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Ashley Michael wrote on 09/12/2012:

I saw this movie at Outfest in Los Angeles. I found it a powerful story about the choice that we all face in the wake of catastrophic events. In such times, we have a choice between letting it kill our spirit and accepting this new, unplanned for direction in the twisty path of life. Paraplegic Morgan Oliver sinks into an abyss of depression, consuming beer after beer on his couch as he watches the sport he will never champion again. He gives up on life. He ignores his bills. His ignores his mother and his best friend who feel hopeless watching him sink deeper and deeper into the abyss. When he runs out of beer, he gets into his wheelchair and rolls through Central Park to the store. He literally rolls past his saving fate, in the form of Dean. It is not that Morgan needs a person to save him. Dean just gives him something to be excited about again. He likes Dean, and he wants to impress Dean, and thus, he is inspired to live again. He pimps out his wheelchair with some hot shot wheels. He signs up for a wheelchair race and starts training everyday. There are stumbles. Practicing on the same route where he had his accident, he always stops at the spot where the accident occurred and turns around. He also has frightening side effects from the erectile dysfunction medication he started taking to help him navigate the paraplegic realities in his exciting new relationship with Dean. The medication makes his heart race, and his doctor won't clear him for the race. His mother, his best friend, and Dean are all terribly worried; they urge him not to race. Is Morgan really moving forward or is he trying to relive the past? This is the question that he must answer within himself, and it is something we all face at some point in our lives. I think this is a beautiful story that leaves you craving more. It is impossible not to long for a sequel, if only to see how Morgan is doing. The soundtrack is fabulous. I highly recommend checking it out on iTunes! And the cinematography belies the fact that this film is a low budget indy.

Amos Lassen wrote on 08/03/2012:

Morgan Oliver (Leo Minaya) became a paraplegic after an accident but that has not stopped him from living and he tries to live exactly as he did when a bike race pile up caused him to break his back and left him paralyzed from the waist down. When he meets Dean Kagan (Jack Kesy), he is even more determined to live as he did. He is st on entering the same kind of race he participated in before he lost the use of his legs and it is here that director Michael Akers looks at the life of a gay athlete.

When we first meet Morgan we see him struggling with the kind of everyday chores that so many of us take for granted—getting out of bed and moving around his place. However, these are not what frustrate him. He has not lost his competitive nature and he is determined to race again. He will have to use a customized bike and he knows he will have to work really hard in order to convince others that he can race. His mother and best friend are, of course, opposed to the idea.

We watch Morgan work hard and when he finds love, we are so happy for him. Morgan steals our hearts from the moment we meet him and we want him to succeed as much as he, himself, wants to.

Dean and Morgan have incredible sexual energy and watching their relationship develop is a very sweet experience. Soon Morgan is pushing just a little bit too hard and the two men struggle to keep what they have.

Morgan feels that winning is everything and he certainly was not expecting to ever end us as a paraplegic and end up having to spend his life in a wheelchair. After his external wounds healed, things did not look so good for him—he lost his job and his physical ability to race. His boyfriend walked as Morgan was recovering and Morgan was left to think about not being able to physically do the kinds of things he could do before the accident. He learned that he had to take care of himself if he wanted to regain his self-esteem.

After meeting and falling in love with Dean, he finds the inspiration to rebuild his life. He gets a custom bike and joins the handicapped division of the New Haven bike race and with encouragement from Dean he works hard. He now must face with his own limitations but more important he has to understand that his own personal best is the greatest victory he will ever achieve.

I believe that the reason we love Morgan so much is because the director loves him that much more and passes that love on to us. What a beautiful film that allows all of us to feel human again.