ChanFamous
I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
Humbersi
The first must-see film of the year.
Yazmin
Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
Sam6284
Based on everything I had read regarding Angora Ranch, I wasn't expecting much and rented it for the same reason I rent so many gay-themed Indies: To do my part to assure they continue to be made.First, two disclosures:1) I'm of a certain age that precludes me from understanding what many viewers expect from a movie.2) I don't typically "watch" a movie. More frequently, I listen as I'm working on any of my dozens of hobbies. I glance at the screen from time to time, but am almost always doing something else at the same time. For me, the very best movies are those that insist upon my total attention and I'm forced to stop whatever else I was doing. This was not such a movie. Listening, for the most part, was sufficient for me.Many on IMDb have written about the poor production values and poorer dialog of this movie. My challenge is this: If someone filmed your day-to-day life, would your scenes be better or your dialog more substantial? I wonder if the simplicity, commonness and lack of polish weren't intentional.What I got out of this movie was honesty. There were three generations of men who all knew who they were. They remained true to themselves while assuming all responsibilities expected of them. I could also rephrase that as: There were three generations of gay men who loved themselves, loved living, and loved others. (Let's not banter about how straight the 'dandy' was. BTW, dandy inherently has nothing to do with sexuality. This was an obvious error on the part of the scriptwriters.)In short, I found this to be a disarmingly deep movie. By definition, we humans are all flawed. I think this movie tried to demonstrate those flaws using film as the messenger. Despite their weaknesses and personal losses, it was an exclamation point for me that each character hadn't lost the ability to love.I can't know for what audience the directors/producers/actors made this movie. I can say it reached and touched me. I'd love to see this level of "Average Joe humanity" in many other movies.Would I "watch" it again? Probably not because I got it the first time and there are so many other movies. Was I glad I watched it? Absolutely.
road-bike
What an unexpected surprise! It's great to see a movie about real men who are gay and not some city or Hollywood version of flaming queens. The love story between the two guys was tender and sweet and I enjoyed the movie thoroughly. It was definitely not a Hollywood movie, and in some ways was a bit like what they used to call "independent" but once I got used to that I was able to enjoy it a lot. The leading actor was very cute--I'd like to see more of him. And the rest of the cast were certainly small town unusual. I don't know how the director found those people, but it was really refreshing to see what felt like "real" people. Not only that but this movie had straight characters interacting with gay characters and it was all very natural. And there were some surprises, too, but it was ridiculous or make me groan. I will definitely watch this movie again.
gradyharp
No, this is not another version on the Brokeback Mountain theme though the title might give that impression. This little Indie film made on a shoestring budget is more like an updated Farmer's Daughter story and as such it has some charm.Justin (the very hunky Thomas Romano) is an ad executive whose father sends him on his first solo run to a place in Texas. While driving to his appointment Justin swerves to avoid a rabbit in the road and his car gets stuck in a ditch that just happens to be in front of the home of Jack (Paul Bright, who also wrote and directed the film) and his loony senile father. Jack's life partner died a few years back and he is determined his plight in life is to live in solitude as caretaker for his father. Justin is invited to spend the night while his car is fixed by the local tow truck/mechanic. And the story unfolds from there into a May December romance that while it may not be acted very well at all, has its moments of warmth. The plot has enough twists to keep the attention span enduring the amateur acting status (both fathers figure significantly in surprising ways) and the cast of animals and eccentricities maintain attention. But the eye candy provided by Thomas Romano is the strong point - if only he could act.... Grady Harp
Nuriel Tobias
Watch it only if awful gay movies make you giggle. In an awful way, that is. Not in any cultish or artsy sense of the terms "awful gay movies" and "giggle". Just good old fashioned All American (gay) awful. Did i say it's awful? It's awful. Someone should create a special prize for the best turn-off gay movie and not only give it to this one, but name it after it too. Invite your old, lonely, bad looking uncle for a cup of tea and a game of chess instead. Trust me. He won't like it either. And the young actor in the movie don't seem to like it much himself. He's doing his best to pretend that love is what he feels, but then you should see the man he falls in love with to better understand what a poor, poor casting can do to a cinematic love story.
