"The Night Was Cold Outside" was amazingly heartbreaking. It tells about the little things in life that are truly important to a person's life when it comes to
establishing a connection with a special someone and how we long for each moment with the other person, to embrace, to kiss, to stay beside, whatever, we all want that and we
cannot let it go. We crave for this intimacy, this shared moment where we feel complete when we're with someone and completely torn apart the minute they walk away through the
door, going the distances and we never know when they'll return. To warm each other when they're cold, that's the real thing.
I was deeply connected with the relationship of Bruno (João Vitor Marques) and Caio (Madson Melo) even though we only get quick glimpses of what happened at night and
we only follow them in the early hours of morning when Bruno is awake, observing his partner, gently touching his body and waking up the man. They have a small conversation
about the past and how they see each other after we can deduce it's a long time since they first met and how those impressions changed over the years. But it all fades away when
Caio says he needs to leave, he must go back to his town and he needs company all the way to Bruno's apartment door. Bruno is saddened with that goodbye moment and tries to hold
on to the man.
The plot says several things that don't happen neither are explained in the film (though it makes it some sense). It's said that they met online, they live in different
cities and they can only meet for brief encounters, it's all kept short and the sadness is overwhelming.
Their moments together before one of them leave is so magic, beautiful and cool to see. But things have to follow their course and I wasn't all that moved, in fact I thought
Caio was too cold on Bruno, barely giving a damn about the present he got or the music of goodbye Bruno plays for them to dance. I know he needed to leave but at least he could show
some affection to the man. Maybe that's just me. But they make a nice couple and I loved the fact that they weren't played by amazingly hot guys as tends to be the general rule in many
gay movies out there. They're nice looking, the usual types you can see on the street or the subway with lots of qualities that it feels real and it looks real. You can actually
imagine this couple walking around, having a good time together and leading their quiet lives in a nice way.
Great acting by the duo, and just like Bruno longs to be Caio wirh just an extra
hour or an extra minute, I longed for this to be a longer movie. It was truly special and I loved the film references presented as well, when Bruno is bored and anxious for Caio's
contact and he spends hours in front of TV and countless movies are shown (including "Lost in Translation" which echoes some sentiment of belonging and forming a deeper connection -
and the director even credited a special thanks to Sofia Coppola). I loved it, and if possible, I'd like to see a feature film reconnecting them. 10/10.