Armand
A pleading for all love's forms. A radiography of a deep crisis, about lost and vulnerability. About illusions and betrayal, about pardon and new beginnings. The necessity of refuge is the root of this movie. And this refuge is only manner to be yourself. It is in the self -reseach, in the grievous endeavor to self-definition a form of escape and fight with others. A way to a form of interior life who must be the only life. The father's mistress, trip to vacation house, Campbell's letters and memories, the evening's talks and the reactions given strangers, the lessons and the homosexuality are the skin of a single world of resignation. The last desire of each character is to build a real family and the price is always small."Rites of Passage" is, like "Ordinary People", a crisis exploration. A subtle exploration of family and his values, attempt to understand humans relationship and self desire.
Don P Mitchell
I liked Victor Salva's film -Powder- a few years ago, and was pleasantly surprised when I watched -Rites of Passage-. It's a competently made thriller, but the real intent of the film, as writer-direction Salva says in the commentary, was to work out his own difficult issues with his step father. This is accomplished with Dean Stockwell as a hard macho father, and Jason Behr as his estranged gay son.Jason Behr's performance is remarkable for such a young actor. I hope this young man moves beyond the TV series and does more serious film acting. Behr and Salva do the DVD commentary which adds to my impression of Behr as an exceptionally intelligent person, often humbled by Salva's praise in the course of the story. Stockwell's performance is also excellent, as we would expect.
dragonfly77
Rites of Passage is a beautiful and moving story; it features a brilliant, sensitive, and intense performance by Jason Behr.The character he portrays is homosexual, but the movie is not so much about sexuality as about being different: from what your family wants you to be, different from what society wants you to be, different from most of the people around you in a world in which you're totally outnumbered. It's about self-worth, courage, true strength,and defining your identity.There's some violence, but there are no gross or graphic scenes; it's all about love, betrayal, trust, family ties . . . Very nice performances all around, but as usual, Jason Behr's performance is in a class by itself. He'll break your heart. Definitely see it.
juststacey
I bought this video because of my interest in Jason Behr of "Roswell." I want to reassure other fans that this film is worth viewing. The plot is far-fetched and lots of the dialogue is predictable, but Jason Behr looks great and has plenty of screen time to satisfy any fan. There are no gay sex scenes and the violence is nothing you haven't seen before--not extreme or particularly gory. The film is mainly a character study about the relationship between fathers and sons. I would recommend it to fans of the actors involved, but not really in general. But Jason is HOT!
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