Harry and Max

Buy This Item Harry and Max by TLA  Available from Amazon  $21.99  on 11-16-2008     Harry is a former boy band idol who is watching his younger brother Max follow in his footsteps. Harry escorts Max on a long-promised camping adventure to the San Gabriel mountains above Los Angeles, but things quickly turn serious as the boys discuss Harrys contradictory relationship with their family. Maxs longing to connect with Harry both physically and emotionally grows even more, wanting to bring stability to Harrys life. In an effort to create a type of alternative family for his brother, Max goads Harry to rekindle his affections for his former girlfriend, Nikki. Back from the weekend, Max realizes that he must redefine his relationship with his brother. Reader Reviews Well, this is far from the best movie I've ever seen, but it certainly is not the worst. Not while the steaming pile that is the American version of "Godzilla" (aka: "101 Ways to Not Make a Good Movie") is still polluting the world. This movie, as you know by now, is about a pair of male teen idol pop stars. One of them, Max, is clearly basically gay and knows it, the other is probably gay and still figuring it out. The brothers are both in love with each other to a great extent, and have on occasion had sex with one other. Needless to say, complications arise from this. The acting by both the leads is quite good, particularly Cole Williams, who looks quite tasty as a blond (especially when making out with Bryce Johnson and especially with his shirt gone). The dialogue is a little stilted, and in some ways felt more like a play than a movie. Also, I could have done without the awkward threesome attempt towards the end of the movie, though the final coda was good. What keeps this movie from better than three stars? Well, it was short (74 minutes), the diaglogue was, as mentioned, a little stilted, and then there's the coda. Plus the price I paid was a little steep for such a short film, though the extras are alright. Beyond that... something seemed to be faintly off with the film. I'm not sure what. It seemed like it couldn't decide if it wanted to be a comedy or a drama or both. Admitedly, there are those who say it's hard to play sibling incest for laughs, but I say they just haven't tried. Still, despite the flaws, the movie was good and worth watching. If, like me, you have a thing for the idea of brothers together, this should be right up your alley... as it were...

Harry and Max Available from Amazon Price: $21.99 Updated on 11-16-2008.

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