Handsome Devil builds up with an original take, moves to character development slowly but never deep enough to trigger emotional connection with the story and its people.
The message behind the story is powerful but doesn't really move from what it is: words. There is no pathos behind the change of the characters, just a script to follow.
The two main actors are well cast and convincing, but their story moves without a strong lead, often replaced by the english professor who still doesn't know how to lead either(both the character and in the role of an educator)
Still, its original way of saying a story well explored by many other movies, keeps holding over the mediocrity.. barely.
The message behind the story is powerful but doesn't really move from what it is: words. There is no pathos behind the change of the characters, just a script to follow.
The two main actors are well cast and convincing, but their story moves without a strong lead, often replaced by the english professor who still doesn't know how to lead either(both the character and in the role of an educator)
Still, its original way of saying a story well explored by many other movies, keeps holding over the mediocrity.. barely.