Judas Kiss (2011)

[Mister Robarto 3]

I just watched a flick called "Judas Kiss" from 2010 / 2011 (depending on where you look), starring Charlie David. This movie has so many bad things to recommend it... I would love to hear Paul, June and Jason's take.

 

The movie is set in the high-stakes world of a short film competition at a made-up college.

 

In general, it's a VERY bad movie. Bad dialog, and a plot line that varies between inconsistent and incomprehensable. Under-18s give it 9 & 10 ratings on IMDB, and everyone else seems to despise it (overall average is 4.6). It has a 46% on Rotten Tomatoes... apparently no critics reviewed it. It's available on Netflix on Demand.

 

At the same time it looks good - nice looking people wearing nice clothes, and shot well.

 

Some notable features of this movie:

 

1. The lead character has gay sex with a 15-years younger version of himself that he picks up at a bar. He doesn't recognize himself.

 

2. The lead character is always smoking. Like, in a way that people 50 years ago wouldn't have tolerated, not to mention people in a movie set now.

 

3. Distractingly bad soundtrack.

 

4. No continuity whatsoever. The lead character's beard comes and goes from scene to scene.

 

5. Crazy set dressing. The logo of the fake university that is the film's primary setting is everywhere... think round white stickers stuck onto black coffee cups.

 

6. When I saw the lead character's dad, my first thought was "Hobo Paul F. Tompkins".

 

7. Something's going on with time in the movie, but there's no explanation and seemingly no coherent set of rules. Is it a time travel situation? Are they stuck in some sort of David Lynchian purgatory? Why do things occasionally glow & flicker? The characters that are aware of the situation are incredibly nonchalant.

 

All in all, I think this is "How Did This Get Made?" material.