At the epicenter of this tale is Zach (Trevor Wright is always a pleasure to watch but the measure of his acting talent requires a script with more scope to reveal his depth).
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07/23/09
Shelter (2008)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:10
Rotten:8
Average Rating:5.7/10
Australian Theatrical Release:
Feb 20, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: A man overcomes his hectic life to fall in love with his friend's brother in this engaging drama. SHELTER stars Brad Rowe (BILLY'S HOLLYWOOD SCREEN KISS) and Tina Holmes (EDGE OF SEVENTEEN).
Reviews for Shelter
1 - 18 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Complex characterizations by Wright and Rowe and outstanding cinematography by Joseph White make this film particularly worth checking out.
09/21/08
It feels like it's written by a film school freshman that's trying to be innovative, but everything feels forced and flat.
06/08/08
There's real chemistry between the two actors.
04/11/08
An awkward, phony melodrama you don't need to be homophobic to hate.
04/04/08
The first theatrical release from the here! Network’s Independent Film Initiative, shaves the edges off the genre’s hoariest tendencies, for which it deserves credit and will hopefully be the start of a trend. But it’s still an uninspiring drama.
04/04/08
A coming-out, coming-of-age movie that is mediocre and very well-intentioned.
04/04/08
Top CriticShelter may only be shoreline deep, and its ending fanciful, but the film captures the beauty, thrill and ache of young love and extracts a casual joy out of the process.
04/03/08
Shelter gives hope that gay romances have come of age.
04/03/08
All the muted, oh-so-painful male bonding grows tiresome and predictable.
03/31/08
In the sweet and sexy romance Shelter, the chemistry between two surfer guys magnetically played by Brad Rowe and newcomer Trevor Wright is so electric, so palatable that even the most ardent nitpickers won't break a sweat over the small stuff.
03/28/08
Shelter is a gay movie like other American gay movies. Boy meets boy. Boy comes out. Boys fight opposition. Opposition caves. If there's life beyond the closet, too few movies know it exists.
03/28/08
Shelter rises very high indeed, thanks to a superb performance by Trevor Wright in the lead role, a strong supporting cast, very good cinematography and, most of all, emotional authenticity.
03/28/08
A confused young artist is torn between his family and his future in Shelter, a sensitive romantic drama from the writer and director Jonah Markowitz.
03/28/08
Top CriticRowe displays new authority and confidence, as if lately he’s been looking in the mirror and seeing himself, rather than that other, more famous blond.
03/27/08
Well-acted but rife with cliché.
03/25/08
The first project of the here! gay television network's new movie initiative, Shelter regrettably plays closer to Lifetime fodder.
03/23/08
What could have been a standard-issue coming-out, coming-of-age movie develops a remarkable intimacy.
03/21/08
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