Weekend

Love can come in many shapes and forms. We are always seeing films about the love between a man and a woman, but rarely do we see one between two men.

Rarely that is in cinemas. Here in Australia we don't normally get gay themed movies released in cinemas. They are normally released straight to DVD/blu-ray. So it is great to see a film like this in the cinema. The story is very simple. Two guys meet at a club on a Friday night, they spend the night together and end up falling in love over the weekend. Not much happens,it is just the two guys and various times they meet over the weekend. Meets that let them get to know each other. As a gay man is is refreshing to see such a romantic story about being gay portrayed so well. Based on my own experiences it is difficult to find romance within the gay community. So I found it nice to know that it still exists. The character of Russell is the one I most related to being so romantic. Looking for the one person he can share his life with. He finds that in Glen. Not the type of guy you would expect to want a relationship. But you can easily see him come to like Russell. Their love is not obviously sign posted like in many romantic films. It is a gradual thing that slowly evolves. Something that I really like.

The two leads give such wonderfully brilliant performances. Tom Cullen as the quiet Russell who is the romantic one. He is most like me and portrays that rarely seen softer side so very well. His 'not quite out of the closet' status was not explored much but its a minor flaw. Chris New is the character more like most of the gay guys I meet. Just after a one night stand and not a relationship. However as the film develops Glen's softer side comes out. Chris is excellent as showing both these sides in very subtle ways.

Not all love stories come in the standard, straight way. There are stories out there that are queer and a bit bent. We need to see more of them in our cinemas. Especially when they are as good as this.