A Decent Film at Best

Rating: 5/10 (31 December 2008)

Sean Penn dominates the film, because there's really nothing else of note to mention. He gives a good performance, as does Jimmy Franco as his gay lover. But the story is thin, and doesn't move me emotionally the way its supposed to. And the fact that the gay characters are all played by young modern day sex symbols doesn't help the believability of the characters. Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna, James Franco, and Sean Penn? As the fluffiest homosexuals alive? I don't think so.
The script isn't that great, and it just didn't have the same impact on me, that others are saying it had on them. The summary says it all... its a decent film at best.