Holding Trevor (2007)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Rosser Goodman

Writer:

Brent Gorski (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Everybody's looking for something...

Plot:

Young, beautiful and intelligent, Trevor (screenwriter Brent Gorski) is in a stalemate. Entangled in an unhealthy relationship with Darrell...

Plot Keywords:

Romantic Evening | Overdose | Hiv | Heroin | Queer

Cast

Brent Gorski	...	Trevor
Jay Brannan	...	Jake
Melissa Searing	...	Andie
Eli Kranski	...	Ephram
Christopher Wyllie	...	Darrell
Dawn Mondie	...	Mary C
Mathew Pasillas	...	Bar Boy
Isaiah Garnica	...	BBQ Boy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yaniv Madmon	...	Party Guy
Joseph Roslan	...	HIV Guy
Megan Sheperd	...	Co-Worker
Monica Todd	...	HIV Counselor

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug material.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

KGB Films

The film's script is not fully developed, but the film is still worth seeing.

Young Trevor, played by screenwriter Brent Gorski, is intelligent enough to know that it life is not on track. He is dissatisfied and feels cast adrift. Nothing will 'hold Trevor', until he finds what he wants out of life, but will he find completeness in the love that he craves?

Trevor is entangled in an unhealthy relationship with Darrell, a self-destructive heroin addict. And, Trevor is equally trapped in a boring, telemarketing job--a job which, he sees, as taking him nowhere on a dead-end road. The party scene is vapid, and I can't help but wonder why Trevor would seek comfort from something so empty and lonely?

Trevor's roommate, Andie, and Jake (a singer) are his best friends. Like Trevor, they seem to be pulled apart by boredom and discontent.

Darrell overdoses, once again and, at a hospital, Trevor meets a medical intern by the name of Ephram. Ephram, filled with ambition, gives Trevor hope. Ephram, a man of strikingly good looks, offers Trevor warmth. He also gives Trevor a chance to break out of his entanglement with Darrell, a relationship which is dragging Trevor's life consistently down. But, will Trevor find passion, romance, and security?

Trevor seems poised to make some positive changes, in his life, which includes ending his perilous relationship with Darrell. Trevor makes an attempt to patch up his impaired relationships with Andie and Jake. Trevor's celebration, of a negative HIV test, explodes in rage and sorrow. Darrell shows up, unannounced, and makes quite a scene. Then, at the same time, Ephram suggests that Trevor is not yet ready to make a commitment. When he is down, Andie also verbally attacks Trevor.

While being pulled all over the place, in conflicting directions, will Trevor be able to stand his ground and better his life?

Director Rosser Goodman (That's What I'm Talking' 'Bout, Frameline29) is given ample opportunity to explore fertile territory in Gorski's script, but fails to provide a focus on the required raw emotions. For this reason, I rate the film a 6 out of 10. Yet, with all of its flaws, the film's script shows potential for further development. I would like to see Ephram showing up, at the beginning of the film, rather than towards the end of the film. In this way, tension would increase at the start of the film, instead of midway. Additionally, the love scenes require more work, in order to make them believable. But, the film is a fair attempt, and worth seeing.