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: Strand Home Video
: Gay & Lesbian, Features
: 105 min.
: English
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Plagued by memories of his mysteriously departed boyfriend, a man travels all the way to Argentina for some closure in this comedic thriller. TV's David Sutcliffe plays Dean, a comic book artist living in relative comfort in Los Angeles, until an accidental fire destroys his domicile. With no place to live and an egregious case of writer's block, Dean decides to flee the States for South America, where his former lover Pablo (Antonio Sabato Jr.) has retreated without an explanation. Tracking down Pablo's aristocratic mother (Sonia Braga) only brings the attention of the police; Dean has better luck with Pablo's enigmatic neighbor Sofia (Celina Font) and her loose-cannon brother, although even they aren't what they seem. Testosterone co-stars Jennifer Coolidge as Dean's brassy editor. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
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by talltale
April 23, 2005 - 1:37 PM PDT
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2 out of 2 members found this review helpful
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Director David Moreton ("Edge of Seventeen") bites off a good deal more than he can masticate with TESTOSTERONE, an interesting but unsuccessful film filled with hunky Hispanics and TV's David Sutcliffe (he's a cute cross between Gregg Kinnear and Christopher Lambert). The dual themes here appear to be jealousy (resulting from the non-hero being dumped by a lover who has pretty much been an a-hole from day one) and the closet as South America's favorite four walls for gentlemen of a certain persuasion. (The latter theme is handled much better in Peru's "Don't Tell Anybody.")
The lead character is by turns so appallingly dumb, nasty, naïve and pigheaded that you may have trouble tuning in for long. But then he takes off his clothes and those of his partners and--briefly--all is forgiven. Everyone here is a "user," including the good-looking women, so this may lend even more distance to your view. And while the director's and writer's (Dennis Hensley) attempt at merging a love story with black comedy and the social mores of a foreign culture may be brave, it's foolhardy without the chops to carry it off. ("Closer" does a better job of this for straights than "Testosterone" does for gays.) The ending, in particular, is badly botched. Filmed in L.A. and Buenos Aires, the movie offers some stunning locales along with its good looking lads and ladies; you can enjoy it on the visual level (the comic book art looks swell, too) and at the same time imagine how much better it might be in different hands. |
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