Mr. Smith Gets a Hustler
by Ian McCrudden
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Actor: Larry Pine; Alex Feldman; J.D. Williams (II); Benjamin Hendrickson; Tom Hildreth; Anna Thomson; Jodie Baker; Antonio RodrÃguez; Ed Hodson; Phil McGlaston; Tim Sherogan; Alexander ScottDirector: Ian McCrudden
Brand: ARIZTICAL ENTERTAINMENT INC
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-07-01
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Ariztical
DVD Reviews of Mr. Smith Gets a Hustler
DVD Review: Don't look for a Hollywood ending!
Summary: 2 Stars
"Mr. Smith Gets A Hustler" is one of those gay-themed films that frequently plays to GLBT film festivals and leaves audiences with a big "What?" at the end. Well acted, directed, and filmed the problem doesn't lie with what's happening on-screen, but the predictable formulaic script and its inconclusive ending. Populated with characters that aren't quite fully-fleshed it's hard to feel any connection or empathy for the characters that come across as two dimensional. Hustlers and Pimps are portrayed as money-hungry and profoundly amoral. The mysterious Mr. Smith reveals perhaps the most of any character in the movie; a former bank vice-president on-the-run after bilking a customer out of money. He's in New York to try and reconcile with his son, Bobby Blue, by his estranged lover, only Bobby has no idea that Smith is his father. His discovers the secret of Mr. Smith's true identity in a way that screams predictability and the film unfolds as an equally shady character tries to track down Smith via the hustlers, although its never clear why. Mr. Smith's pursuer finally entices Bobby Blue up to his hotel suite to get the goods on Smith only to have Bobby's pimp spare him by ratting out where Smith is. Another hustler, Abe, comes to save Bobby only after Smith's pursuer has left to get Smith. Rather than trying to save Mr. Smith from his pursuer Bobby and Abe instead commiserate about what to do. The following day Bobby coaxes a hotel staffer to let him into Smith's suite only to find it emptied, neat, and tidy. The film ends with Bobby getting into a taxi going who knows where; the end! Yeah. No indication of what happened to Smith, no insight into why Bobby wouldn't try and save Smith, no reflection on what Bobby is feeling other than his facial expressions as the credits roll. My hunch is he doesn't really care about Smith, life goes on. The sound quality is terrible...very muddled and mixed very low; I had to max out the volume of it on my DVD player and STILL could barely hear the dialog.
"Mr. Smith" is emblematic of the current rash of gay-themed films without neat tidy endings that not only leave far too much to the viewer's imagination (not necessarily a bad thing), but that fail to engage the viewer. You feel no connection or interest to the characters and as a result none to the film. The theme here is that life is brutal, nasty, and short...if you care about people you'll only get your feelings hurt. Trapped in the Me-First zeitgeist of the 1990s it reveals nothing about the characters and there really is no moral to the story other than to look out for yourself and your own interests; how depressing.
Description of Mr. Smith Gets a Hustler
Set in a bar in the meat-packing district of New York City MR. SMITH GETS A HUSTLER is director Ian McCrudden's theatrical drama about a group of desperate male prostitutes (Alex Feldman J.D. Williams). Managed by creepy Mr. Lapp (Benjamin Hendrickson) who adds little sunshine to their dreary days their only salvation is the curious Mr. Smith (Larry Pine) who's more interested in conversation than sex.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 631008055596 Manufacturer No: CQC555Bestsellers in DVD
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