I thank the negative reviewers here for saving me 45 minutes of tedium. Halfway into this turkey, I was bored and annoyed. All the film had told me so far was that these two young brothers were very close, and some of the adults in their lives thought they were "too close." That could have been established much more effectively in about five minutes.
Fast forward fifteen years, the boys are in their early twenties, their mother dies, and they decide that is the excuse they have been waiting for to have sex. Really?
I stopped watching and came here to see if anyone else shared my impression, and found a few who did. And even the praise of the reviewers who loved it confirmed my sense that this is not worth watching. The dialogue and music are slow and dreamy, the photography misty and glowing, the acting solemn and earnest. And nothing happens.
I fast-forwarded through the second half, just to see if there was anything erotic (I'm gay), and even the "sex scenes" were boring. The guys are attractive, but again, nothing happens.
So they have a sexual relationship, so what? There's no tension, no drama, no reality. The fact that they are brothers never really seems like an issue, so they could be any two co-dependents addicted to the idea of love. They live in a dream world where no one else ages, and no one disapproves of anything. Everyone is very serious and earnest and honest and loving and it's all sickly sweet and empty.
It's a fairy tale, so if you like fairy tales about incest, you might enjoy this. Otherwise, don't waste your time.
Fast forward fifteen years, the boys are in their early twenties, their mother dies, and they decide that is the excuse they have been waiting for to have sex. Really?
I stopped watching and came here to see if anyone else shared my impression, and found a few who did. And even the praise of the reviewers who loved it confirmed my sense that this is not worth watching. The dialogue and music are slow and dreamy, the photography misty and glowing, the acting solemn and earnest. And nothing happens.
I fast-forwarded through the second half, just to see if there was anything erotic (I'm gay), and even the "sex scenes" were boring. The guys are attractive, but again, nothing happens.
So they have a sexual relationship, so what? There's no tension, no drama, no reality. The fact that they are brothers never really seems like an issue, so they could be any two co-dependents addicted to the idea of love. They live in a dream world where no one else ages, and no one disapproves of anything. Everyone is very serious and earnest and honest and loving and it's all sickly sweet and empty.
It's a fairy tale, so if you like fairy tales about incest, you might enjoy this. Otherwise, don't waste your time.