eCupid (2011)
2/10
Not really worth the watch
29 August 2015
Warning: Spoilers
OK so if you are up for a film showing how to deal with getting someone back that you have just broken up with, this film is for you. Otherwise don't even bother.

Marshall has a loving relationship of 7 years with his partner Gabe and even though things are looking good, Gabe doesn't seem to want to have sex as much as his boyfriend. So what does his boyfriend do? He clicks on an app called ecupid answering questions that he is not happy in his relationship and looking for something new.

Well, stupidly the app sends his boyfriend a text effectively breaking up the relationship and we spent the rest of the time watching Marshall regret this and try to win him back whilst constantly being bombarded with text-suggestions from the app that he, for whatever reason, simply can not ignore.

Even for a gay film, this film sucks (and I love my gay films so thats saying something).

The only saving grace is the final 2 scenes where Morgan Fairchild comes in and we are 'lead to believe' (and believe me even thats a stretch) that shes behind the app and so-to-say helps Marshall say everything he needed to say after he 'somehow' ass-dials Gabe, who hears it and comes in to the cafe (where he is with her) and they end up back together.

OK so the big hole here is that Venus (Fairchild) never actually comes out and says "Im ecupid". we just have to assume that the more she talks with Marshall.

All in all a crap film, however the 2nd last scene (cafe- Marshall & Venus, then Marshall & Gabe) and the last scene (Marshall & Gabe coffee shop) were actually good.

As with other films, this one disappointed because it again has the potential to be great, but didn't go there. If Marshall had cheated or something. Or gone out on several dates and then realized they weren't the right guys for him then OK. But this is simply a sad/depressing film that makes you want to jump into the screen when he's trying to push the 'college guy' off him and say "Why not? Enjoy yourself for once!"

In saying that Housten Rhines (Marshall) and Noah Schuffman (Gabe) and even Matt Lewis (Keith) are all good actors and I'm sure in another film they'd be awesome to watch. It's not the actors fault they had such a lame storyline to deal with.

2/10 for the final 2 scenes. But seriously... don't bother.
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