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Unsolved Suburbia

A so called gay mystery 'whodunnit' thriller, this film is so all over the place. This film was so low budget and amateurish that I wonder if this was some sort of a college project or something. Otherwise I would really fail to understand why someone would back this film. On paper the ides might have been good but execution and screenplay was downright bad.

We hear the narration of the film by Marty's voiceover. He is best friends with Jake who looks obviously gay but says he is straight. He is the source of all news of what's happening around. Marty is bisexual and has a boyfriend and a girlfriend. New travel that their friend Thomas has gone into hiding because his boyfriend Eddi has been shot dead and now police suspects Thomas of foul play. With help from Marty, Thomas helps discover the 2 rival street gan leaders (one of them, Angel, who also happen to be Eddi's brother) might be involved. When police arrests Angel, Marty helps them uncover truth. Back home, Marty realizes that his girlfriend and boyfriend have been individually cheating on him with Jake. Marty has enough of this drama, he hits Jake and goes out on his way looking for happiness.

When you have to use voiceovers and occasional text to explain the proceedings in a film, you know there is already some problem. The actors are all bad. They all pretend to be sleeping around with everyone irrespective of gender and the boys get naked on the drop of a hat. Not that I am complaining but it all seems so fake and unnecessary. The scenes in the film keep going back and forth and in the process make a complete mess of everything. It could have easily followed a linear pattern and that way it would have been just a slightly better film. There was nothing in the name of thrill and I couldn't care less why straight acting guys were gay and feminine acting forcing themselves to be straight. It was just a whole big mess.

I would not recommend this film at all. Please save your time and avoid being frustrated. (2/10)

Comments

luigi43 said…
I do confess! All "themed" films I can up , I do.
But before watching one I look for Your advice. Charge me part of Your time !
Golu said…
I am in the same bucket. I feel obligated to watch these films and write a few here, however bad they are, even if I know it before I watch the film :)

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