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Waste of time

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

...not exactly better but more profound. it is one of many Hallmark style films and that fact is not so bad. a small comunity. a meeting. a friendship. and that is all. sure, the spice of not ordinary relation between lead characters makes the difference. but it is just a not significant detail. it is obvious than its target is real precise. and this is the start point for define it. not impressive performances, not the legendary love story, not a story different by an easy sketch. short - best option for modest expectations. and, maybe, this is the lead virtue of it. because it is one of refuge films in which a conservative public could imagine the correct parteners of relation and the other part could imagine details to a story who give more credibility to a so familiar story. so, a comfortable film.

To keep my review simple, this movie has a good, enjoyable story (although there are a couple of holes in the plot and/or time line), but it was clearly a low budget film, the production values are poor, it was clearly filmed on video, and not celluloid film photography, and most of the actors are mediocre at best. I give this movie a 5 out of 10 rating based on the very good story alone, and if the production and acting were better, I am sure I would have rated this movie higher. It is interesting that the subject matter and theme of the film is still as topical and relevant in 2011 as it was when filmed in 2003, which is not always the case. Some movies are clearly obsolete in subject matter or plot, but this movie is not.

OK, so I've watched the maybe five good English speaking gay themed movies released over the last five years. My internet rental queue has about 70 titles for which I remain ever hopeful. One after another, they rate anywhere from simple horrible to pointless, depressing, tedious, condescending, or French horrible. Hope has not completely vanished, but expectations are no longer exceedingly high.Maybe low expectation was why I liked this movie. I certainly think way too high expectation is why some others did not. The best of film makers would be hard pressed to do better with a budget that wouldn't pay for food service on most movie sets and undoubtedly filmed in less time than a big budget director spends picking his nose. Come on, this little guy deserves a break. The story is feasible and interesting situationally. The characters are believable and their interactions seem real without stereotype. The storyline is laid out in a logical fashion. There is a point. The acting is at least up to soap opera standards. Problems that hound gay relationships are addressed honestly. The video format seems very fitting for the simple, small town, natural surroundings in which it was filmed. The guys are aesthetically decent enough. And it has one of the best choreographed romantic love scenes of any gay movie, big budget or not. As far as pace, this is indeed not an action packed, ADHD storyline, but the pace does thankfully allow the characters to develop. It's just a nice story to let you know the big bad world is not going to always eat you alive."Gone but not Forgotten" is more like a granola bar grabbed at the checkout counter rather than say, "Foie Gras en Terrine", at the French Laundry. Simple, momentarily satisfying, and basically healthy. I hope it gets judged accordingly.

I was very surprised how much I enjoyed this movie. Before I watched it I thought it would be another typical gay B movie with a bunch of hunky airheads having sex all the time. Instead it was a moving, sensitive romantic mystery. Watching the two hansome leads, Aaron Orr and Matthew Montgomery, fall in love, while dealing with one's amnesia was a great original twist. The love scenes are very tasteful and authentic looking, without being overt. If you are looking for a bunch of naked men running around having sex with each other, this movie is not for you. If you are looking for a sensual, romantic love story, this is the movie for you. For the budget they had, the cast and crew really made this movie work. I am looking forward to the next movie from the United Gay Network, Matrimonium, and whatever may come in the future. Gone, But Not Forgotten is worth remembering.