"Breaking Waves Beach?" | Shelter | Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes

The best Gay movie ever!!! | Shelter | Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes

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	• Shelter Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes Ryko Liberation, 2008 average customer review:based on 183 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

One of the Best Gay Movie !

Absolutely a great gay Love Story Movie. Great story, great acting and good looking actors. I am really satisfied to buy this movie.

"Breaking Waves Beach?"

I'm so jealous of young gay men today! They get to go to the movies and see gay characters that are three dimensional and well-developed; homosexuality is just one aspect of their personalities and not necessarily their defining characteristics. Gone are the campy clowns, ubiquitous drag queens, and tragic AIDS victims that were required in the movies I grew up watching. In movies like "Brokeback Mountain" and "Shelter", the story is about two people falling in love who happen to be gay, which results in a much more realistic movie, and one which a wider audience can, I think, appreciate.

The photography in "Shelter" is absolutely top-notch. I used to live in L.A., and I have never seen so many beautiful sunsets in my life! The surf photography makes you want to run out and buy a board immediately and the footage while the actors are driving makes you feel like you are in the car with them. I think there is enough creative camera-work to keep any fan of independent films happy. Watch for how the shots of "Zach's" art transition smoothly into shots of buildings in the film, underlining the the title.

I was also pleasantly surprised with the quality of acting in this film. Whenever I see a movie in which the gay characters are portrayed by straight actors, I must admit I watch with a critical eye, but Brad Rowe and especially Trevor Wright, do an excellent job here. They really portray the intimacy between their characters, not just the lust. My favorite scene is when they are just lying in bed talking, and you can see in Zach's eyes how this relationship has become "shelter" from the stress of his life. I also love how Trevor Wright appears 16 when he is happily looking at Brad Rowe's character, but looks like he's pushing thirty when burdened by the weight of expectations from others. Tina Holmes also does a terrific job; somehow you feel sympathy for her character despite the terrible choices she makes.

I guess I'm biased, because this film is now one of my all-time favorites! I could, and will, watch it over and over again. A critic quoted on the DVD package calls this film an "instant classic", and I am in complete agreement because I believe gay men 10 years from now will be able to appreciate it just as much as we can today.

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The best Gay movie ever!!!

This is this best gay movie I have ever seen. It touches something inside. It shows what everyone gay or straight wants: That is someone to love. This is a completely believelable story of two men who happen to fall in love. The drama. The action. No nudity but it isn't needed. I would recommend that everyone watches this movie with their special someone as it should be shared with those you love. It's no Brokeback, but I think that this is even better. Trust me if you want a look into the real life of America this is it! Buy this now!!!!

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Give me such Shelter

Every now and then you want a movie which makes you feel good, and which requires no profound internal analysis thereof. All that is expected of you is to involve yourself in a story which unfolds in way which is both calming and desirable. 'Shelter' is one such movie, which has as one of its best selling points, the 'normal' characters. Perhaps it is profound that the gay characters in this movie, are 'normal' in that they are love struck, confused, and yet function as every other person in society. They are not dying of Aids, nor are they subject to the frivolity of stereotypical gay casting. There is no neurosis, but rather an honest exploration of emotions. These gay men work, surf and love.

Most pleasing is the peace they find within themselves, despite how other characters react to their relationship. In short, a wonderful portrait of an alternative love, coloured in a way which sensitive without being condescending or stereotypical.

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Most impressive and memorable gay movie I have ever seen!

I just recently started renting gay movies online. I never have before because so many of them are just campy, soft porn or just about the same thing (guys trying to get laid). Shelter is one movie which has made me very glad I did start renting this genre. The first thing that made me interested was, of course, the main characters. (Shaun is my ideal dream man.) But, after I started watching the movie, I realized there was so much more to it than the usual hot actors. I'm usually not too impressed with the storyline in a lot of the movies I watch because so many of them are the same thing over and over. Shelter immediately drew me in and made me want to watch more. So seldom do you see any romantic movies that show such compassion, challenge, sacrifice and realistic day-to-day struggles. I couldn't help but want everything to start going well for Zach, especially after he ran into Shaun. Zach had such responsibilities and character for someone so young. His sacrificing his dream of being an artist so he could take care of his nephew really touched my heart. I could definitely relate to the difficulties he had coming out to his friends and family. The movie was well written. The chemistry was off the charts. The character development was very well done. This is a movie I would truly want my friends and family (both gay and straight) to watch. It was a movie that left me with that happy lumpy feeling in my chest and the sparkle of happy tears in my eyes. It will definitely be in my "Favorites" section of my movies.

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Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach spends his days working a dead end job and helping his needy sister care for her son. In his free time he surfs, draws and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe, who lives on the wealthy side of town. When Gabe's older brother, Shaun, returns home, he is drawn to Zach's selflessness and talent. Zach falls in love with Shaun while struggling to reconcile his own desires with the needs of his family.