The I in this LGBTQI movie doesn’t in fact stand for ‘intersex’ but for a taboo grouping that many people still find unacceptable. Filmmaker Joshua Lim tackles it sensitively and without melodrama and although the movie is unlikely to change people’s minds, it does offer a sympathetic view that is at least intriguing.
This is the tale of two brothers who are reunited after the death of their mother. Nate (Craig Jordan) had moved back home when his mother became ill, and once she passed his older gay brother Steven (Michael E. Pitts) came back from Med School to keep him company. The reason that Nate is so distraught is not because he has lost both parents, but before Steven had left for School the siblings had been keeping each other company in bed.
In fact it had been going on for some years and they had always been careful to keep it on the down low for fear of being exposed. They had however agreed that now they were older they should stop making love together and move on with their lives …..although this was something that Nate simply could not put into practice. Now with an empty house to themselves they couldn’t stop themselves and they picked up where they left off, even though Steven’s boyfriend turned up for a visit and was staying in the house too.
Somehow Lim ensures that the brother’s relationship is almost innocent like, and that what they are dealing with is in fact not really that extraordinary. The pace of the movie is slow and it takes its time reaching its conclusion but nevertheless it is an intriguing view anyway.
The odd thing is the casting with skinny nerd looking Nate as a professional trainer, whereas hunky medical student Steven is built much more appropriately for that role. Maybe time for a complete change.
P.S. This 2010 movie is now available to stream on Amazon Prime.
