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DVD
Publisher: TLA Releasing
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Actors: Steve Sandvoss, Wes Ramsey, Rebekah Johnson, Amber Benson, Khary Payton
Huge festival and theatrical hit, Latter Days is the story of 19-year-old Elder Aaron Davis, a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into an apartment complex in West Hollywood with a fellow group of missionaries. There he meets a neighbor, Christian, who, on a bet, tries to seduce him. When Christian exposes Davis' secret desire, Davis rejects Christian for being shallow and empty. As each boy's reality is shattered, the two are drawn into a passionate romance that risks destroying their lives. Audiences, young and old and straight and gay, have been moved to tears by this beautiful story of the transformational power of love and family.
Christian (Wes Ramsey of the washboard abs) is a waiter, party boy, and first-class man magnet. Elder Aaron Davis (Steve Sandvoss of the goofy grin) is a straight-laced Mormon missionary. When he and three elders, including the uptight Ryder (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mysterious Skin), move into Christian's Hollywood apartment complex, it's clear something's got to give. Christian tries to make his new neighbors feel welcome, but they're put off by his flamboyance--the short-shorts, the rainbow flag in his yard, etc. When Christian's trash-talking pals at Lila's restaurant, including the cynical Traci (Amber Benson, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), bet that he can't seduce one of these clean-cut young men, he takes them up on it and sets his sights on cute, soft-spoken Aaron. As a pretense, he asks to learn more about his Church, but where they really connect is over their love of old movies, everything from Psycho to Tommy. When Aaron accuses him of being shallow, however, Christian starts to wonder if the bet wasn't such a good idea--plus he's starting to fall for the guy. Turns out the closeted Aaron feels the same way about him, but when his roommates find out, he's shipped back to Pocatello where he faces excommunication. Written and directed by C. Jay Cox (Sweet Home Alabama), a former Mormon missionary, Latter Days features Mary Kay Place as Aaron's disapproving mother and Jacqueline Bisset as the acerbic, yet supportive Lila. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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| Latter Days (Unrated Edition) |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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I had mixed feelings about the movie and yet its something I wanted to see. After watching the movie it gives me something inspiring about gay life. Its not Beautiful thing - thats one of my all time favorites, but its up there for being a sappy love story that has some very controversial topics. I would have liked a more sexier scene. The unrated could have been rated R.
I give it a 4 Star. Worth buying and watching again
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| One of the best movies I have even seen |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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One of the best movies that has come out in the past couple of years. So often movies have unhappy endings, it is a delight to see one with a happy ending.
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| Most heart-warming gay film ever made. |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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"Latter Days" gave me the largest amount of hope I never thought I could be blessed with. Even though both of the main characters are played by straight me, their performances are so believable and exemplary. I'm so amazed at the skill of the two actors. Buy the movie if you want to own forever a movie that dwarfs "Brokeback Mountain", this is where it's found. Also, check out "Shelter", starring Trevor Wright and Brad Rowe.
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| Latter Days:Beyond a Mere Story |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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The story presented in "Latter Days" can happen to anyone and in any context. Here the prejudices come from the Mormons religious beliefs but in real life they can originate from practically any religion, and even from people that do not practice any religion. The fact that two young men can share a pure, sincere, and beautiful love was portrayed in an excellent manner. The bizarre techniques used by some fanatics that still live in the nineteen century to "transform" a homosexual man into a "normal" heterosexual were equally well portrayed. A lesson can be learned from almost all the characters presented. Fortunately, all ended well in this story, while in many real-life cases the truth is revealed either too late, or not at all.
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| When You Don't Expect To Fall In Love |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Christian made a $50 bet with his co-workers that he can get his new Mormon neighbor, Aaron, to sleep with him. What you don't expect is the love that blossoms because of this bet. Christian is a flamboyant waiter, but an attractive one who always gets the guys. Aaron on the other hand is a Mormon missionary who recently moved to Los Angeles with a calm, quiet and awkward personality. You might ask yourselves WHAT CAN A GAY WAITER AND A MORMON HAVE IN COMMON? well, lucky for them, their love for old, classic movies is what spawned a friendship between the two.
Being cocky, Christian thinks this is the perfect opportunity to lure Aaron in to win the bet. To his dismay, Christian's sexual advances fail on the poor Mormon. However, both still manage to keep some kind of friendship alive until finally Christian realizes that the bet no longer matters because his feelings for Aaron have grown.
From here on out, the movie takes you into a different world where both characters cannot be with each other mostly because Aaron's religion does not permit him to be with men. Something in the LGBT community that's not new. This movie really is more than what it seems like: its two characters who are total strangers, share a love for movies, but most importantly, its the things in life that they begin to value that changes them completely. You can't help but falling in love with these characters for their struggle to eventually be together.
This film has its drama, its love-story, and its comedy. All of it takes you deep into the movie. Its definitely a film everyone should watch, not just in the gay community. I think everyone can learn from this film.
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