"Wish You Were Here", a small little Spanish production with an American and British cast, is clearly one of the most beautiful movies I have recently seen.
David (played by Sam Page, a very handsome American actor who had his big break with "Point Pleasant") and his beautiful girlfriend come to Spain to meet his father to get approval for their marriage. David hasn't seen his father for many years, and the reconciliation starts off pretty well when his father offers the young couple to stay in his weekend palace. But suddenly David's girlfriend vanishes, and nobody wants to help David finding her. Slowly he's becoming aware that his father and all the people he had met on his way are part of a malicious conspiracy. It soon becomes clear that only by confronting his past can David save his future - at which point he is forced to cross a line beyond the limits of logical reasoning.
The most beautiful aspect of "Wish You Were Here" is the photography. Spain surely is one of the world's most beautiful spots, but it has rarely been shown that hot and sexy in a movie. Sam Page is equally lovely to look at, and the cameos by Howard Marks and the late Antonio Gerber clearly make this fine indie worth watching.
The movie's web site says that "Wish You Were Here" was a "genre-bending thriller about the dark road to becoming a man." Despite some holes in the story, it really is an entertaining, arty peace of film. Highly recommended, but also very difficult to find.
David (played by Sam Page, a very handsome American actor who had his big break with "Point Pleasant") and his beautiful girlfriend come to Spain to meet his father to get approval for their marriage. David hasn't seen his father for many years, and the reconciliation starts off pretty well when his father offers the young couple to stay in his weekend palace. But suddenly David's girlfriend vanishes, and nobody wants to help David finding her. Slowly he's becoming aware that his father and all the people he had met on his way are part of a malicious conspiracy. It soon becomes clear that only by confronting his past can David save his future - at which point he is forced to cross a line beyond the limits of logical reasoning.
The most beautiful aspect of "Wish You Were Here" is the photography. Spain surely is one of the world's most beautiful spots, but it has rarely been shown that hot and sexy in a movie. Sam Page is equally lovely to look at, and the cameos by Howard Marks and the late Antonio Gerber clearly make this fine indie worth watching.
The movie's web site says that "Wish You Were Here" was a "genre-bending thriller about the dark road to becoming a man." Despite some holes in the story, it really is an entertaining, arty peace of film. Highly recommended, but also very difficult to find.