Max, young writer takes up working as a sex professional in order to get material for his novel about a man working as a sex professional.
This film didn't really work for me. Yes, I admit that not being a gay man it didn't resonate. I do think that if I was, the film might have meant more to me than it did.
I can see how good much of the film is, and I think the performances by the men in Max's life are worthy of many awards for ensemble work. The problem is a I really didn't like Ruaridh Mollica as Max. It's not that he is bad, but is is too self contained. I never warmed to him and I never connected. To me he was simply pawn being moved around the film to highlight everyone else.
This isn't to suggest SEBASTIAN is a bad film, it's not. I think it's more a film that is going to play best for a certain audience who can connect to the man at the center.
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