You Belong to Me (2007)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Sam Zalutsky

Writer:

Sam Zalutsky (writer)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

When Jeffrey, a young New York architect, moves into a new apartment, he becomes the object of obsession for his eccentric landlady. |

Plot Keywords:

Landlady | Mother Son Conflict | Gay Ex Boyfriend | Female Psychopath | Kidnapping

Cast

Daniel Sauli	...	Jeffrey
Patti D'Arbanville	...	Gladys
Heather Simms	...	Nicki
Julien Lucas	...	Rene
Sherman Howard	...	Stuart
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Duane Boutte	...	Robert
Alexander Cendese	...	Rick, the Mover
Kevin Corstange	...	Michael
Linda Larkin	...	Clara
George Loros	...	Calvin
Yvette Mercedes	...	Maria
Bill Murch	...	Jeffrey, Gladys's son
Laith Nakli	...	Bo
Rafael Sardina	...	Lance

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Mama's Boy Productions

Well, it doesn't suck, though it doesn't rise above mediocre either.

Gay theme + indie budget usually = the suck, and I tend to avoid them, but I get curious when they try to go against the grain and make such a movie a thriller (like this one) or horror. Still, I had recently given up on two gay indies 10 minutes in so I wasn't optimistic about this one's odds.

Well, it doesn't suck, though it doesn't rise above mediocre either. It's a fairly simple story about an obsessive gay man who moves into a new apartment complex because of a crush on his attached trick who lives there, but gets stalked instead by his landlady.

There isn't really much suspense to speak of - what keeps the story going is the little mystery of the landlady's motivations. The acting isn't too bad, at least not of the leads' - at least they have some resume and aren't acting students. The lead character is annoyingly stupid at times but then again, someone who moves to a new place chasing a crush isn't gonna be all that bright, and sadly, I think it's all too believable that some gay men might just do that.