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Chained To My Bully Stepbrother (AI Vertical BL Drama)

By Golu
This is the second vertical AI BL drama I've sat through, and honestly I went in knowing better. I had it on while I was doing cardio at the gym, and what struck me was just how much the plot echoed the last one I watched. Same step brother romance angle, same mystery girlfriend showing up near the end, same extra guy pining after one of the leads. Genuinely the only thing going for it was the runtime, the whole thing wrapped up in forty five minutes flat.  The setup kicks off with Finn moving schools because his mom just married into money. He finds out his new step brother Aiden goes to the same place, and he's warned to keep his distance from him. Their first run in at school is rocky, just like you'd expect, but there's this odd pull between them neither can shake off. Finn keeps telling himself not to read into it because Aiden's straight and openly homophobic. Things shift when some kids start bullying Finn and the student council president, Ryan, steps in to ...
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More Scenes from a Gay Marriage

By Golu
I had seen the prequel of this film way back in 2013, so I had to jog my memory of what the film was all about, just in case it is a true sequel. And I am glad I did. A basic knowledge of prequel is sort of important to understand the film. I personally thought the original film was quite bad, so my expectations from this were already quite low.

The film starts with scenes from original where Darren and handy man Joe fall in love. Back in real life Darren and Joe announce to their friends that they are separating. The girlfriend Luce is shocked and doesn't understand what's going on. Se doesn't believe their reasons. Eventually Darren tells her in privacy that he felt some connection with the actor who played Joe in the movie and he wants to explore that. He had stayed with the couple in the past when it all started. He also feels tat Joe has changed over these years. He used to be this spontaneous fun guy and is now a cop. The rest of the movie is sort of a road trip where Luce helps Darren deconstruct the real reason behind the split and how a movie made on tier life was the beginning of it all. Eventually Darren does realize that his true love lies with Joe and Darren in turn makes Luce realize that even though she is afraid of commitment, she needs to give in now since she has found true love.

Not a great film by any means but much better than the prequel for sure. This one takes a closer look at the doubts and problems that plague many loving relationships. Darren wants to explore life possibility with another actor and meanwhile real Joe is low on confidence and hooks up with a masseur. The final affecting reconciliation is coupled with a bittersweet note of regret and forgiveness. Both of them have done mistakes and will they get back together. The highlight of the film is actress playing Luce. She is a cracker and holds the film together and is a true friend. Her reactions in beginning on hearing the breakup news are good. Joe doesn't really ave much to do. Matt Riddlehoover, who also plays Daren and directs the film is far less annoying than his regular films. 

It's true that gay men are always searching for something better when we have something really great right in front of us. But this film is strictly ok. There are a lot of long drawn scenes of talking. (4.5/10)
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