Blue Citrus Hearts

Product Description

Blue Citrus Hearts is the story of a boy who loves a boy. Sam and Julian are high school best friends full of vibrant teen angst. This is their bittersweet tale of moving poetry and the unique experience of boy love in Memphis. Sam s struggle against an abusive father, his oblivious girlfriend, and thoughts of suicide clash while his affection deepens for Julian. This first love high school romance is as beautiful as the unexpected shooting star at the end of the film.

Customer Reviews:

One of the worst movies I have ever seen.......2006-12-29

Ok I know it was low budget but the acting was terrible, almost laughable and the most annoying was the music which is loud and obnoxious. If there was a plot I failed to comprehend what it was. Since it had gotten such good reviews I bought it and am now stuck with it.

Another Beautiful No Budget Indie.......2006-10-15

Caveat: Anyone needing a blockbuster with a budget and great effects need look elsewhere. What this is a slowly paced, heartfelt, honest little movie that has, if one allows it to, the power to move you profoundly. There is a sometimes arthouse pretentiousness that is not inappropriate here, which in fact reveals the deceptively simple story as the myriad of complex emotional issues that as the film's base.

The story of two teenage boys in Memphis - from extraordinarily opposite homes, finding their way through friendship and sexuality while dealing with the complexities of highschool, teenage romance, angst, fitting in, the desire for popularity and the odd desire of wanting to be misunderstood and alone.

Joshua Peter Laurenzi (Sam) and Paul Foster (Julian) are outstanding as the "heros" of the story; unremarkable, ordinary boys learning to cope with emotions they fear and possibly can't understand.

Director Jon Fox strikes the right balance, lights the film beautifully, at times allowing primary colors to wash over the entire screen. Another nice touch is having the poetry to flow across the screen (I'm assuming Sam's) adding a rich layer of emotion to an already overwhelming experience.

I've read many negative criticisms here (and elsewhere) so I suppose this is one of those no-budget indies that speaks strongly to some while others can't seem to find its remarkable heart. A beautiful experience for those willing to look past its obvious limitations.

why the hell not give it 5 stars?.......2006-02-15

Well I saw this movie for the sole purpose of Jason Booth's role in it - so of course I had to be all creepy like and buy the thing and watch it. Well it was a little boring, and frankly I would have never gotten through it without the promise of Booth making an appearnce. However, I came to appreciate the film. It isn't as bad as some of the people have reviewed it to be, but it sure as hell wasn't cheated out national recognition.

Jez, a crazed fan from the crowd

oh come on.......2005-11-28

Ok. i think the producers knew it was gonna suck if all they had to work with was a canon gL2 and final cut pro. They werent going for some really powerful film with great effects. If they were, they wouldnt have bothered. We all know that it sucked. really bad. But you have to look beyond all that. If you cant, thats ok, i found that part hard myself. it has a message. dont get me wrong. But they expressed it differently. The credits were of better quality than the film and they needed to get sum more 'beautiful' people. More people would enjoy it if they had a piece of eyecandy to stare at the whole time to help them keep track of the plot. Which wasnt very in depth.

refreshing.......2005-11-05

I don't understand why so many people gave this film such a bad review. Sure it wasn't perfect, but I liked it a lot. I felt it was refreshing compared to all these high budget overcomputerized things they have out. Plus, unlike the majority of movies with gay characters, there was a somewhat happy ending. Plus, it really makes you think. It's one of those movies that just gets better and better the more you mull over it. I highly recommend it.

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