Cowboys &Angels (2003)

Cowboys &Angels (2003)

Director: David Gleeson
Writer: David Gleeson
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Language: English Year: 2003
Duration: 89 min

Stars: Michael Legge, Allen Leech and Amy Shiels












Kako nastaju prijateljstva?

Mislim da je za to potrebno da se uklopi mnogo stvari, slična interesovanja, medjusobno povjerenje, poznavanje i tolerancija.
Još ako u sve to iskljucimo seksualnu privlacnost eto predpostavke za iskrena i dobra prijateljstva. Na žalost mnogi pederi griješe i ne vide dalje od ogledala. Upoznavaju se i druže isključivo sa drugim pederima, a ostale prihvataju samo iz ličnog interesa. Ako imaju str8 prijatelja to je obično neko iz djetinjstva ili škole, a i tada je neiskreno jer je obučeno u laži i tajnama.
Mnogi mi se žale da se osjećaju prazno i iskorišćeno. Iz dana u dan traže neko prijateljstvo i nadu da će se to pretvoriti u neku romasu, a svaku novu osobu koju upoznaju prvo odvuku u krevet!
Jedan mi je rekao da se ne može družiti sa nekim ko mu se ne sviđa fizički.
Drugi da su mu najbolji prijatelji gejevi ali isključivo oni sa kojima ne dijeli isti ukus po pitanju muškaraca. I tako redom, pogubljeni u svom pederskom svjetu izgube pojam o ljudima koji ih okružuju. Svakome nalaze manu i neku lošu karakteristiku.
Na kraju veći dio okruženja naprosto kaže: "Ma to je obična pederčina" pri tome ne misleći na seksualnu orjentaciju!
Ovaj film nam govori o jednom lijepom prijateljstvu koje se svakako ne zasniva na pederskim predpostavkama.

There is very little of anything original in Cowboys & Angels, but it is still a nice film nonetheless.  The unique aspect of this Irish film is that there is a friendship between a straight man and a gay man, and there is no fear or apprehension from the straight guy about his roommate's sexuality.  If anything, Shane (Michael Legge, Angela's Ashes, Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?) is in awe of his roommate Vincent (Alan Leech, The Escapist).  Vincent has lots of cool friends, gets into all the cool clubs, and looks like he's always having fun.  Shane, on the other hand, dresses preppy/boring, has few friends, and doesn't do much of anything. The other weird thing is that Legge and Leech look a lot like Frodo and Sam from The Lord of the Rings. Who knew that Sam was gay?
Anyway, Shane is looking for a flat closer to the city, where he works in a boring desk job. All the good places are taken, and he spots a two-bedroom the same time that Vincent does. They agree to room together, and things are initially pretty chilly because the two are so different. Vincent is in school to be a fashion designer, and picks up men for one-night stands. Shane just sits at home, bored. It turns out the two went to school together a long time ago, and as they spend more time together, they begin to open up. Shane has a huge crush on Gemma (Amy Shiels, Veronica Guerin, The Abduction Club), Vincent's good friend.
Shane finally allows Vincent to have his way with him...and give him a makeover. Shane now looks like he's a fun guy, and people are taking notice. Like every teen movie in America, the newfound fame begins to change Shane. He becomes more arrogant and self-centered, caring less for the people around him and more for himself. Writer/director David Gleeson (Hunted, Feels Like Home) adds in a pretty arbitrary plot about Shane's neighbor Keith (David Murray, King Arthur, Veronica Guerin). Keith is a drug dealer, and preys on Shane's need for money to enlist his help in selling drugs. The only reason this ridiculous premise sounds plausibe is that Gleeson uses a gentle touch in writing his characters.
Legge and Leech give two very natural performances. They look and feel very comfortable in their characters, and Gleeson's decision to omit the homophobia aspect that every other film would include is a really nice touch. It allows him to delve further into the friendship between these two guys, and he spends enough time with the characters to make the friendship believable. Shane basically lost his childhood. He had to work quickly after high school to support his family. He doesn't have a real concept of how to have fun, or what his dreams were. Vincent is the person who changes all of this. There's nothing profound going on here, it's just a nice small movie. - Haro Online-

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Borstal Boy (2000)

Borstal Boy (2000) Radna akcija 81' Na Užarenom suncu kopamo neke kanale i jedva čekam da se vratimo u brigadirsko naselje. Mrzio sam kramp i lopatu više nego bilo šta! Jedan slovemac me stalno zajebava! Mrzim ga, zašto li me stalno zadirkuje!? Sutradan sam određen za dežurnog u naselju, nemoram da idem na trasu! Niko sretniji od mene. Kada sam vidio slovenca da je dežuran , pomislio sam kako me neko gadno mrzi! Zašto on. Naravno kako je bio stariji odredi me da noću idem na stražu kod nekih kupatila uz sam rub šume koja su se rijetko koristila. Vidio sam mu po očima kako uživa u svojoj podlosti! Pala je noć i prilično zahladnilo! Uđem u kupatilo da se ugrijem. Gomila tuševa poređanih jedan do drugog me posjetila na zatvoreničke filmove. Otvorim dva da teku , pa ona para zagrijava prostoriju! Taman sam se namjestio da zakunjam malo kad evo ti slovenca. Pita me spava li mi se! Rekoh da nisam naučio da budem budan noću. Kažeon praviću ti društvo. Prvo mi se gadila pomisao da sa njim provodim vrijeme ali bolje i on nego da sam sam! I malo po malo smo se upoznali uz priču o svemu i svačemu, sve do jutra kada je počelo da sviće. Krenuo je da ide, pa se vratio i na moj šok poljubio me je. Onako strasno i jako! Taman sam se prepustio tom vrtlogu , a on se izmakne , zagleda se u mene i kaže: " Nisam nikada poljubio muškarca, ali poželio sam da ti pokažem kako je lijepo kada možeš biti ono što jesi!" Nisam ga tada shvatio šta je želio da mi kaže! Ovaj prelijepi film je podsjetio na taj događaj! Šteta što nema prevoda, bio bi poučan za naše gledatelje! Priča inspirisana novelom Brendana Behana "Borstal Boy" .Tokom drugog svjetskog rata, šesnatestogodišnji Brandon , zaneseni Irski fanatik, bude uhapšen zbog pokušaja podmetanja bombe. Kao maloljetnik bude upućen u Borstal, popravni dom na istoku Engleske, gdje bude primoram da se suoči sa samim sobom i da nauči da živi sa onima koje mrzi! Tu upoznaje Charlie Milwala , mladog prilično open gay engleza sa kojim se sprijateljuje i stvara jedan humani, emocionalni odnos kakav nije imao u svom životu! Otkrivši sebe u jednoj sceni Brandon kaže: Naučili su me da mrzim Engleze. Došao sam ovdije da naučim šta je ljubav.... I to mogu sada na oba načina, baš kao Oscar Wilde! Film nam priča pomalo poetičnu priču o tome kako mržnja može biti pobijeđena ljubavlju. Baš kao kada dobro pobijedi zlo! Brandon je po povratku u Irsku napisao ovu novelu po kojoj je napravljen ovaj film. Umro je 1964. od diabetesa izazvanog alkoholom u svojoj 41. godini. Year: 2000 Genre: Drama, Romance Director: Peter Sheridan Duration: 93 min Country UK, Ireland Actors: Shawn Hatosy, Danny Dyer, Lee Ingleby, Robin Laing, Eva Birthistle, Michael York, Mark Huberman, Jim Byrne, Garret Deady, Darren Donohue, Ronnie Drew, William Fitzpatrick, Luke Griffin, Trevor Hanly, Lukas Hassel, Luke Hayden, Patricia Levento, Ian McElhinney, Keith Murtagh, Viko Nikci, Jer O'Leary, John O'Toole, Arthur Riordan, Owen Sharpe, Eoin Slattery A drama "inspired" by Irish writer Brendan Behan's autobiographical book of the same name, "Borstal Boy" mixes a rites-of-passage story with political and sexual elements to solid but finally uninvolving results. This feature debut by theater director Peter Sheridan (brother of helmer Jim Sheridan) will likely get its longest parole on the small screen, where its unadorned shooting style and unremarkable dramatics will play best. During the early days of WWII, 16-year-old Brendan (Shawn Hatosy), a staunch Irish republican, is arrested in Liverpool after disembarking with some sticks of dynamite strapped to his legs. His bombing mission thus thwarted, he's sent to a reform school for youngsters ("borstal") in the flatlands of East Anglia, in the backside of England. Fanatically anti-British, Brendan finds himself living side by side not only with the perceived enemy but also with an assortment of juvenile delinquents, including a Polish Jew who tried to escape to Palestine; a Cockney sailor, Charlie Milwall (Danny Dyer), who dreams of fleeing to Singapore; and a Scottish lad, Jock (Robin Laing). Life in borstal slowly forces Brendan to learn to live with others, and at least mitigate his blind hatred of the Brits, without losing his principles. The revelation of one of the boys' closeted homosexuality is sympathetically dealt with, though Brendan's incipient romance with the daughter, Liz (Eva Birthistle), of the institution's tough but fair governor (Michael York) is just too schematic.

Part of the film's problem is that it tries to overload the story with meaning at the expense of character. Dialogue is often over-explanatory, as in Brendan's exchange with Liz: "I was brought up to hate the English. I had to come here to learn about love ... I had it both ways, just like Oscar Wilde!" Quite. Still, Hatosy is good in the lead, starting out as an unsmiling teenage fanatic and slowly morphing into a more rounded young man. A scene with York in which he finally agrees to postpone the republican fight until the end of the war is much more powerful emotionally than any of those among the borstal boys. Other players are well cast, with the exception of York, who overdoes his period-Brit accent. Irish locations are not always convincing as East Anglia, though Ciaran Tanham's lensing does capture its bleak, wintry light. Production values and period detail are OK on a budget, and Stephen McKeon's score is a help in bringing some warmth to the drama.  

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