Review of Boy Culture

This is an intriguingly ironic "hustler" film that does not follow the traditional formula:  down-and-out, desperate young man who turns tricks out of desperation, gets used and discarded by his clients and society until he, perhaps, finds true love and redemption in the most unexpected place.

Instead, in Boy Culture, we find a society call boy guided by an intricate moral compass--a sense of morality that seems to keep him from true love, gratification and fulfillment.  Pleasantly missing from this treatment are the gratuitous drug use and grittiness of rough trade, which typically characterize this genre.  We find, here, four attractive (in virtually all senses of the word) main characters presented with superb production values, yeoman like performances and decent writing.  It is ultimately affirming without being a gay fairy tale (pardon the pun).

Genre: Gay themed drama with comedic moments

Director: Q. Allan Brocka

Language: English

Availability:  DVD

99Gay-Men.us Rating: ****

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