Queer (2024)
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1950. William Lee, an American expat in Mexico City, spends his days almost entirely alone, except for a few contacts with other members of the small American community. His encounter with Eugene Allerton, an expat former soldier, new to the city, shows him, for the first time, that it might be finally possible to establish an intimate connection with somebody.
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... William Lee
... Eugene Allerton
... Joe Guidry
... Doctor Cotter
... Winston Moor
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Were it not for the fact that it features an ex "007", I reckon this would be an almost instantly forgettable gay-themed drama that could easily be found on Dekkoo in a year to two. Anyway, Daniel Craig is the independently wealthy "Lee" and living in a Mexico City where in between tequila and heroine sessions, he tries to pick up young men. He's not a bad looker and so usually gets some entertainment (paid for, or otherwise) but then he spots an enigmatic young man who comes to their local bar to play chess with a red-headed woman. Intrigued, his usually effective introductions seem to fall on beautiful but disinterested eyes and ears, but he persists and soon manages to befriend student "Eugene" (Drew Starkey). Even though they drink and chat together, he still isn't sure if his new challenge is even eligible for some furious jogging. Indeed, the young man is so completely non-committal and tractable that it's impossible for him to be sure about almost anything about him. Napoleon brandy might help provide an answer, and it does - of sorts, but an extremely satisfactory one for the older man who is clearly becoming obsessed with a man who at best displays indifference to him. "Lee" isn't used to this sensation, but he simply has to have something more meaningful with this man. He cannot just be an another notch on the bedpost, and so he turns his mind to a trip round South America and to take a travelling companion. Why there? Well he's read of a secret plant that he believes both the KGB and CIA are using for it's famed telepathic powers. Perhaps if he finds it, he can reach into the very mind of his gorgeous antagonist? What the men do manage to find in the midst of the Ecuadorian jungle is Lesley Manville and at this point the wheels really came off for me. At the very end, the closing slide says "William S. Burroughs' Queer" as if Luca Guadagnino was saying to us - 'don't blame me". Sure there are some sex scenes, but they are all blink and you'll miss them (and in the trails anyway), so what are we actually left with? A story of an ageing drunk and a narcissistic young man playing a rather depressing form of "cat and mouse" meets "house"? To be fair, Craig delivers strongly indeed, but to what end? His character has nowhere to go, and his range of dependencies are neither attractive nor especially plausible as the second half of the story enters the surreal in quite a desperate way. Starkey has very few meaningful lines and so relies on his perfectly man-scaped appearance to present a persona that is easy on the eye but not remotely troubling for the brain, and that's largely in keeping with the whole story that just lacks substance. It's bizarrely unfulfilling on just about every front and really quite characteristically impotent. There's simply nothing natural about it and as tale of flawed humanity goes, well so what - I didn't care. It looks good, sounds good and has an altogether polished finish to it, but like a meringue there's little to delve into.
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Release Date:
2024-11-27
Run Time:
136 min
MMPA Rating:
R
Reviews of
Queer
Were it not for the fact that it features an ex "007", I reckon this would be an almost instantly forgettable gay-themed drama that could easily be found on Dekkoo in a year to two. Anyway, Daniel Craig is the independently wealthy "Lee" and living in a Mexico City where in between tequila and heroine sessions, he tries to pick up young men. He's not a bad looker and so usually gets some entertainment (paid for, or otherwise) but then he spots an enigmatic young man who comes to their local bar to play chess with a red-headed woman. Intrigued, his usually effective introductions seem to fall on beautiful but disinterested eyes and ears, but he persists and soon manages to befriend student "Eugene" (Drew Starkey). Even though they drink and chat together, he still isn't sure if his new challenge is even eligible for some furious jogging. Indeed, the young man is so completely non-committal and tractable that it's impossible for him to be sure about almost anything about him. Napoleon brandy might help provide an answer, and it does - of sorts, but an extremely satisfactory one for the older man who is clearly becoming obsessed with a man who at best displays indifference to him. "Lee" isn't used to this sensation, but he simply has to have something more meaningful with this man. He cannot just be an another notch on the bedpost, and so he turns his mind to a trip round South America and to take a travelling companion. Why there? Well he's read of a secret plant that he believes both the KGB and CIA are using for it's famed telepathic powers. Perhaps if he finds it, he can reach into the very mind of his gorgeous antagonist? What the men do manage to find in the midst of the Ecuadorian jungle is Lesley Manville and at this point the wheels really came off for me. At the very end, the closing slide says "William S. Burroughs' Queer" as if Luca Guadagnino was saying to us - 'don't blame me". Sure there are some sex scenes, but they are all blink and you'll miss them (and in the trails anyway), so what are we actually left with? A story of an ageing drunk and a narcissistic young man playing a rather depressing form of "cat and mouse" meets "house"? To be fair, Craig delivers strongly indeed, but to what end? His character has nowhere to go, and his range of dependencies are neither attractive nor especially plausible as the second half of the story enters the surreal in quite a desperate way. Starkey has very few meaningful lines and so relies on his perfectly man-scaped appearance to present a persona that is easy on the eye but not remotely troubling for the brain, and that's largely in keeping with the whole story that just lacks substance. It's bizarrely unfulfilling on just about every front and really quite characteristically impotent. There's simply nothing natural about it and as tale of flawed humanity goes, well so what - I didn't care. It looks good, sounds good and has an altogether polished finish to it, but like a meringue there's little to delve into.
Cast & Crew of
Queer
Cast
... William Lee
... Eugene Allerton
... Joe Guidry
... Doctor Cotter
... Winston Moor
... John Dumé
... Mary
... Mr. Cotter
... Tom Weston
... Jim Cochran
... Karl Steinberg
... Tom Williams
... Ship Ahoy Bartender
... Chimu Bar Artists
... Chimu Bar Guy
... Hotel Owner
... Ship Ahoy Bartender
... Ship Ahoy Waitress
... Ship Ahoy Chess Player
... Cab Driver
... Lola's Waiter
... Ship Ahoy Young Man
... Joe Guidry's Acquaintance
... Joan
... Curio Shop Clerk
... Doctor
... Doctor Hernandez
... Female Villager
... Lee’s Mother (uncredited)
Crew
... Production Design
... Director of Photography
... Director
... Novel
... Stunt Coordinator
... Stunt Coordinator
... Original Music Composer
... Original Music Composer
... Producer
... Producer
... Editor
... Costume Design
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Art Direction
... Art Direction
... Set Decoration
... Casting
... Line Producer
... Associate Producer
... Special Effects Technician
... Hair Designer
... Prosthetic Designer
... Special Effects Makeup Artist
... Prosthetic Makeup Artist
... Prosthetic Makeup Artist
... Production Secretary
... Production Manager
... Unit Manager
... Production Coordinator
... Assistant Production Manager
... Production Manager
... Assistant Production Manager
... Assistant Production Coordinator
... Travel Coordinator
... Screenplay
... Third Assistant Director
... Crowd Assistant Director
... Assistant Director
... Third Assistant Director
... Second Unit First Assistant Director
... Assistant Director
... Second Second Assistant Director
... Third Assistant Director
... First Assistant Director
... Assistant Director Trainee
... Assistant Art Director
... Assistant Art Director
... Assistant Production Design
... Assistant Art Director
... Assistant Art Director
... Set Designer
... Set Designer
... Set Decoration Buyer
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Foley Mixer
... Dialogue Editor
... Sound Designer
... ADR Mixer
... ADR Recordist
... Sound Editor
... Foley Editor
... Sound Mixer
... Boom Operator
... Stunts
... Stunt Coordinator
... Script Supervisor
... Music Supervisor
... Music Coordinator
... Score Engineer
... Music Editor
... Location Manager
... Colorist
... Online Editor
... First Assistant Editor
... Graphic Designer
... Assistant Set Decoration
... Concept Artist
... Painter
... Property Master
... Graphic Designer
... Props
... Electrician
... Best Boy Grip
... Second Assistant "A" Camera
... Camera Operator
... Underwater Camera
... Grip
... Still Photographer
... "B" Camera Operator
... Best Boy Electrician
... Camera Trainee
... Second Assistant "B" Camera
... Camera Loader
... First Assistant "B" Camera
... First Assistant "A" Camera
... Key Grip
... Gaffer
... Grip
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Costume Supervisor
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Key Costumer
... Seamstress
... Costumer
... Seamstress
... Set Costumer
... Costumer
... Key Costumer
... Costumer
... Costumer
... Costume Coordinator
... Casting Assistant
... Extras Casting Assistant
... Extras Casting Assistant
... Casting Assistant
... Casting Assistant
... Casting Director
... Casting Assistant
... Casting Director
... Extras Casting
... Casting Assistant
... Casting Director
... Casting Associate
... Digital Compositor
... 2D Supervisor
... 3D Artist
... VFX Artist
... Digital Compositor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... VFX Artist
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... 3D Artist
... Digital Compositor
... Compositing Lead
... Visual Effects Coordinator
... VFX Artist
... Digital Compositor
... CG Artist
... VFX Artist
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... 3D Artist
... Visual Effects Editor
... 2D Supervisor
... Visual Effects Editor
... Digital Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Special Effects
... Special Effects Assistant
... Special Effects
... Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
... Special Props
... Special Effects
... Special Effects
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Special Effects Supervisor
... 3D Modeller
... Special Effects Assistant
... Special Effects Assistant
... Special Effects
... Special Effects Assistant
... Special Effects
... Special Effects Assistant
... Special Effects
... Special Effects
... Special Effects
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Weapons Master
... Researcher
... Publicist
... Production Coordinator
... Production Accountant
... Production Assistant
... Assistant Accountant
... Dialogue Coach
... Production Secretary
... Set Production Assistant
... Actor's Assistant
... Principal Costumer
... Main Title Designer
... Foley Mixer
... Foley Editor
... Music Producer
... Leadman
... Makeup Designer
... Songs
... Songs
... Songs
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