Very, Very Sweet and Rewarding
I wasn't sure until dying Mom joined the two boys' hands together, but I whooped for joy at the end. This was a VERY pro-gay movie, because it has a Happy Ending. The angst of gay teen love is told over and over again, but this fantasy included a little honesty, too - like Gino's bisexual affair.
Pim and Gino were delicious. Pim is hopelessly co-dependent, and I can see the boys moving to the Big City (wherever that may be), Gino repeatedly cheating on Pim, Pim hopelessly despondent and eventually - walking into the ocean and not walking out. BUT, this movie wasn't about that. It was about the fear, wonder, joy, sadness and revelation that occur early in such a relationship. Really enjoyed this one. Where's that rating thingy - this gets a "9".
Wish there were more (any?) American films of this quality and conscience, but they seem to be few and far between. Teenage gay love is ultimate romance, it is "the love that dare not speak its name", after all.