Review of Mr. Atlas

Mr. Atlas (1997)
What were they thinking???
22 October 2006
Warning: Spoilers
A boy who is lost in life falls into a cave and releases a hunky sweaty dude in a loincloth - Mr. Atlas - who, after flexing repeatedly, then pledges allegiance(read "slave" here)to this kid.

Every little gay boy's dream.

The kid even takes him home. He passes a car with two cops. Hmmm... they get only mildly suspicious at seeing this scantily clad hunk with this kid. ("He's Greek" explains the boy).

When the dude soaps up outside near a barn in order to bathe - nekkid (his private parts deftly covered by the bars of the corral's fence), the kid stands by with garden hose in hand, ready to rinse the soap off Mr. Atlas. Then the dude runs around the ranch in overalls - nothing else. (I take it the art director was formerly employed by Falcon Studios?)

Mom stumbles upon the shower scene, wondering who is this magnificent guy is; meanwhile, the older (unmarried) farmhand stands near, watching/leering. "I thought I told you not to bring home your bar buddies..." she admonishes to the farmhand.

When Mr. Atlas later gets injured and is unconscious, they lay him out shirtless; the kid kneels down beside him and cries.

As for Mr. Atlas - he shows very little interest in the boy's mother, but total devotion to the boy.

When it finally comes time to part, Mr. Atlas (stripped back down to his loincloth) woefully mentions "all the things they could have done together" - like moving to New York City!

Yeah - I really enjoyed this movie - I'm 49 and GAY. Was this movie aimed at me and my peers???? Darned if I know...
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