21 September 2008

On the Other Hand, Death (2008)


In this third instalment of the Donald Strachey mystery, Dorothy (Margot Kidder), an elderly guidance counsellor of a local high school who is open about her being a lesbian refuses to sell her home to a powerful developer. Soon she was suspended for advising one of the students to seek help from a “questioning youth hotline” and her house which she shares with the love of her life, Edith (Gabrielle Rose), was vandalized and the couple receives several homophobic threats. Is Dorothy’s sudden streak of bad lucks motivated by the real estate conglomerate or the anti-gay neighbourhood? As Donald (Chad Allen) investigates, three stories of great gay love surface: Dorothy’s undying love for Edith, Donald’s realization of how he loves Tim (Sebastian Spence), and the love of a young couple, Derek (Keegan Macintosh) & Joey (Kerry James), whose fathers are both homophobic. And there is a bit of sexual invitation when hunky Andrew (Damon Runyan), Tim’s ex-flame, in full nudity tries to seduce Donald who confirms that he is into monogamous (sexual) relationship only.

I’d say that ON THE OTHER HAND, DEATH is the best of the four instalments so far… it has a clever story plot that is fast-paced and full of twists & turns and fine acting from the lead characters.

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