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 ...
We see 2 parallel stories. Gabriel, a man in his early 30s probably works at a grocery store. But he also works as a prostitute sleeping with men and couples to make money on the side. We also meet Violette, a young girl who lives with her rich parents on her farm, but bitterns out her father has been sexually abusing her. When she gets pregnant, she has had enough and she kills them both. In the meanwhile, Gabriel gets attacked by one of his suitors. Desperately looking for money, he robs one of his patrons and then runs away. The duo end up meeting and slowly become the emotional support for each other. Gabriel's cop boyfriend helps them to break free of their chains and maybe see al light of happiness.
This film was odd IMO. The story was dark, but somehow there was also a hint of subtle humor, in the duo's everyday dark secretive life. The shots are long and also that try to give us an insight into the mental situation that Gabriel and Violette, but it goes on forever. The scene a=fo Gabriel living his life and meeting clients and after clients get repetitive. Also, him meeting Frank and eventually falling in love and whatever felt rather convenient and sudden. In contrast, Violette's story was more convincing. We have seen films earlier where two oddballs or strangers meet and develop a bond but in this film, I was just not sure what was the point. To give credit to the actors, they do a really good job of what's expected of them, but other than that, I kept asking myself throughout the film as to what's really going on and what s the point behind all this. (3/10)
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