It seems that Thales Correa sees himself as a sort of triple threat, and decided that he was the best man to fill the jobs of writer, director and star - as well as other positions -- on his feature film debut, "Bathroom Stalls & Parking Lots." Sad to say, he proves to be inadequate in each of those roles. Theoretically, the film could have overcome the resulting challenges, and still turned into an enjoyable film to watch; However, that is not the case. Its greatest accomplishment may well be its evocation of the gay club and street milieu of San Francisco's Castro district.
The film seems to posit the well-founded idea that our current Grindr/app culture has made it nearly impossible to establish any "real" relationships, and then goes through a nomadic trek through several different "scenes" -- clubs, apartments, sidewalks, sex parties, and, yes, bathrooms and parking lots -- supposedly in an attempt to somehow show that romance can triumph over mere lust. Apart from our two main protagonists, several other characters come and go, but seem to be mostly just plot devices to provide new opportunities to add more drinks and drugs into the mix.
I did manage to sit through the entire film (so you don't have to!). If you are wondering if the film reaches any sort of satisfying ending, I can assure you that it does not.
The film seems to posit the well-founded idea that our current Grindr/app culture has made it nearly impossible to establish any "real" relationships, and then goes through a nomadic trek through several different "scenes" -- clubs, apartments, sidewalks, sex parties, and, yes, bathrooms and parking lots -- supposedly in an attempt to somehow show that romance can triumph over mere lust. Apart from our two main protagonists, several other characters come and go, but seem to be mostly just plot devices to provide new opportunities to add more drinks and drugs into the mix.
I did manage to sit through the entire film (so you don't have to!). If you are wondering if the film reaches any sort of satisfying ending, I can assure you that it does not.
