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Paigar wrote on 10/14/2006:

A very lovely film that explores the difficulty that gay men have in forming and keeping relationships. I feel that this is a very moving and sexy movie that reminds us that honesty is and always will be the best policy. NO MATTER WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!

Taurus wrote on 02/14/2005:

The only stiff thing in this was the acting.
Oh, and the dialogue.

I'd seen latter Days the night before and this was like a high school film project in comparison. Save your money, guys.

jacilo (lamchamal@juno.com) wrote on 02/11/2005:

Honestly, the plot was lame, the acting was terrible, the dialogue was amateur.. Some nudity and sex might have made it worth the three bucks I spent to rent it but there was none to be found.. I literally spent maybe the last half hour of the movie fast forwarding in the hope of finding some redeeming aspect.. At least it ended.. There are much better movies to waste your money on..

hugbearbob wrote on 01/07/2005:

Ian is an Ausie immigrant in his early 20's who has come to New York
City, originally for a relationship that failed, but who wishes to
stay in order to re-establish his sense of worthiness and self
esteem. To make that happen, he cashes in on his "worth" as a
companion for the evening, naming "200 American" dollars as his
price, in this 2003 low-budget film by first-time
director/screenwriter Richard LeMay.

One of his customers is advertising agency owner Conrad (Mark
Walton), who is still recovering from emotional hurt from his
boyfriend ditching him for being "controlling", who realizes that
the young man is not your typical hustler. He offers him a job at
his agency, partially to help Ian get experience in his dream
profession of photography, but also to keep him around as a sexual
partner. If this is starting to sound like a gay version of "Pretty
Woman," that's because there are definitely similarities, although a
co-worker of Conrad's becomes more interested in Ian romantically
than he does. The film ultimately becomes a rather touching and
sweet lesson on the need for honesty in a relationship, and
understanding that we all have done things in our lives we later
regret.

Considering that the film was shot with no budget with volunteer
actors and crew, the result is remarkably professional, with
occasional lapses (views of a microphone, editing mismatches, etc.)
much less than I would have expected. As Ian (who also uses the
name Tyler while hustling), newcomer Sean Matic shows significant
depth as an actor, as well as showing off a trim hunky bod that is
featured prominently as the cover art on the DVD cover. While rated
R for content, there is no nudity or simulated sex on screen, and I
recommend checking out the DVD, which also has a director's
commentary which may be enlightening to aspiring filmmakers.

Gay Movie Viewer (jamesvmorris@verizon.net) wrote on 12/20/2004:

The premise sounded cute, and I do have a penchant for comedy, so I purchased this film assuming that it would be a typical independent gay video. In other words, I expected it to be poorly acted, poorly directed and have a marginal plot used as a barely justified excuse to show lots of beefcake. Surprise! Although there were certain aspects of the plot that I found ridiculous (the main one being the idea that the rich, handsome, muscular, intelligent advertising exec would hire a relatively skinny immature male hustler and then fall in love with him) the picture managed to grab my attention fairly early on and hold it. The main problem for me was that I personally found the hustler to be the least sexually appealing of the three main characters. Since the ad exec (to my taste) was ten times better looking than the hustler he lusts after, I didn’t buy it for a second. However, I was pleased by the fact that the film didn’t seem to pander to viewers only interested in seeing naked torsos, and the humor came across as genuine and, in spots, quite clever. As the film progressed, I found myself warming to the characters, and their situations suddenly seemed almost believable. In the end, I decided I liked this movie quite a bit more than I thought I would. You may too, as long as you don’t expect too much more than a pleasant romantic diversion.