hddu10
There is definitely a "made for TV" feel for this production, yet at the same time it had several interesting and revealing aspects. The film centers around a number of people who either live near Clapham Junction, or those who pass through the Heath or "park" (an area known as a gay meeting site) for one reason or another. London today is notoriously liberal and pro-gay almost to the point of being visited by thought police to insinuate otherwise, and the plot centers around several gay men who range from open or "out", closeted (married to women), discovering and even self-loathing. Yet London is also full of random violence, as it is a big city with a very drunken population at any given time; a theme which manifests itself throughout this piece. I'm not a prude, but the male nudity in this piece went beyond gratuitous and bordered on obscene (there was absolutely no reason for the last scene with the young actor). So, somewhat interesting, but creepy in a "getting hit-on by your uncle" way.
jmcgurn
As I gay man, I really liked this film. A more positive vision for at least a few of the characters would have made the movie better. But the acting is very good and violence against gay men still exists today. I have to say that I did not have a problem with the relationship between Theo & Tim. I do not support pedophilia by any means(!), but at 14 ("almost fifteen"), Theo is sexually mature and not confused about his sexuality. He seduces Tim; Tim asks him to leave (4 times I think). I don't believe we know for a fact that Tim is a pedophile. It's only word of mouth from Theo's mother, so consider the source! Their scenes together are quite moving.Watch this film but beware, some of what you will see is very disturbing.
Gordon-11
This film is about the events that happen to several gay men around Clapham Common in 36 hours.Due to the enormous number of characters involved, the beginning of the film is a little slow. Once the scene is set, a lot of action kicks in. It touches upon a lot of aspects of gay culture, some of the unpleasant aspects are portrayed in a raw and almost disturbing manner. As others have commented, the scene where the 14 year old boy and the loner encounter at home is dramatic, tense and well acted. It is easily the most memorable scene of the whole film.This film is raw, brutal and depressing. It can certainly help to raise debates over anonymous sex, and raise awareness over the tragedy of gay bashing.
ron stoppable
singularly offensive in that it makes a pretense of addressing some of the darker issues of gay subculture while actually exploiting them for the titillation factorreminiscent of a '50's pulp novel, with graphic and sensational violencepresents an unrelentingly grim picture of life as a gay man, and offers no redemption whatsoevernot particularly well-acted (the women could do with fewer histrionics), though it is interesting to see the leads of Maurice together againcinematography exaggerates the sordid, but is otherwise lackluster
AD
