First of all, Brian Geraghty can really act. His portrayal of the lead character was both controlled and believable. What could have been a caricature of the loner/nerd/intellectual was in fact a sympathetic portrait of a lonely man who is socially awkward. If you watch this, look for his facial expressions, they were spot on, and I'd assume, the most difficult part of the body to act with.
While the phone sex is part of the relationship between Danny and Nicole it takes a natural turn to friendship/relationship. Danny lets Nicole know that is what he wants, and she is trying to hold back, but obviously wants more as well.
The fact that he's a writer shows that he lives in his own head, to an extent. When he's confronted by a real chance of love/relationship/sex he fails and/or bails (the bar scene and his encounters with Samantha). He even, probably unknowingly states that when he tells the girl in the bar that life on the road isn't what it's all he'd hoped for (and then she sleeps with his brother instead). Boy reality really does bite, doesn't it? Finally, and here is where the spoilers come in, the final scenes do not need to be looked in a gay/straight way. To me it was about possible/impossible, fantasy/reality. I don't think Danny is gay or closeted, I think he's just had to realize that he fell in love with a woman who isn't and doesn't know what to do about it.....who would?
While the phone sex is part of the relationship between Danny and Nicole it takes a natural turn to friendship/relationship. Danny lets Nicole know that is what he wants, and she is trying to hold back, but obviously wants more as well.
The fact that he's a writer shows that he lives in his own head, to an extent. When he's confronted by a real chance of love/relationship/sex he fails and/or bails (the bar scene and his encounters with Samantha). He even, probably unknowingly states that when he tells the girl in the bar that life on the road isn't what it's all he'd hoped for (and then she sleeps with his brother instead). Boy reality really does bite, doesn't it? Finally, and here is where the spoilers come in, the final scenes do not need to be looked in a gay/straight way. To me it was about possible/impossible, fantasy/reality. I don't think Danny is gay or closeted, I think he's just had to realize that he fell in love with a woman who isn't and doesn't know what to do about it.....who would?