I've had this stored for watching for several weeks and decided to sit and watch it tonight. I didn't know what sort of treat I'd be letting myself in for. I immersed myself in the film and was engrossed completely. I'm glad I didn't get any phone calls or messages as they wouldn't have been answered.
The title is a reference to four of the phases of the moon - waxing (the story of the schoolkids), quarter (the college guys), full (the established 30 something couple), waning (the poetry professor who is fascinated by a straight rent boy).
This was such a good idea and the fact that the stories were being told simultaneously but are not intertwined (the characters of each separate story never speak to each other) made the tension and interest more acute.
There was some good acting from attractive cast members. I particularly liked Antonio Velasquez playing Hugo, easily the horniest and hunkiest player.
The stories were true to life and resonant as microcosms of different problems and stages of the gay experience. That the film was set in Mexico was important. This could never have been an American film. It was too original.
I'm so glad I got round to seeing this. I definitely recommend it.
The title is a reference to four of the phases of the moon - waxing (the story of the schoolkids), quarter (the college guys), full (the established 30 something couple), waning (the poetry professor who is fascinated by a straight rent boy).
This was such a good idea and the fact that the stories were being told simultaneously but are not intertwined (the characters of each separate story never speak to each other) made the tension and interest more acute.
There was some good acting from attractive cast members. I particularly liked Antonio Velasquez playing Hugo, easily the horniest and hunkiest player.
The stories were true to life and resonant as microcosms of different problems and stages of the gay experience. That the film was set in Mexico was important. This could never have been an American film. It was too original.
I'm so glad I got round to seeing this. I definitely recommend it.