Weekend (2011)

• Year: 2011
• Released: 04 Nov 2011
• Country: United Kingdom
• Adwords: 24 wins & 23 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1714210/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Weekend
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/weekend
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: Not Rated
• Genre: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 97 min
• Writer: Andrew Haigh
• Director: Andrew Haigh
• Cast: Tom Cullen, Chris New, Jonathan Race
• Keywords: lgbt, gay, gay interest, one-night stand, gay relationship,

	7.6/10
	81/100
	13% – Audience

Weekend Storyline

On Friday night, Russell, a lifeguard, on the pretense that he has to work in the morning (regardless of the fact that he indeed has to work), ditches his straight friend Jamie’s party early, but instead of going home to sleep heads to the gay club. There, he meets Glen, an art gallery employee and aspiring artist. The two, in a drunken stupor, head back to Russell’s apartment for the night. In the sober light of morning, they begin truly to get to know each other. Despite there being an obvious connection between the two beyond their initial attraction, they learn that they are different and on the surface incompatible in their outlooks. Glen is outwardly more open about his sexuality in public, but does not see himself with a boyfriend. Russell, on the other hand, is more controlled about expressing his gay self in public, but does eventually want a boyfriend and to be married, not implying that Glen is the person in either position. Half way through the weekend, Glen makes an announcement that due to circumstances unless something major changes, the probability that there is a long term future for the two of them is near zero regardless of their feelings. Each has to makes decisions about what to do about what their remaining time together for the weekend will look like, if there is indeed a rest of the weekend for them.

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“Nature or nurture; it’s your fault – so get over it!”

A gritty, authentic-looking story about a man who picks up another in a nightclub in Nottingham after a night on the beer and of the fairly intense 48 hours they subsequently spend together. It doesn’t conform to any “typical” descriptions of a gay film; it is dark, emotionally charged and honest about dealing with the range of issues – mental and social – faced by Tom Cullen and a superb Chris New as they get to know each other; warts-and-all. It is a film about realising potential. Do we think that they actually fall in love by the end? Well – that’s the question… Irritatingly, on occasion the audio mix makes it very difficult to hear what’s being said – a nuisance given dialogue is actually key to much of this film.

a different addition to LGBT cinema

When we think of LGBT cinema, we usually think of men in drag, or stories of the community collectively overcoming hardship. Andrew Haigh’s “Weekend” is a different one. While it does focus on the characters’ sexual orientation, it’s more about the subtlety in the characters’ lives and how they seek fulfillment. The movie makes sure to create complex, relatable characters, so that we can always feel for them. It’s not the greatest movie ever made, but one that prompts the viewer to think deeply about the characters, empathizing with them.

I recommend it.

Weekend

I assumed this was a DVD I had seen in the shops a few, but I must have gotten confused with the comedy Weekender with the yellow and pink cover art, oh well, I heard this critically acclaimed and I was very interested to see why. Basically in Nottingham on Friday night Russell (Downton Abbey’s Tom Cullen), who works as a lifeguard, heads from a straight house to a gay night club to go on the pull alone, and just before closing time he meets student artist Glen (Chris New), and they end up having sex back at his apartment. The next morning they wake up, Glen has Russell speak on his voice recorder talking about their experience, he says it is for an art project, and after he leaves Russell does what he always does after each man that is with him, writes about him on his laptop, it is obvious that he feels lonely most of the time. Russell and Glen do meet up the next day to ride Russell’s bike, and returning to his apartment they spend the day sharing stories about past experiences and encounters as gay men, Russell tells how he grew up in foster care where he made a friend with Jamie (Jonathan Race) who is like a brother to him now. Before leaving again Glen tells him that he will be leaving the next day for a two year art course in Oregon, but he invites Russell to a party he is holding in a bar, Russell is upset a developing relationship can’t last much longer, but he goes to the party and meets some of his friends, including a female friend who is normally aloud to hear all Glen’s tapes, but not Russell’s. The female friend tells how she is not sure Glen will actually go ahead with the trip to America, being in a relationship with a man called John who cheated on him but renounced beliefs for him, and how he was beaten up in the park by homophobic thugs. The pair of men leave the bar and go to an amusement park where Glen admits to feeling down amongst friends but happy with Russell, when they get back to the apartment they smoke marijuana and snort cocaine, and Russell reads to Glen his similar project about men he has been with, and it is a surprise when Glen recognises his ex John as one of them, they argue about it. Glen feels that things will improve for him when he is in America, but Russell wants him to stay so perhaps they can have a real relationship, but this only causes another argument between them about trust issues from past relationships and how happiness can be really achieved, but they do reconcile, passionately kiss and sleep together. In the morning they plan a game where Glen acts as Russell’s father, he never got the chance to come out as gay to his real father, Glen leaves the apartment, Russell feeling devastated explains his feelings to Jami who suggests he should drop him and see him off at the train station, there they say their goodbyes and share one last kiss, before leaving Glen gave Russell a present, it is the voice recorder about their first encounter. Also starring Laura Freeman as Jill, Jonathan Wright as Johnny, Loretto Murray as Cathy, Sarah Churm as Helen, Vauxhall Jermaine as Damien, Joe Doherty as Justin and Kieran Hardcastle as Sam. You could describe this as perhaps a modern day homosexual version of Brief Encounter, with a dash of Before Sunrise, Cullen gives a touching performance as the quiet lonely gay man who thinks he’s found solace but is to again be devastated, New is equally good as the young man he is falling for but cannot stay, I admit the love scenes were a little awkward, you see sperm on one of their chests LOL, but it is necessary, the dialogue scenes of the two men talking almost generally are the most interesting, it works really well as a talkative story and a small emotional love story, a fantastic romantic drama. Very good!