Good acting kept this movie afloat even when the pace was slow at times. Rarely do we see gay men portrayed as thoroughly wholesome, non-smoking, non-drinking, college bound types, who actually care about their health, their futures and their relationships.
When I was watching a movie I always look at the cast of it then I saw Josh Green and I was like kind of curious what other films he has. Then I saw Fair Haven, it really caught my attention I don't know why.
A simple and straightforward low-budget film like this one, made on location within a short time span, can excel on its own when a good script is backed up by accomplished actors whose talent shines through each and every scene. That talent is accentuated when main characters like the psychologist, the father, and the two leads in this film are effectively cast against type, managing to heighten dramatic impact over and above a modest narrative.
The story is very engaging and very believable. The two leads are fantastic, and I hope they will appear in a lot more films!
Very few low budget gay-themed films have both good acting and a good script. This film has both.
Did not get what I was looking for, but the film was enjoyable for its simpleness. Ordinary characters like you could find them in rural, and they are fighting for their beliefs.
I enjoyed this film immensely it deals with an issue that is close to my heart as I am a Gay man, the subject at the start of the movie Gay conversion therapy the biggest bunch of Non anectodical. The American Psychiatric Association APA opposes psychiatric treatment "based upon the assumption that homosexuality per se is a mental disorder or based upon the a priori assumption that a patient should change his/her sexual homosexual orientation"8 and describes attempts to change sexual orientation by practitioners as unethical.
A wonderful romantic movie with a complicated father/son relationship.
A quiet, thoughtful, inspiring story of a young gay man's coming of age and dealing with his sexual orientation in a small rural Vermont town (although I believe it may actually have been filmed in upstate New York). Previous reviewers have thoroughly analyzed the film's plot and theme, so I will only add a few of my own takes upon it.
