This movie is problematic on many levels.
In conclusion, if what you're looking for is a soap and gay (or gayer) version of Pearl Harbor, you won't be disappointed in this wannabe Estonian blockbuster. Whereas, if you think that you've lost already far too many hours of your teenage years on tacky boy-meets-closeted-man stories, than I'd suggest you to stay away from this.
- The acting is poor, and the fact they speak a language other than their own increases makes everything even more unrealistic.
- The whole movie is based on the most obvious clichés: the writing, the plot, the photography: I struggled to find even a single element in all these fields that I hadn't seen before.
- Make-up is unconvincing and borderline ridiculous: too many muscles and jawlines, the actors look like models coming out of a gay magazine of the 70s. The wig Tom Prior wears in the second half of the movie almost made me stop watching.
- Visual effects look cheap and their metaphorical use is clumsy at best - I'm thinking here of the two planes cutting through the sky symbolizing Sergey's orgasm.
In conclusion, if what you're looking for is a soap and gay (or gayer) version of Pearl Harbor, you won't be disappointed in this wannabe Estonian blockbuster. Whereas, if you think that you've lost already far too many hours of your teenage years on tacky boy-meets-closeted-man stories, than I'd suggest you to stay away from this.