Review of Urbania (2000) by J Camilo V — 12 May 2014

Liked it but did not love it. As a story or revenge and/or atonement it works for me. It is flawed however in the way that it is edited and directed; there are some silent scenes that get quite tedious as they take them from different angles without a real need for such a technique Another thing that just seemed a bit forced was the whole "urban legend" concept; even though this is based on some urban folk-tales play the story could have been just as good without it.

The acting is good on the part of most characters (especially Dan Futterman as a tortured sould in search for "the one"), but the "bad" guy really leaves much to be desired. Must admit that I did love the ending though (specifically the dream-like sequence where the main character visits his boyfirend's place and he realizes that home is long gone).

A decent effort nonetheless, especially when compared to other films with a "gay" theme.