I enjoyed this movie for the most part. It's different and stylish and refreshing, and the combination of deadpan comedy with bizarre thriller- and horror elements totally worked for me. Sure, there's lots of sex in it, and yes, it's mostly gay-oriented sex (male and female). So what?!! We are already for ages blown-over by an abundance of straight sex in almost every movie, getting more graphic by the year (think of the American Pie series), and you never hear anyone complain. I for one (but I admit that I preach for my own parish) am glad that more and more film-makers "come-out" with movies where gay sex is presented not as a heavy issue (like coming-out, gay bashing, AIDS, etcetera), but just as casual and as easy-going as any heterosexual counterpart.
Anyway, this movie also has other things to praise. The photography is great, the colours seem like over-saturated, giving everything a very intense and almost surreal aura, which is exactly what it's supposed to have. As a viewer you're forever wondering if what we see is meant to be real, or something in the mind and dreams of the main character Smith. Some of the comments here on IMDb complained of the lack of any coherent plot and of the illogical and totally unrealistic goings-on. They are right of course, but what they overlook is that this is the whole point of it! Come on, give it a break, anyone with an open mind can see that the makers didn't try to create a serious thriller or some gay coming-of-age vehicle, it's all so evidently tongue-in-cheek! Why must every movie that's off-mainstream have a Deep Meaning or a Lasting Message? Can't we just enjoy the ride?
Thomas Dekker is great as the intelligent and very cute, but slightly neurotic gay student, who gradually gets the feeling of being in the center of some mind-boggling conspiracy, while in the meantime he's still trying to build-up a satisfying sex-life. His best friend Stella is played by Haley Bennett and she's even better than Dekker: she's beautiful and sexy and I absolutely loved her ad-libbing comedy-skills! Juno Temple is adorable in every way (with and without clothes) and Chris Zylka as the buff but goofy room-mate Thor is mainly there for showing ample male skin.
The only thing that I didn't like was the ending: all this building up of tension to what I should have liked to be a grand finale (I mean: with a title like "Kaboom!" you DO create expectations!), and then it ended with this terrible puff, as if the writers were over-wrought with their own crazy ideas and just let go. It surely deserved better.
For the rest: a fine and entertaining, funny, well acted, fast paced and beautifully visualized movie.
Anyway, this movie also has other things to praise. The photography is great, the colours seem like over-saturated, giving everything a very intense and almost surreal aura, which is exactly what it's supposed to have. As a viewer you're forever wondering if what we see is meant to be real, or something in the mind and dreams of the main character Smith. Some of the comments here on IMDb complained of the lack of any coherent plot and of the illogical and totally unrealistic goings-on. They are right of course, but what they overlook is that this is the whole point of it! Come on, give it a break, anyone with an open mind can see that the makers didn't try to create a serious thriller or some gay coming-of-age vehicle, it's all so evidently tongue-in-cheek! Why must every movie that's off-mainstream have a Deep Meaning or a Lasting Message? Can't we just enjoy the ride?
Thomas Dekker is great as the intelligent and very cute, but slightly neurotic gay student, who gradually gets the feeling of being in the center of some mind-boggling conspiracy, while in the meantime he's still trying to build-up a satisfying sex-life. His best friend Stella is played by Haley Bennett and she's even better than Dekker: she's beautiful and sexy and I absolutely loved her ad-libbing comedy-skills! Juno Temple is adorable in every way (with and without clothes) and Chris Zylka as the buff but goofy room-mate Thor is mainly there for showing ample male skin.
The only thing that I didn't like was the ending: all this building up of tension to what I should have liked to be a grand finale (I mean: with a title like "Kaboom!" you DO create expectations!), and then it ended with this terrible puff, as if the writers were over-wrought with their own crazy ideas and just let go. It surely deserved better.
For the rest: a fine and entertaining, funny, well acted, fast paced and beautifully visualized movie.