Twist

It's the story of a group of straight guys (most of whom drug addicts) forced to hustle other men by a mysterious and violent Bob, whom we never see.

Sold as a "queer Oliver Twist update," it's gritty but not totally engaging.

Lead by a very good Nick Stahl, the movie is definitely watchable and the message of desperation it sends is disheartening, but I did find myself looking at my watch a couple of times, despite the gay twist introduced by a very sweet and cute Joshua Close's Oliver.

And that's pretty much it. This is probably the shortest commentary I ever wrote on a movie I saw, good or bad, and it goes a long way to show how the picture left me with very little to say about it.

Nevertheless, I'd still watch anything with Nick Stahl, whom I consider one of the most promising actors of his generation.

Grade: 6.5