2hotFeature one of my absolute favorites!

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Armand it is not a comfortable film. because its ambition is not to present the skin of things but the essence of them. it is one of honest movies who represents more a testimony than artistic work. bitter, harsh, cruel, it seems be the film of one actor because the performance of Alex Dimitriades impress at whole. and not only for the talent or inspiration but for extraordinary dedication to do a complex and special role. it is not a gay movie or slice from a Greek community from Australia. it represents picture of a deep solitude of an age, an option, a society.a film who use not reasonable tools for say its story. a movie who can be perceived in many angles but who can be reduced as the powerful need to escape from yourself. it is not a comfortable movie. but that is its purpose - to say what who represents, in many situations, the domain of heavy silence. so, more than a film, it is a cry.

videorama-759-859391 Here's just another product of great Australian filmmaking. Of course, due to the subject, this film's not gonna be everybody's taste. Certainly something different, a movie about a Greek gay boy, does make this film refreshingly original, some scenes hard to stomach for us homo sapiens. What makes Head On so good, is Ari's character, free as the wind, probably creating a lot of envy towards closeted homosexuals. You can't help Ari, because he says what he wants to say and does what he wants to do. A leopard can't change it's spots. You were born gay, you stay gay, that's it. One of his close family is a drag queen, who he's there for, the family disgraced by him. The scene in the taxi near the end of the movie when they get pulled over by the police is hysterically funny, an antidote of amusement amongst the heavy and depressing scenes of Ari's non acceptance, because of his sexuality. What follows when they're arrested is not so funny, objects of humiliation by a bigoted cop and a younger disgraced Greek cop, who's forced to do what is asked oh him by his peer, making him look the fool, it's easy to see this young girl, goes off at the drag queen character. Some lines stay with me in this 7 day shot film, and we see the other struggles in Greek families, and behind the back ridicule they take, that are so stereotypical, if seeing many other films around this race. The movie really creates a warm feel around Ari's families, where we share the ups and downs. One reason I loved the film, was because of Alex Papps as Ari's brother, one actor who should of gone further, where he finally ended up, where no actor would wanna end up on: Play School. The full sex scene, near the end, with his new love, Sean, which I admit goes a little too far, beware out there to the easily offended. Fine Australian film making, steered by an uninhibited and brave performer who delivers a thunderous and real performance.

tiberius31 I just saw this movie 15 years after its release, and maybe this is a factor in some way, considering how gay men and women have been portrayed in films since then.But this aside, I don't see any internal coherence in the narrative of this film. What exactly is going on? Is it the complete confusion of an individual constantly intoxicated, with the factors at large being his sexual identity, the cultural identity of the country of his ancestry, and this in apposition to the culture of the country he lives in? On the surface it would seem so, but it seems more to to be a gratuitous portrayal of indulgence in self loathing.

moviegoer Truly a great little movie! The story moved at a good pace through-out and kept me very interested to see what would happen next. With so many movies these days, I keep checking the time because they are so terribly uneven and my interest is not held. Not with this one--very riveting and moving story. It did an excellent job of "showing" what our young protagonist (someone used the term anti-hero for him--I like that) was going through. Really liked the way the drug highs were portrayed. The voice overs were sparse--this film did not talk me to death or insult my intelligence by explaining everything. How very refreshing! Visually you went with Ari where he was going whether you liked it or not. I also really liked it because it was at times raw and visceral--life is like that sometimes for us, and for others like Ari, it's like that most of the time. Hurray for the male frontal nudity! It's not only women that have beautiful bodies. Johnny only had a couple scenes, but he upstaged Ari in every one. What a remarkable character to throw into the mix! I would be friends with him in a heartbeat. If you like movies about real people trying to figure out their place in the world, do yourself a favor and see this film.