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5.7/10   396 votes
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Damion Dietz (writer)
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Cast

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Paul Preiss ... Nate Merritt
Amy Lindsay ... Trish Huddle
Candy Clark ... Deb Merritt

Hoyt Richards ... Gene

Bobby Trey ... Recruiter

Bart Fletcher ... Andy Forte

Chris Carlisle ... Chris
Tanner Max Eflinger ... Party Guest #1
Bobby Zelsdorf ... Party Guest #2
John Koons ... Party Guest #3
Grant Whitney Harvey ... Boy at Bar #1
Matthew Herrmann ... Boy at Bar #2

Willam Belli ... Alan

Jason Sechrest ... Alan's Friend
Josh Payne ... Pool Boy #1
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USA:90 min
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Australia:R (2009)
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Nate: I'm not sure if I should.
Andy: There is no should or suppose to, it's about what's Nate wanna do.
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Too Many Problems, 21 November 2009
3/10
Author: ray lopez from Los Angeles

This films has some very good and very competent actors. Unfortunately, the script, directing and editing don't match the caliber of acting. There was never any connection between the main characters and those around them. They just popped in and out of the story. Sure, we know how they're related to each character. But we are never shown any reason for them being in the script. Some expositional dialog only makes it worse.

The story moves way too slowly. Too many moments are built up, only to be let down by an unfulfilled scene climax. For instance (being very general so as not to give anything away) a soldier comes back from boot camp to discover something that should send him way over the top. Instead, the script has him easily dismissing this situation with nothing more than a sigh. What?????

There are too many cross shots that really don't do anything to impact the story. Such as a shot of an abandoned drive-in screen to a shot of a garage door. There's no significance to it. This is just one example. The cross shots seem to be nothing than an exercise you'd do in college while trying to discover your vision and voice as a director.

And lastly, if you're going to have a stand-in for the intimate man-on-man sex scene, at least find somebody who actually looks like your star! That guy had longer hair, long sideburns, a different profile and different body shape! It was glaringly visible that he was a mis-matched stand-in.

I would have rated this film a "1" except that the acting kept me from doing so. The actors were the only reason I watched the entire film ... over 3 nights. There's no way I could have done it at just one sitting. There are some real stand outs in this film.

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