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Amos Lassen wrote on 12/20/2011:

“Into It” (Waterbearer Films) is a film that deals with an attempt to find peace in the modern world so in many ways it is about us. Everyone has some kind of demon that makes it hard to rest comfortably all of the time. Our story is about two men, Simon and Rem, hustlers who are on a drunken and drug induced spree. They are depressed and they think that drugs and alcohol will deliver them from the way they feel. No matter how much they try to improve, they continuously find themselves involved in bad deals and even worse relationships.
Jeff Maccubbin who directed “Soul Maid” has come a long way with this film. His characters are real and they experience the really hard facts of life. Simon has allowed himself to sink into the abyss of the hustler subculture and the sewer of gay life. One night when he slips on the ice outside, he finds himself in the arms of Evan, a host on a cable television show. Even suffers from Tourette’s Syndrome and this is noticeable to Simon at once. The two men partake of a night of wild sex and Simon realizes that Evan’s spasms and tics have subsided. Simon believes that he is responsible for the change in Evan’s health and that he was sent to cure Evan of his afflictions. The relationship between the two men becomes sado/masochistic and Simon rests easily in a world where sadness and depression turn him on and he feels that in order for Evan to achieve a soul is by emotional destruction.
Rem, Simon’s friend and fellow rent boy, simply sits on the sidelines and watches. He is usually in a drug induced state but he can see what is happening to his friend. Simon continues with his self-destructive behavior and we wait to see if Rem can get to him before tragedy does.
This is a new kind of film from Waterbearer and it a psychological study of the nature of good and evil as perceived by two men who have little contact with the real world. It upsets, it is haunting and it is an excellent way to spend a little time. It is sure to make you think.