Product: Gods and Monsters (1998)
Rating: 5.0
Closets are hard to get out of without a door......
This is an excellent film that vividly portrays the plight of many elder men in the gay community. The director-of-yesteryear character was played with Oscar-caliber acting (Ian was nominated). He plays the tormented director who remembers the lavish parties and the numerous young pretty boys who sought his attention, primarily due to his prestige in the film-making industry. As he lost this prestige, so did he misplace the affections of these pretty boys, until Fraser (the landscaper) is viewed at a distance and is seduced. Out of pity or respect, Fraser gives the ultimate gift of himself, but the sadness and hunger of the director takes advantage of the offer. An excellent portrait of a bridge between hetero- and homo-sexual urges. Fraser should have been nominated as well in this film. It is a drama to be viewed hopefully by those outside of the gay community as well as the younger members of the community caught up in the club-scene. It provides a reminder, to be kind to your elders and looks and prestige last only so long. What goes around, truly comes back.