Sex, Lies And Depravity

Sex, Lies and Deprivation
That should have been the title of this hard-hitting, sad and shocking tale. Need, need is what drives the characters of this story - the needs of Jake, in particular, whom is the catalyst which leads the train to its shocking end. Jake's need for a mother, his friendship with Aaren and the love he feels for Ethan but is ashamed to admit. These people are not depraved, that would suggest they were somehow WRONG or crazy. That is not the case. These are normal people driven by compulsions into insane conditions and for Jake, those compulsions lead him to commit some of the most heinous acts out of revenge and self-loathing.

I also noticed in the credits that the Ethan character is the same guy who wrote, produced, edited and directed this masterpiece. My hats off to him. He did an amazing job for someone wearing so many hats and with the budget he had. Sure there were some places the writing could have used some brushing up, such as the ending. I wasn't crazy about the way...

GRITTY INDEPENDENT
Firstly, there may be some Americans confused by the british accents and language in the film. This can't be helped. Other than the few detracting sound clips (to be expected in an independent), this film is beautiful in it's own dark and heartwrenching way.
Performances to look out for from Leigh Sorrell, Natascha Sauer and Wade Radford. Whose portrayal of violence, pain and anguish is only overshadowed by the evident sexual chemistry between the two male leads.

Watch this film if you like sex, drugs and brutal violence. .. And young british flesh.

Jolly Bad Show and Complete Rubbish
Sex Lies & Depravity was filmed in 10 days, and it shows. Originally named 'Jake' in the UK, but changed to sell more DVD's across the pond in the USA.

I think this was a day in the life of some tri-sexual little children playing adults in or around Bedford England. The writing is horrible, the acting is atrocious, the sound quality is a joke and the lighting is below amateur and set on horrible sound stages with shadows all over. This movie is bloody awful. The decent underground soundtrack is the best thing I can say about this English excuse for an indy, otherwise its complete bollocks.

The annoying thing is all the high ratings on IMDB and Amazon clearly written by the people involved with the movie. I'm only posting this review to save my fellow movie addicts time and money. Punt this movie into the trash like David Beckham. Don't watch this or you will be sorry!

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