Lonesome – REVIEW
Image: Scene from Lonesome. Image: film still
Australian filmmaker Craig Boreham takes audiences into the shady world of uninhibited sex and drugs in his latest movie which may prove to be exceptionally confronting for select audiences.
Lonesome tells the story of a young country boy named Casey (Josh Lavery) who arrives in Sydney and connects with Tib (Daniel Gabriel) via an app. An intense sexual encounter ensures but neither of them are equipped to have a lasting relationship.
What was the tragic event in Casey’s life which haunts and prohibits him from physically and spiritually being able to commit to love?
This story of two lost souls from opposite worlds who find one another and attempt to enter into a lasting relationship explores themes of guilt, power, sexuality, and desire.
Written from the point of view of a queer eye, gay culture is put under the microscope in this adult’s only contemporary love story aptly described as very queer and very Sydney.
Sweltering hot bodies come together in scenes of full frontal nudity and steaming hot sex scenes that are pivotal to the story, as raw sex and lust eventually flourishes into a more meaningful and possibly permanent relationship.
Boreham who wrote, directed, and co-produced this project has perfectly captured the very essence of passion and ecstasy within a young gay relationship. The two handsome leads who are semi-clad at the very least for the majority of the movie are extremely talented actors and deliver strikingly realistic performances in the graphic sex scenes.
But underneath these incredibly risqué scenes lies a story of the coming together of two young men who in a dark world of hardships and unruly sexual temptations, ultimately discover love.
A fine Australian film for mature and open-minded audiences only.
★★★1/2
