BOYS LIFE 2
A film review by Michael John Legeros
Copyright 1997 Michael John Legeros
(Strand)
Directed by Nickolas Perry, Tom DeCerchio, Mark Christopher, Peggy
Rajski
Written by Nickolas Perry, Tom DeCerchio, Mark Christopher, James
Lecesne
Cast Michael Saucedo, Justin Urich, Travis Sher, Milo
Ventimiglia, Vincent D'Onofrio, Miles Perlich, Eileen
Brennan, Harry Waters Jr., Mary Beth Hurt, J.D. Cerna,
Kent Broadhurst, Ellen Hamilton Latzen, Edward Seamon,
Greg Villepique, Brett Barsky, Stephen Tobolowsky, Judy
Kain, John Lizzi, Jonah Rooney, Allen Doraine
MPAA Rating Not Rated
Running Time 74 minutes
Reviewed at The Rialto Theatre, Raleigh, NC (30MAY97)
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A follow-up to the 1995 anthology of gay-themed short films, BOYS LIFE 2 features four stories about ordinary guys in (mostly) ordinary situations. The four films are well-produced, exceptionally well-acted, and, when seen in the context of a summer movie season, serve as a bracing reminder of just how much raw storytelling can be accomplished in a mere fifteen minutes of screen time. For my money, the standouts are Tom De Cerchio's NUNZIO'S SECOND COUSIN, about a gay cop's (Vincent D'Onofrio, last seen in THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD) clever confrontation with a gay basher (Miles Perlich, who looks to be Max's younger brother), and the adorable Academy-award winning TREVOR, directed by Peggy Rajski and starring Brett Barsky as a girlie boy suffering through his first ado- lescent crush. The only obvious gripe has been heard before: the col- lection is too short. There's plenty of room, here, for a fifth film. Also featured: Nickolas Perry's MUST BE THE MUSIC and Mark Christopher's ALKALI, IOWA.
Grade: B+
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