Waste of time

just watch it!

There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The people that made this awful bore of a movie should have followed their own lead and enrolled in a film school.The script, the acting, the plot, the characters are creepy and foolish looking start to finish. And cigarettes do not add interest!I'm thankful for the fast forward button.Hint --- just look at the first 15 minutes, then skip to the last 15 or so minutes and you will have seen this entire movie. Who came up with this plot?It would have been more interesting if the fat lady had rolled everywhere instead of walking!

The fantasy/sf genres are replete with stories of people going back in time to correct their mistakes or give advice to their past selves in order to have an effect on the future.But the problem with advice is that the smart don't need it and the stupid won't use it – and, as Booth Tarkington famously wrote in The Magnificent Ambersons, "Let me explain a little: I don't think he'll change—at twenty-one or twenty-two so many things appear solid and permanent and terrible which forty sees are nothing but disappearing miasma. Forty can't tell twenty about this; that's the pity of it! Twenty can find out only by getting to be forty." Philosophically, I am against this type of story because, in the end, we are defined by our choices. Danny Reyes/Zachery Wells doesn't have the courage to live with the choices he's made and build a better future having learned from experience. The idea of going back in time to talk to your past self and inform him of all the ways in which you screwed up your life is pure folly and an abdication of personal responsibility.However, I prefer to read the film as one generation of gay men giving valuable, fatherly guidance to another. An older gay man says to the twink, "Watch out, kid, gay life can be a minefield. Here's how to navigate it." Though the script provides a few cringe worthy moments in the first act, the solid direction and uniformly good performances make up for it. Sean Paul Lockhart proved to be a tremendous surprise; though his part was small, the former adult star turned in a performance with great emotional depth and sincerity. The kid isn't just a pretty face.This is one of the best gay titles I've screened in years.

This film was absolutely amazing, and everyone leaving the film festival theater was touched by it and its message of regret, redemption, and hope for the future. Judas Kiss has a little bit of something for everyone, but most especially, it is a story that every viewer can relate to... reflection upon one's own life, regret over decisions made, and what you might have done differently if you could. In this innovative film, the character of Zach actually does get a chance to change some things in his younger life. But will his younger self, in that "all-knowing-invincible arrogance" of teenage youth, listen to his older self, and take a different path that will change both of their futures? That indeed is the question in this charmer of a film. The film has professional and compelling soundtrack, lighting, photography, and editing, I was blown away by its message of regret, redemption, and the possibility of change. Charlie David, Sean Lockhart, Timo Descamps, Julia Morizawa, and the rest of the cast truly give stellar performances, beyond what is often expected in independent films. Viewers will be transported to this quirky, mystical intersection of time and space, and experience similar emotions as the characters on screen. Viewers will ponder how they, too, could change their own life, and, indeed, change their own future. Beginning right then and there. I know this for a fact because everyone at the film festival where it played did just that. Everyone was thinking about it. To me, that is the success of this smart and bright indie film from director/writer J.T. Tepnapa and producer/writer Carlos Pedraza (who were amazing in the Question and Answer session held afterward). Be aware, Judas Kiss is an edgy film, and there are several graphic and emotional scenes that are intentionally made to evoke some emotional response from the viewers. That being said, all is done tastefully and artistically, and viewers will be glad that they saw this little gem of a film. Can't wait for it to be available on DVD.

Judas Kiss is a huge leap in indie gay story telling and what you can do with a limited budget. While the coming out stories have there place in this genre, it was great to see a movie where being gay is just a happenstance. Thus, it then gave writer Carlos Pedraza and director J.T. Tepnapa time to step up their story while not being bogged down in ennui. The lushly filmed movie takes a simple idea -what if you could go back in time and change your past- and spins a tale about the paths we choose when we're young, and how (at the time) we never think about the consequences of our actions. From that idea, the movie borrows a bit from The Twilight Zone and adds a dash of A Christmas Carol and takes us on a journey that while familiar, it is never boring. Charlie David has never been better, giving us a new look at a man at the crossroads who is in desperate search for some sort of redemption for the sins of his past. Meanwhile, Richard Harmon explodes on the screen as the troubled Danny, willing to sacrifice everything, including love, for the ever elusive gold ring that is success. Mr. Harmon is brilliantly watchable, despite the character of Danny having so many flaws. Meanwhile, newcomer Timo Descamps (an actor/singer from Belgium) scores as Shane, the Big Man on Campus who has an agenda of his own, while Julia Morizawa is dazzling as Abby. While some might call it stunt casting, Sean Paul Lockhart rises to the occasion as a sort of Ghost of Christmas Past. Well known for his gay adult films as Brent Corrigan, Lockhart proves he is more than the sum of his parts. He's likable, charming and shows a vulnerable side, which is endearing. While certainly not a perfect film, it has great heart and production values (great CGI and location work in Seattle) outweigh a few short comings. This is an example of what could be the next evolutionary step in this genre.