Tuesday, January 31, 2012
REDEMPTION
Today's gay favorite film is on the 50 list. Not all of them are. I put some of my own favorites into the mix as well.
Chad Allen, an addict and homo, goes to rehab which turns out to be one of those places that support sobriety and, as it turns out, turns you into a heterosexual.
Unwittingly he goes because it is a place where his born again brother has paid for.
This film is really very good. It rings true. There is no ranting or preaching about any side but it is clear that all the male inmates have an itch which is not going get scratched here. Chad is no exception as he does get sober but not hetero. He falls for another guy who falls for him and mild drama ensues, enough to reveal the various issues, and there is a happy ending. How could there not be?
But this is the journey not the destination and we get very clear talk and acting. Nice in a small budget film like this.
The woman who is the christian force behind the place is actually very well handled. Not evil and even sympathetic.
I liked it a lot and would not mind seeing it again. A 4 out of Netflix5.
