hddu10 Unclear as to why Israel has such a repertoire of gay films, but they all seem to have one thing in common: a very conceited, shallow, self-centered protagonist. In this case, the writer attempts to have the hedonistic protagonist come off as having a "heart" or soft-spot, when he allows an old "fling" (who was apparently the first guy the young lad had ever hooked up with) stay with him. The dialogue is pretty meaningless, but as they say in Hebrew, "it sounds funnier in Yiddish". But mostly, the film is just a bunch of blurry fast-paced sex-scenes with hairy Jewish men. If that's your thing, then this is the film for you.

Hunky Stud i always enjoy watching foreign films, it is fascinating to watch people in other countries live and love.i think that this gay film is one of the best. i saw the unrated version, so at the beginning, it felt like a hot gay porn. three years later, the film returned to "normal." unlike some other gay films with weak stories, bad actors, etc, this film has an riveting storyline, and good actors. it seems that the male actors are all gay, i wonder if they are gays in real life. because there were not afraid of doing any male to male actions.and i have never watched a gay film from israel before, very fascinating. i truly enjoyed it. so i rated it a 9.

johannes2000-1 In spite of the more negative reports here, I was rather pleased with this movie. To begin with: it has a sympathetic and genuine feel about it and the script is (for the most part) intelligent and amusing, with all these meandering story-lines that intertwine and in the end more or less come together. From one of the reviewers I learned that such is called an ensemble-movie. He apparently thought it a bit of a cinematographic cliché and in this movie not very well executed. But for me it totally worked. All characters get proper screen-time, so you can gradually learn something of their backgrounds and personalities, not too much (with so many different story-lines that's hard to do) but enough to make you care for all of them. The differences between the characters are prominent enough to keep you interested, but they never are exaggerated for the sake of cheap comedy or drama, they're mostly all simple, natural and realistic. Well, with the exception of the mother- figure; I agree with most reviewers that it was totally unnecessary (and even a let-down) to use a transvestite for that. Come-on, I can't believe that a Jewish director cannot find in Israel any Jewish actress that could play the part of the quintessential Yiddishe mama! It could be interesting to hear the view of the movie-maker on this.The acting is over-all pretty good: apart from the strange mother- impersonator everyone else acts very natural. Some of them stand out a bit more, like the promiscuous dance-teacher (very attractive to boot!), or the girl that plays Shirley (the sister of Omer), or the guy that plays Mickey as a bit of a queeny gay and who is actually very funny. Tomer Ilan is very convincing as cute Omer, exasperated by his overwhelming mother and frustrated by his marginal love-life. I also liked the musical score very much. It's linked with a few live performances in the bar where all the characters sooner or later meet. In a very subtle, almost coincidental way the director blends specific lines of the (English) lyrics with specific goings-on in the movie. You should almost watch the movie again and try to notice them. Very good!! Sure, there are some flaws to point out. The 3-year time-leap in the very beginning didn't seem to have any function. Instead it was a bit confusing, because right before the time-leap you think that Danny moves in with the promiscuous dancer, while right after the time-leap he appears to have lived together with a totally different person. The change in the appearance of Danny didn't help either: it took me some time to realize that this troubled-looking youth with the short hair-cut actually was the same person as the endearing inexperienced boy with the longer hair from the beginning of the movie. Over-all the abundance of characters was at times a bit confusing, since some of them look a bit alike and also have names that in Hebrew sound alike (like Ronen or Omer). Some of the many story-lines didn't seem necessary for the movie at all, like the woman with the alien-obsession. The final scene (again the alien-thing, now in an almost "Close Encounters"-like setting) was cinematographically beautiful, but felt a bit like a loose pebble (or maybe I missed the metaphor in this). The coupling of nerdy Omer with the obviously far more world-wise journalist was a bit far-fetched. And is Israel today really such a paradise for gay people? Where lovers can walk hand in hand in public and kiss on the sidewalks? Where all the mothers are just concerned that their gay sons and daughters find the right boy- and girlfriends, are competing with each other in gay matchmaking and all of them want their gay children to marry (!?) and have children (!?!). I thought that Holland was gay-liberated, but this beats all: I want to move there!!After viewing the movie I kept wondering what the message of the maker could be. Most characters end up with some kind of love(r) and in view of the title it seems to suggest that everyone can reach at his or her goal, however surreal or far-fetched this at times may seem. But on the other hand there are also characters who in the end stay empty-handed, like Mickey, or seem to go for a surrogate-love, like Danny. So no happy ending for all, and after the movie you're left with a smile mingled with a touch of sadness. Well, maybe there isn't a real message. It's just life.

donaldsmedley Life is full of metaphors and this is a great interpretation. A romantic tale, a love of fantasy and could have beens............... I really enjoyed this movie. It was engaging and had me hooked from the start. It was hot and the mirrors started to steam as i was introduced to the characters, satisfied with the pornesque start i didn't much care for content. The shots and the arrangement of images would have satisfied me for the entirety of the movie. But little did i know that i was just watching the caterpillar before the butterfly. The process is the movie. Well done to the director and the actors to a collage of beauty. "No matter how big the world is from a village to a city of millions you live within the same shell with the same circumference."