Review of Sublime

Sublime (2022)
9/10
A good movie
29 December 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Manuel and Felipe are best friends and they are in a band together. A good portion of the movie shows the band rehearsing. While Felipe is straight, Manuel is gay and in love with Felipe but he hasn't come out of the closet and he doesn't dare to tell Felipe how he really feels. Manuel does dream of sleeping with Felipe, which is shown in clips. The two friends do have an old Volkswagen van in the woods where they take their girlfriends to sleep with them.

One day, Felipe tells Manuel that he is going to take his girlfriend to the van. Manuel is jealous and he goes to the van and wrecks it by taking the seats and bed out. When Felipe sees this, he thinks that some vandals did it, but Manuel comes clean and tells Felipe. When Felipe gets angry and asks him why he did it, Manuel confesses that he's in love with him. Manuel walks away and Felipe sits to ponder the situation.

There are two scenes that I thought were sweet. The first is when Felipe, who is no longer angry with Manuel, tells Manuel that he's sorry that he never realized how much Manuel loves him and that it's been hurting him to keep it inside. He then gives Manuel a hug.

The second is in the end, when the two go to the beach and they play soccer with their friends. Felipe gives Manuel a kiss on the lips and smiles at him, telling him, non-verbally that everything is fine between them.

I really enjoyed this film and I will definitely watch it a few times.
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