Console best movie i've ever seen.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Kirpianuscus first, it is surprising for the fascinating story, embroidery of literary motifs and cultural references, from Saint Sebastian and Dante to Kafka and existentialism. second - for the status of the most touching story of a hustler. not the last, for great performances. a film about appearances, loneliness and sense. a night, a building. few meets like steps on a ladder. after its end, the word amazing is the first who sounds reasonable. because Benjamin Bonenfant or Paul Gerrior are masters of splendid gems.Nick Frangione did more than a good job. and the end is perfect. a film with status of experience. surprising. for the fine art to use a theme in brilliant manner.

hddu10 For a gay themed movie, this is extremely polished and well-done; perfect acting, great editing, compelling sound-track and most of all an excellent script with on-point dialogue. Given my review is "late in the game" I won't bother with a synopsis. I will say that for a plot of the day in the life of a male prostitute, this absolutely gave the viewer something extraordinary and atypical of the genre (because yes...it's been done before, as admitted in the film itself with the references to "My Own Private Idaho"). There are many layers to this film and in fact to the lead character, as we find out through his acting AND the dialogue that he indeed takes on the personas of the people he is about to have sex with (and he could only accomplish this if he were a very polished actor...which he definitely appears to be). This film delves into the human psyche and asks the question if we are ALL pretending/trying to be someone we are not/putting on a show for others. A very well done and IMHO underrated film.

Bene Cumb Stories concerning different minorities include always some intrigues and scenes not comprehensible to "majority" audience, but if they are subject to general ideas and values, they obtain wide popularity and understanding. Here, in Strapped, the leading character becomes serene within a limited space and time, but still continuing hustling, and all this is not convincing to me. The types he meets are distinct and colorful, but the balance of their deeds and thoughts is often illogical (particularly with aging Sam, although their dialogue is the most interesting in the movie), and combining stereotypes, gay-4-pay elements and sophisticated reasoning does not always fit. True, if we had do with a student work, it would be rated high, as the idea is distinct and most of acting is good, but as for a creation by a "ready-made" filmmaker - too pretentious and fabulous. Of course, I realize that I do not belong to the target audience, but so it seems that Strapped does not deal with human values in a general manner without leaving gay elements and attitudes too visible and "constraining".

sammie-hartman If you have seen one gay hustler movie you have seen them all, right? Well, not any more! For the past year I have seen the movie "Strapped" come up in my searches over and over but never had the desire to watch it after reading the synopsis. Finally I gave in and watched it and am soooo glad that I did."Strapped" is the story of a hustler(Ben Bonenfant) who somehow gets lost in the hallways trying to leave his john's apartment. The people that he encounters during his 'loss of direction' provide him with little tidbits of realization that eventually leads him to a turning point in his puzzle of life.An hour into the movie I found myself verbally cheering when the old man says, "guys like me fought on the front lines (of the gay movement) so guys like you can feel so ambivalent". The script is beyond phenomenal with actors that deliver it in a superb fashion. The lighting, direction, cinematography, editing and all the other aspects that make a great film are there as well.Ben Bonenfant, 21, is a college student in Colorado with an extensive background in theater which shows in his portrayal from the moment the movie opens right up to the life changing end.