Comments on: Lucky Bastard http://boncd.com/lucky-bastard.html buy audio dvd,buy cd dvd,buy cd movies Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:57:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bob Lind http://boncd.com/lucky-bastard.html/comment-page-1#comment-5830 Bob Lind Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:28:41 +0000 http://boncd.com/lucky-bastard.html#comment-5830 Many people would consider Rusty to be a "Lucky Bastard" (2009) ... a handsome, buff young man with a promising career as an architect specializing in restoration of period homes. When his stodgy lover leaves town on business, Rusty encounters a young drifter named Denny, whose natural charm and hustler persuasion entice Rusty to finance his crystal habit for a time, while Rusty holds out hope that he can change him. But it is Rusty who ultimately changes, in coming to terms with some things in his life with which he has never been very comfortable, and taking the initiative to do what he should have done long ago. <br /> <br />This isn't an easy movie to watch, and the first half hour or so seems more like a soft core porn film than anything resembling a story. The low budget shows in the production quality, although I thought the acting was commendable, especially Dale Dymkoski (who is identified with "Law & Order:SVU" on the DVD jacket; I checked, and he appeared in ONE episode!) as Denny, a character he managed to make likeable despite his faults. I also give them credit for an ending I did not anticipate, and for their honesty in portraying a side of gay life that we don't like to talk about. DVD extras include commentary and lengthy deleted scenes; unrated, but would be a heavy R. I give the film three stars out of five. <br /> Rating: 3 / 5 Many people would consider Rusty to be a “Lucky Bastard” (2009) … a handsome, buff young man with a promising career as an architect specializing in restoration of period homes. When his stodgy lover leaves town on business, Rusty encounters a young drifter named Denny, whose natural charm and hustler persuasion entice Rusty to finance his crystal habit for a time, while Rusty holds out hope that he can change him. But it is Rusty who ultimately changes, in coming to terms with some things in his life with which he has never been very comfortable, and taking the initiative to do what he should have done long ago.

This isn’t an easy movie to watch, and the first half hour or so seems more like a soft core porn film than anything resembling a story. The low budget shows in the production quality, although I thought the acting was commendable, especially Dale Dymkoski (who is identified with “Law & Order:SVU” on the DVD jacket; I checked, and he appeared in ONE episode!) as Denny, a character he managed to make likeable despite his faults. I also give them credit for an ending I did not anticipate, and for their honesty in portraying a side of gay life that we don’t like to talk about. DVD extras include commentary and lengthy deleted scenes; unrated, but would be a heavy R. I give the film three stars out of five.

Rating: 3 / 5

]]> By: Amos Lassen http://boncd.com/lucky-bastard.html/comment-page-1#comment-5829 Amos Lassen Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:02:13 +0000 http://boncd.com/lucky-bastard.html#comment-5829 "Lucky Bastard" <br /> <br />Very Real and Very Sexual <br /> <br />Amos Lassen <br /> <br />As I watched "Lucky Bastard" last night I thought to myself that this is one of the most honest and realistic films ever made. So many of us have lusted for someone that we know is no good for us and yet we allow ourselves to be sucked in. "Lucky Bastard" looks at just that issue and director Everett Lewis throws it right in our faces. <br />Rusty is a good looking and muscular home designer who sees his world of stability begin to fall apart because he met and fell in love with a hustler whose first love is drugs. Rusty's business was not doing well so he looked for something to help him rise above the depression he was feeling. He meets Denny at a convenience store. Denny is hot and good looking but he is also trade and a bit rough. The affair between the two began in a moment of passion and escalated into something more serious causing Rusty, normally staid and in control, to follow Denny into a world of decadence, drugs and strange people. The two men share an intimacy based solely upon lust and as the affair continues, dreams are broken and a rift ensues. Denny is soon out of control and Rusty is in a very uncomfortable place. The reality of life is obscured by passion and we get a look at the dire consequences of youth and beauty that is left to run amok. Before the film ends things are worked out and Rusty is Ok but it seems touch and go for a while. Made on a low budget, there are admirable performances and a solid plotline. This is not an easy film to watch because it is like a warning to us but watching it becomes quite a worthwhile experience. Rating: 4 / 5 “Lucky Bastard”

Very Real and Very Sexual

Amos Lassen

As I watched “Lucky Bastard” last night I thought to myself that this is one of the most honest and realistic films ever made. So many of us have lusted for someone that we know is no good for us and yet we allow ourselves to be sucked in. “Lucky Bastard” looks at just that issue and director Everett Lewis throws it right in our faces.

Rusty is a good looking and muscular home designer who sees his world of stability begin to fall apart because he met and fell in love with a hustler whose first love is drugs. Rusty’s business was not doing well so he looked for something to help him rise above the depression he was feeling. He meets Denny at a convenience store. Denny is hot and good looking but he is also trade and a bit rough. The affair between the two began in a moment of passion and escalated into something more serious causing Rusty, normally staid and in control, to follow Denny into a world of decadence, drugs and strange people. The two men share an intimacy based solely upon lust and as the affair continues, dreams are broken and a rift ensues. Denny is soon out of control and Rusty is in a very uncomfortable place. The reality of life is obscured by passion and we get a look at the dire consequences of youth and beauty that is left to run amok. Before the film ends things are worked out and Rusty is Ok but it seems touch and go for a while. Made on a low budget, there are admirable performances and a solid plotline. This is not an easy film to watch because it is like a warning to us but watching it becomes quite a worthwhile experience.
Rating: 4 / 5

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