johnyoungda Having dated a conflicted Christian like Brady, this film hits all the right notes for me. It's a very realistic portrayal of a very real problem for many gay people. The film could easily have collapsed into a preachy mode but, instead, the writer exhibits remarkable restraint and just lets the facts speak for themselves. Some have commented they wanted a different ending, but I think this one is more credible than changing either Brady or his mom. These people are who they are. Additional kudos for being highly cinematic -- a rarity in indie films, which tend to have more dialog than a radio drama. The score is hauntingly beautiful and appropriately romantic -- a nice compliment to the setting. In retrospect, there were a lot of waves, flowers and beach scenes, but on my first viewing of the film, it never seemed like padding to me. Brady had some heavy thinking to do at those moments, and the film needed to pause to let the audience think as well. I also compliment the good taste of the romantic scenes. The main characters were wonderfully consistent and three-dimensional. The leads seemed to have a lot of chemistry and the acting was very good. My only minor complaint might be Director David Lewis casting himself as the reverend. His performance was a bit wooden. If this had been a bigger budget film, I would have wished for Act 3 to begin with him actually going to the ex-gay camp, showing his growing rejection of the hypocrisy. But, I'm OK with this lighter treatment, so I'm giving the film a top score overall. Highly recommended.

lottalove19 I just finished watching this film. I really liked it, but there are a couple of problems. The writing was good, but the silences were extremely awkward. Also, what's up with the montage of wave scenes. It started feeling like a commercial for some sort of douche...summer's eve, anyone? Also, the ending was so anti-climactic. This is the spoiler part. Okay, so this guy is about to leave to Barcelona. Why would this guy that is so in love with him just wander around staring at the ocean? The whole reason I loved the film was because they really seemed to love each other, and in the end, it's about him coming to terms with it? That's the first step, the next is you get your butt to the airport so that you can get him back. That was so disappointing. Like sex with no real climactic ending. No pun intended.P.S. Great frontal nudity. Very risqué.

carsena882 You have got to be kidding me. This movie was more poorly acted and devoid of substance than a Lifetime movie! Ten minutes in and we were praying for Meredith Baxter-Burny or Judith Light to save the day. It's hard to know where to start. There are a total of seven people in the town, it seems. There is positively no chemistry between Brady and Clifford. The scenes are stiff and choppy. The reverend is HORRIBLE, and I'm not sure if the viewer is supposed to assume he is obviously gay. Lines don't make any sense ("You look more and more like your father." "You need to get out more." WHAT?) Too bad - the concept for this movie is a good one, but this low budget piece of poop simply bounces between pathetic and hysterical.

kot426 I was really enjoying this movie because I, well, grew up Catholic, 'nough said? Anyways, the story was true to life except for the horrible acting of the minister and the bigger disappointment was when the "christian" boy let true love just go away.....because of his love for God???? It shows how we are all brainwashed as children and why it makes coming out and accepting ones self so hard. Why couldn't he of had both???? I WOULD NEVER HAVE LET SUCH LOVE GET AWAY....TRUE LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP AND HE JUST LETS HIM GO............UNBELIEVABLE!!!! I really enjoyed this film until the end so I gave it a 4. If he would have accepted himself and his love for another guy, I would have given it a 9 because of how true most of what he went through was (is). It just makes me so mad that he was so very brainwashed as not to accept his very deep love for both God and another man. No wonder there are so many young gays that turn to drugs and alcohol or commit suicide.