What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

I must admit the word "stupid" has been grabbing a lot of my attention recently. Wikipedia describes it as someone who initiates actions that they are aware will cause damage to themselves - my brief summary. It does not necessarily denote lack of intelligence - though it does beg the question a little - but rather, it focuses on the cognitive ability to understand the consequences clearly in light of destructive behaviour. Wiki does introduce Hanlon's Razor which states "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity" I have been fascinated by this topic a lot since my study into the workings of the human brain and the various neurological disorder (or whatever u wanna call them) that effect people's personalities and lives. This movie captivated me thoroughly. Not just because it draws a good portrayal of this young quasi-hustler gay man in the middle of France who is going through life aimlessly self-destructively, but also because it tells his story in such a subjective way which forces the audiences perception of him to verge on apathy and empathy. In some ways the this movies is a bit My Own Private Idaho and a bit Dancer in the Dark. I only wish it explored the psychological conditions he was suffering from a little more. Wonderful directing and cinematography, the acting is superb given the difficulty of the characters. Oh...and it's very similar to the movie The Stranger in US which I've reviewed earlier, though a much, much better exploration of gay mens' fascination with lost youth.

Why L to K? Because that makes as much sense to me as the concept of this movie likely has for the director. This film suffers where many first time films fail (gay or straight) when a director chooses to film their own script. In this case, he also did the cinematography. The film is very impressionistic and also very slow. It takes some digressions, a few brief ones and one long one (the soccer player subplot), which in spite of some comments on here, really accomplishes nothing to advance the development of the main character that could not have been accomplished more logically, otherwise. The other flaw in this movie is the lack of logic. As an example, if Marie has goals and ambitions, in spite of whatever feelings she may or may not feel for Loic, why would she commit suicide, particularly if she had already sent him from her life. There is no rationale in some of the action in the film other than the director obviously did not know how to push the plot forward.As a coming of age story, this is very weak. As a movie, the plot made little, if any sense. As a movie about the interior development of a character, of his realization of his place in society and the world, the movie suffers from an inconsequential lead with little to offer other than (at least apparently based on some reviews here and elsewhere) what some view as good looks. That is not enough to hang a life on, much less a 90 some minute film.

The scenery & cinematography are excellent, The location is Lausanne Switzerland & surrounding area & is just beautiful.The lead actor is a 20 year old HUNK,who thinks he is gay, He has affairs with men he meets on the Internet. He also has a boring job in a chocolate making factory.He is also in a platonic relationship with a lovely young female museum worker.These scenes are well written & acted & you would think you may be seeing a first rate film,There is even a discussion on a certain dangerous sex act, which is seldom mentioned in films & talked about this well. There are a few well handled male/male sex scenes.All of a sudden there is a change of pace, (an auto accident involving our hero) all the scenes seem to slow down, It is to me, as if the director did not know what to do next & the last part of the film crawls. The title is somewhat misleading as our hero is for from stupid, The acting is definitely first rate all the wayThe movie is only 95 minutes long, the first 55 minutes are fine , then it starts to crawl to the ending.Ratings **1/2 *(out of 4) 79 points* (out of 100) IMDb 7 (out of 10)* This just misses being a *** film, but still a mild thumbs up.,

What is wrong with homo flicks ? This one starts with a good idea and bogs down into utter confusion. The next step is complete oblivion.A nice actor portrays a young and ignorant man from Gruyère who refuses to commit, refuses to envisage his relationship beyond raw sex cruised on the internet. He lets a nice girlfriend escape him and tries to reinvent his life. Gradually he reflects on himself and thinks about cultivating his brain and shedding his quite meaningless existence (there does not seem to be much physical pleasure in it !). An interesting theme for a quite boring film.