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Synopsis

When a Philadelphia photographer with a talent for rubbing people the wrong way goes missing, it is up to his twin brother and a lesbian gumshoe to track down his whereabouts or possible killer among a bevy of possible suspects.

3 Reasons To buy this film

Like the best '40s mysteries 2 Minutes Later crackles with energy
No shortage of nudity here
Clever and, at times funny, Robert Gaston's film moves like lightning.

Review

Robert Gaston's 2 Minutes Later is a thrilling, sexy and often sharply funny noir-ish thriller. It begins literally with a bang as handsome photographer Michael (Michael Molina) is being chased through dark rural woods by a determined, gun-toting stranger. One of the bullets hits its mark and?flash forward two weeks later as Kyle, Michael's twin brother, arrives in town to get to the bottom of his brother's recent disappearance. And he quickly finds, when mistaken for his brother, that his brother was a far from liked figure. Enter Abigail (Jessica Graham), a private investigator who already knows a thing or two about Michael: he's a jerk. And may have been murdered. As the pair investigate Michael's recent goings-on and rather lurid, Mapplethorpe-ian work -- "I need a shower," Abigail quips after sifting through his portfolio -- it's clear that motive is in no short supply. Many local men have been humiliated, disgraced and angered during Michael's abusive photo sessions and many personal relations. But when that determined stranger with the gun believes "Michael" is alive and well, he sets his sights on Abigail and Kyle. Director Gaston adds decidedly modern twists to the hard-boiled film noir template -- openly queer protagonists, tartly contemporary dialogue, full-frontal nudity and intense eroticism -- while delivering taut action and memorable performances. Think a queer The Thin Man as the witty repartee flies between the sassy and sultry Graham and the hunky Molina. All that's missing are a few stiff drinks -- that's on you.

-- Lawrence Ferber

Media Quotes

Suspense, great characters, terrific acting, a tight story and a lot of really pretty people exchanging clever dialogue! — Afterellen.com
It's in a genre all its own – the lesbian/gay buddy movie gone sexed-up noir thriller — Lez World
Stylish contemporary thriller! — Gay City News
I just sat there going how, how did this guy know to make my dream movie? Robert Gaston, whoever you are, GET. OUT. OF. MY. HEAD. — Afterelton.com

Customer Reviews

It's a Risque World

Amos Lassen wrote on 02/09/2011:

“2 Minutes Later”
It’s a Risqué World
Amos Lassen
You may recognize the name Robert Gaston. He is the director of the hit “Open Cam” which was released a few years back and of this year’s “Flight of the Cardinal”. Gaston also made a thriller, “2 Minutes Later”, a detective story. As I watched it I found myself being completely engrossed in it.
Lesbian detective, Abigail Marks (Jessica Graham who is quite convincing in the role) gets together with gay Michael Dalmar (Michael Molina) to help find out what has happened to his twin brother, Kyle, who is reported missing and seems to have disappeared. Kyle is (was) a famous photographer noted for his portraits and as the two investigate they are drawn into a world that they did not anticipate. Michael is able to pass as Kyle and the two investigators learn of assistants who have “designs” on their bosses, clients who are interested in detectives and cold killers who want the investigation stopped.
Abigail is a very hot and very feminine lesbian and Michael is a very butch and macho gay man. Neither had any idea of the kind of world the missing Kyle lived in and they soon learn that Kyle was not well though of and has been regarded as an abusive person and soon enemies of Kyle begin to come forth and of which any might be responsible for Kyle’s disappearance.
There s plenty of eye candy here for the guys—there is a great deal of male nudity. There is also great suspense and some really fantastic dialog peppered with memorable one-liners. For me what emerges from the film most of all is the wonderful relationship between a lesbian woman and a gay male. This seems to be something we do not see very often and it is refreshing to see two gay characters of opposite sexes not only working together but enjoying each other as they work. The two detectives find that photographs do not lie and two minutes can “mean the difference between life and death”.
Even as a thriller there is great comedy and you laugh as you try to figure out what will happen next.
Peter Stickles fresh from his appearance in John Cameron Mitchell’s “Shortbus” plays Victor and gives an amazing performance and he looks great as well.
The fact that he movie appeals to the entire gay community, gays and lesbians alike, seems to be a bit unusual and to me it shows clearly that, if we want, we can live together and work together. So often either group is discounted by the other.
Another interesting aspect of the film was the fact that the twins, although identical, were so different. Michel is shy while Kyle seemed to live for himself alone without regard for others. It is as if we see good and evil in the same character. So many questions in the film stem from sexuality and identity as a result of the two being twins. The fact that Kyle was no longer around permitted Michael to finally come into being as a singular person.
I also felt, to some degree, that with the exception of Abigail and Michael, that the rest of the cast was an ensemble acting together and this togetherness helped the movie tremendously. It is such a pleasure to se a film from our community which not only manages to have a great storyline but god performances as well and we can only hope that Robert Gaston has more movies coming our way soon.