HarryandMaxlacksallofthesubtleinterplaybetweencharactersthathassofarbeenahallmarkofChristopherMunch'sfilms.Thepremisesoundedinterestingandchallenging,butthefilmwasaletdownforme.  eee Noneofthecharactershere,evenHarryandMaxthemselves,arefullyformed.Unfortunately,thismeansthatthesalaciouspremise(therepercussionsoftwoteenpopidolbrothers'incest)neverovercomesitsownsilliness.Ithoughtthenearlynon-stopchatterbetweenthetwomaincharacterswouldeventuallybebanishedasmerelyacoverupfortheirdeeperthoughts,butno,apparentlythissillydialogwasmeanttobethoughtprovokinginsomeway. Whyaretheseguyspopstars?Ohyeah,becausewhowantstoseeamovieaboutincestunlessthestarsareattractive?Itshouldbecentraltotheircharacters,butitseemsonlytobeanexcuseforHarrytohavesomesortofAStarisBornangstandfortheaudiencetoseeprettyfaces. MaxisinfatuatedwithHarry,thenHarryisinfatuatedwithMax,bothsleepwiththeother'spastloves,vaguehintsaregivenabouttheirmessedupfamilyandabsolutelyNOTHINGofsignificanceaboutlove,humannature,lust,relationships,oranythingelseiseverrevealed. Nothelpingmattersisthecurserydevelopmentofallothercharacters.Josiah,RoxanneandJordanarealltreatedlikepiecesofthesettobemovedaroundattheneedofthedirector.Nonehasanydepth,motivationsorinterestingqualitiesbeyondtheirusefulnessasbackgroundforHarryandMax.Eventheboys'motherisreducedtotwominutesofmuddledscreentimebitchiness.Nikki,forme,wastheonlyinterestingcharacterhere,butthereasonsforherchoicesareneverexploredandintheendshewindsupasflatasalltheothers. Writersneedtomakechoicesandherenonehavebeenmade.EitherfocusonlyonHarryandMax,orfocusontheirworld,butpleasedooneortheotherwithsomedegreeofsuccess!Tomymind,thisisChristopherMunch'sworstfilmtodate,notbecauseofitsscandaloussubjectmatter,butbecauseofitsinabilitytorevealanythingofinterestaboutit! 兄弟禁断之爱。哥哥哈瑞是前男孩乐队成员,看着16岁的弟弟马克在他之后成为青年偶象。这个冬天,本来打算去日本的他绕路陪伴马克帐篷旅行。但起初充满欢乐和兄弟情谊的旅行却很快冷却下来,他们之间的问题重新浮出水面,无法忽视,迫使他们面对那伤痕累累的过去:哈瑞酗酒的毛病,他对家庭的疏离,还有他与马克的暧昧关系。这些,在他们成长的岁月中,如影随形;两人的感情,也始终寻不到确切的出口。 这是一部耐看的作品。有点像小品,有点像实验电影,乍看之下朴实无华,仔细看了,却是此中有深意。两兄弟有个自私又贪财的母亲,只有彼此可以依靠。一起成长,积累回忆,情不自禁成为彼此最在意的人。虽然不是那种伴侣,或者,他们那样才是终身伴侣吧。然而,无关哥哥的酗酒,还有他们的家庭困境,他们只是无法纯粹地在一起。每个人都有DarkSide的部分,只有最亲近的人,才会让他见到自己最不堪的一面吧。亲情,友情,爱情,界限又在哪里呢? “反观我们一起成长的那段人生里 大多数人想有个一个像Harry这样的哥哥 但我们无法控制 相互吸引”