Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Into the desert
Two young men go into the desert in search of
and find a whole lot more.
Each other for example.
This is a nice "coming of age together" film. Two young friends, sharing a room in a distant place. A lot of mutual dependence in the situation.
It is very well done and, like a lot of gay themed films, it got lost somewhere on the way to DVD.
But here it is and it is quite enjoyable.
The young men are very nice to watch, just normal guys, and the "getting to know you" part is as fumbley as the real thing is.
Nothing too cool or smooth about it. But they stay with it and when they "have to" stay in a hotel overnight together, well, nature takes its course.
What is very nice about this film is that they become friends and then lovers. Sex does not enter until they have already become "partners". Formed a spiritual bond.
Incidentally, the title is a red herring. Spoiler alert. No one ever finds or uses peyote. Given the outcomes, it is probably better for them than if they did and now they do not need a drug to be happy.
