This film has a paper thing plot. The speed at which the film moves, tests your patience. I am really not sure what was the whole point behind making this film. This could easily have been trimmed into a 15–20 minutes short story and still the message could have been delivered, if there was any.
J and Jo are 2 guys who arrive at the top of a mountain wit full gear ready for hiking. We don't know the relationship yet, but soon through scattered conversations and Jo’s journal entries, we find that these two young men have spent the night together after meeting in a bar. Jo has agreed to follow J on an impromptu hike up the mountains, intrigued by such an unconventional and spontaneous approach to the awkward morning after casual sex. J is crippled by self-loathing because of an earlier relationship while Jo is overwhelmed with the need for true love. Soon they both start to wonder if there is anything at all that they liked in the other person. Their trip soon becomes a psychological battle of wills that can only find release in an act of violence.
Not sure if it was my mood, or what, but I struggled to keep my attention on this even at its quite short running time. I guess this may have to do with a lot of noting tats happening on the screen. Te boy just keep walking, wandering, playing stupid little wild games. I just couldn't connect. I kept questioning, what was the point of making the film. I understand at some point they wanna say that not every first attraction leads to happiness but we all know that. It takes time to know a person. The Norwegian mountains’ landscape is too grey and bleak to even enjoy. Maybe it's a representation of the boys' inner turmoil and the rising tension between them.
Either way, I feel the film was a sheer waste of time and effort. (2/10)
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