I guess one of the DTV gays requested this.
Anyway, a fellow gay lured me into this, insisting it was the best thing to come from the SF LGBT film festival (or whatever they call it these days). I'm all for pulpy, raunchy gay humor - it has its place, like cheap bean burritos or women - disposable entertainment and all.
But this was a really, really trite drama. Occasionally ambitious, though rarely successful, this goes through the motions and doesn't fail to use every cliché in the storybook - queer subject matter or not. Boy struggles with girl, meets ambiguously gay brother of a friend and builds a relationship, only to fall for him, struggle with his identity, give in, back off, give in, back off, and finally give in - again. You get the idea. Other classic themes are thrown in to boot (class strife, broken homes and the selfless/penniless artist), rounding out the generic screenplay that really burdens the decent acting from most of the players. Photography wise, there are some interesting arrangements that capture the essence of San Pedro, but nothing really compelling.
If this really is the best that queer cinema can come up with, I fear greatly that a more analytical discourse concerning queer identities is still far off - I can count off the films that "get it" or at least bring something critical to the table on my left hand.
Don't expect much - you won't walk away with anything new.
*.5