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Synopsis

Five buddies gather in a rustic cabin for a winter weekend, but all the rough weather is inside. Sexual tensions and secrets rebound off the walls of this intense first film from "QAF" cinematographer Thom Best.

Review

There's lots of gratuitous nudity in gay films, but in this film, it's the characters that are the most naked. But it’s not their bodies that are exposed, it’s their emotions. In this raw and riveting story, uptight yuppie Vaughn (the granite-jawed Martin Cummings) has invited four childhood buddies to his winter cabin: the sensitive photographer John, the chiseled fitness instructor Steve, and wannabe singer Bryan (sporting a cool “Tarantino” vibe). Completing the circle is the dark, brooding Trevor, Vaughn’s uninvited black sheep brother. While the air outside is thick with snow (bitingly captured in brilliant camera work), the air inside is thick with tensions: broken hearts, sibling rivalry, childhood fears, financial desperation, and, yes, sexual desire. Everything explodes when Vaughn’s ex-girlfriend suddenly appears to “get some things” -- including a “quickie” that’s not from Vaughn! The directorial debut of “Queer as Folk’s cinematographer, The Ice Men is ensemble acting at its best, as the cast hurls out dialogue with the rage and realism of early Mamet. There’s also a whiff of that other “Iceman”; with a few bad breaks, all these guys could “cometh” to Eugene O’Neill’s sad saloon. But you hope not; for all their faults, your heart will melt for these Ice Men – even without the bare buns.

-- Andrew Preis

Customer Reviews

it was ok

JJ-99202 wrote on 07/29/2007:

this film wasnt that good. yeah the story line was ok and the best line was "i was there" 1 gay scene and the rest was straight kinda acting and the worst part the not hot guy doing the bimbo. so i give like 1.5 stars. not great but if looking 4 something to watch that is ok then this could be one. but there are others..

This is an excellent film

frederick wrote on 03/24/2006:

This is an exceptionally well done independent film. The film maintains a high level of dramatic tension throughout, and the homoerotic tensions between Jon and Steve are positively scintillating; obviously there is a long history between them. Indeed, this movie transgresses several boundaries in its treatment of homosocial behaviour, and the way men (both hetero- and homosexual) interact with one another in games of dominance and deception. This is a superbly acted movie with a tremendous script. I highly recommend it, particularly given the plethora of insipid and uninspired homophilic cinema that exists out there.

Nice But Flawed

Greent Giant wrote on 03/03/2006:

I give a 50/50 review to this film based on one scene. When the 2 guys are going at it in the bed the close ups look like the used body doubles. Also when the tall hot gym trainer guy is getting into the hot tub it's a rear view so one wonders if it's the actor playing the part or a body double. Look at the scenes and you see what I mean. Otherwise it's a dramatically intense film about 5 childhood friends turning 30. I would cast star Martin Cummings and the tall gym trainer guy in a gay porn flick any day.