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Let's be realistic.

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Latter Days (2003) is a very sweet, touching and powerful love story. The actors portraying Christian and Aaron are so great and spot on with their performances, they really made me feel like they truly loved one another. This film really had great dialogue and a well written script, it might be a bit cliché at times, but it was still very sweet and heart felt. I love how this movie made me feel, this movie made me feel warm and just happy. There are some sex scenes with male nudity involved, but they aren't trashy or distasteful at all, they are loving and romantic and truly beautiful, and I'm glad they were there, because you could really see the love between the two characters. Lila in this movie was awesome too! I really loved her character, the film wouldn't have been the same without her. Also Joseph Gordon Levitt makes a short appearance in the movie, and I thought he did a good job, even though his character was a homophobe and a true bigot, he did a good job portraying that. This movie had good heated confrontations between the characters, and they were very impactful and powerful. There was so much great chemistry between characters as well, the bonds were very real and believable. I 100% recommend latter days, whether you ate gay or straight, I think you will enjoy it. You can find it on YouTube, and I saw that it's actually coming on LOGO tomorrow morning at 6 AM, I would urge you to tune in.

Here's a movie full of clichés and terrible performances from literally everybody. A poor collage of insulting stereotypes and unidimensional characters. The cast, direction and script carry the depth, sensibility and sophistication of a C-grade soap opera. So boring and predictable that it is hard to get to the end.Don't waste your time; there are lots of really worth to watch gay movies out there. This is definitely not one of them.CONS: * Uninspired script, full of clichés and stereotypes;* Shallow, unidimensional, unlikable characters;* Tacky dialogues and unconvincing situations;* Really horrible acting from the whole cast. This is so blatant that everybody cry without dropping a tear;* Tasteless direction;* Terribly boring and predictable.PROS: * Still trying to find one.

Some believe in coincidences and some believe in miracles. No matter what some may say, love is never an accident, never a coincidence. Love is always a miracle and it takes years at times for some of these miracles to work out. This film is about such a miracle, what's more in the capital city of miracles, Los Angeles.On one side a young man who has always been gay and does not have any doubts about it. He is working in a restaurant as a waiter and trying to enjoy life, just enjoy it.One day a young Mormon missionary comes across the street with three of his acolytes. This young man is a greenhorn and as such does not know much about the world and even about the doctrine he is predicating and preaching. He repeats what the other elder associated to him says without understanding he is in many ways ruthlessly bruising the feelings of others. Bruising the feelings of women who are not accepted as equal in the church. Bruising the feelings of the Blacks who are not accepted as equal in the church. Bruising the feelings of the gays who are purely rejected as an abomination, excommunicated and severed from all social links within the reach of the church, not to speak of the shock treatment imposed onto that last category of sinners, because it is a sin to be woman, to be Black or to be gay, and to be gay is the most horrible and the most worst of them all.The point is that this young Mormon, Aaron Davis, is falling in love and one night a kiss will be exchanged and the culprit will be found out by his three other acolytes, right in the act with the devil. And that's the drama. Aaron is packed and sent back home in shame. But Christian Markelli follows and catches up at the airport of Salt Lake City and the two will discover what love is for a good number of hours in the Airport Inn. But Aaron will run away in the wee hours of the morning.Then the road is going down for both of them.Excommunication and then suicide attempt on one hand. Finding the telephone number, calling up and being rejected, flying over again to give the watch Aaron had left behind back to Aaron. And then a dead end, a tremendous dead end. Life is no longer funny at all.Aaron seems to be the one who has the good sense that most human beings should have. When something does not work stop it, when some place rejects you go away, when something brings displeasure and no pleasure forget it, when something is pure pleasure and joy run for it.That's how love can survive and constantly rebound in a life where there are more obstacles than coincidences, but luckily for love there are miracles, not the divine type but the simple human kind: a decision one human being takes one day to do what they want most and what they like most. And that is natural, though not as frequent as you may think, in the City of Angels.Dr Jacques COULARDEAU

I stumbled upon this film just a couple of days ago and it's stayed with me ever since. I've already watched it twice.One thing I like VERY much about "Latter Days" is that it has a happy ending. So many gay-themed films, even when revolving around romance, end in death or disillusionment. It's refreshing to witness a portrayal of a gay couple who, despite a great deal of conflict and major obstacles, find true love and a future together. It DOES happen in real life and, to that end, the film is as "realistic" as any tragedy.Many of the actors deserve mention: Wes Ramsey as Christian, the gay party boy, is excellent. Jacqueline Bissett, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mary Kay Place and Erik Palladino bring something special to their smaller roles. But it is Steve Sandvoss who knocks it out of the park as Elder Aaron Davis, the sweet, shy Mormon missionary who comes to terms with his homosexuality amid the confines of the LDS beliefs.The film is clichéd, no question, but no more so than many romantic movies. If your taste veers toward complete realism, this isn't the film for you. "Latter Days" is basically a drama, but it does contain its share of comedic moments. I myself am not, nor ever have been, a member of the Mormon church, but I have spent a good deal of time around it and have had a number of LDS friends. While I have a certain amount of genuine respect for the church, I would be lying if I said that the portrayals of the Mormon missionaries and families in this film do not ring true.There are a few unbelievable moments, to be sure. As an example, when Christian confronts Elder Ryder about Aaron's whereabouts, Ryder gives in and tells Christian about Aaron's five-hour layover in Salt Lake City. In reality, no missionary with such a lack of sympathy toward "fags" would suddenly soften enough to give out this information."Latter Days" may not be one of the great films of all time, but it brings to light the complex problems that can exist between organized religion, families and homosexuality, with pathos and sensitivity, along with a tug at the heartstrings. For that, it is more than commendable.