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I saw "You Are Not Alone" years ago, when it first came out, and was prompted to write this after reading a rather dimwitted review that called it child porn. I guess this addled criticism was based on the shower scene. I can only respond that "A man sees what he wants to see and disregards the rest." If that's all you take from this film, then that's all you deserve.
Though this film will never get wide spread attention, it actually deserves the accolades for bravery and honesty that "Brokeback Mountain" received. And takes on a much more controversial topic. It is a touching and honest film, for those with a heart, and it has an appropriate subtext of class struggle and denunciation of warfare. It has wit as well. It's actually rather funny in many places. It has a 70's tone and score, with a 60's sense of innocence and idealism.
But there is nudity and scenes of boys kissing one another. If you can't deal with real depictions of human sexuality, then maybe you'd better rent something off the Disney rack. This is not a film for the narrow-minded or those caustic neo-Victorians whose tedious maledictions are so unfortunately unavoidable now-a-days.
I suggest you see it and decide for yourself. It is supposed be on DVD June of 2006, but you might have a hard time finding it on the shelves in "The Land Of The Free".
score 9/10
pazu7 22 April 2006
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