will not give any additional spoilers here on the details of all that you missed - because it was A LOT ! Your poor observations only highlight the fact that not all gay men are created equal. What you failed to see that the film beautifully showcases through music, montages, and yes-the acting is that love can be messy and it's not as linear to your liking. And if it was as torturous to watch the film, there is the STOP button on your remote (the red button -this is sarcasm). There are thousands of movies that I'm sure would fit your linear liking in storytelling. In an effort to help you see what the other reviewers have so eloquently described in their comments-again - pay close attention to the very beginning - the words being said in the bathtub - you might get a thing or two that will help put the rest of the story into perspective.

Allow me to shed some light to your thought process - with a few elements you may have missed during your rant. spoiler - The time frame of the movie is not a week - the film happens over several holidays. Those long pauses (montages) with musical score that have those abrupt cuts (it's called jump cuts - not sarcasm) moves the story along.

Your other comments about the acting, music (I guess it was not fitting because it was not to your taste) -To me all three actors showed a bond and chemistry, specially the two male leads. The music helped push the story along beautifully but I will not rip into you for that for it is totally subjective as is the film and your opinion of it. You claim the main actor must not want to do anything with the film because they have not posted nothing on their social media. If you were a bit more observant and you looked above where you write, you would have noticed on this same page interviews with the actors and photos at different events. And if you really cared to dig into your false claims you'll see many more interviews on the social media of the film. But its easy nowadays to make up fake news. However, if you will make up stories about the actors dedication to the film, make sure they are not showcased supporting the film on the same page you are writing your review. (the IMDB page of the film)

Another note - Your constant comments about the straight guy - answer: Again - read the scrolling letters at the beginning it may shed some light to your wrong assumptions.

There is so much that you mention that is not accurate - I would suggest viewing a few more times - but by your logic, regardless of the amounts of times you were to view this film, I have a feeling you still would'nt get it.

Next time you choose to berate a movie you think its abhorrent (because you must know something no one else does) write down your frustrations and think before you post, because it only makes your comprehension of the story lacking in substance - and your logic absurd specially because you missed so much story details. I would recommend you read other positive comments here. You may find something revealing, and It may shed a different light to your processing of the film.

The only thing you made clear in your review is your arrogance is equal to your ignorance for what you failed to see - the message of the film. We get it!, you didn't get it!