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Leslie wrote on 09/23/2012:

This is a very realistic portrayal of an escort and his client in a hotel room. The scenes, very sexually explicit, are shot very organically & it feels as if there's no real script - which actually adds to the film. I commend the director for his personal candor by starring in the film.

Amos Lassen wrote on 12/15/2011:

A while ago I posted an announcement that Todd Verow’s new film, “Leave Blank” (WaterBearer Films) was going to be released soon and I got my copy today. It is, without a doubt, one of the most erotic films I have ever seen. It is advertised as “edgy, sex-drenched, (a) voyeuristic indie about a man, his hustler and the things they get into together”. Indeed it is all those.

Verow, the director, plays a middle-aged man, Todd, who hires a hustler, Paul (Gregg Tucker) to stay with him for a weekend in New York City. Todd wants to be able to do all those things he has never done—unsafe sex, drugs and anonymous sex with many partners. Paul loves the idea of going to New York and being paid to do so, However, Todd has several ideas in mind and when the weekend is over, both men’s lives are changed.

The opening scene is terrific with the discussion of financial arrangements taking place in a cab. As can be expected, both men are a bit leery and we see the hesitation as well as the confidences that they go through. When they meet we feel the strength of their connection and they waste to time having sex. This is beautifully and erotically filmed. But all is not se (although there is plenty of it).

When Todd decides to order room service, we get a look at the two men and learn that Todd is lonely and how Paul became a male prostitute. We quickly see that sex s a commodity and easy to find but companionship and relationships are hard. Having sex with a prostitute requires no emotional connection and there is the advantage of control. There are times that the viewer is watching something he should be seeing and here the viewer becomes part of the film… as a voyeur.

They do go out to a party and have sex wile drugged and they seem to be becoming close. They talk about relationships and how they feel about love and marriage and so on. They seem to be connecting very honestly and it is easy to forget that we are just watching a movie. I understand that a lot of the film was improvised and drew on Verow’s own experiences as a hustler.

I can tell you that this is unlike anything you have ever seen before on the screen and this film marks a milestone in that it is so realistic. Some might feel that a two character film may not hold interest for viewers but I have to disagree. Granted, it takes a while to understand what is happening in the film but once you do, you get a real cinematic experience.

A note: The sex s quite graphic and there is plenty of male full frontal nudity as well as sex scenes that we do not often see in the mov