Down Low

2023

Comedy

18
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 71% · 14 reviews
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 2854 2.9K

funeral brain tumor necrophilia dark comedy murder lgbt

Plot summary

A repressed gay man develops an unlikely friendship with a young masseur who teaches him to embrace life.

Director

Rightor Doyle Photo
Rightor Doyle

Top cast

Lukas Gage Photo
Lukas Gage as Cameron
Zachary Quinto Photo
Zachary Quinto as Gary
Judith Light Photo
Judith Light as Sandy
Simon Rex Photo
Simon Rex as Buck / Fleshpuppet
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB 1080p.WEB 2160p.WEB
868.86 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 5
1.74 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 8
1.58 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 4
4.22 GB
3840*2160
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
N/A
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by justahunch-70549 6 / 10

A bit of odd fun

Unusual little thing, to put it mildly since it involves a divorced man who realizes he is gay and who in the space of one day has three men for hire over to his beautiful home. One is to give him a massage, one is for him to have sex with and one is another male prostitute who likes having sex with the deceased. In the midst of this is a visit from a neighbor (Judith Light) who is whacked out of her mind on medications and gets locked in the place. This starts off terribly primarily due to the ridiculous characterization of the massage guy, but it and he improve as it goes along. That character, played by Lucas Gage, eventually becomes more likable, but the film's saving grace is the performance of Zachary Quinto who is really rather good in this as a sad and troubled man. Parts of this black comedy work very well, some doesn't, and there is surprising humor popping up here and there. Unfortunately, much like the beginning the ending is a mess. There is also the required sex scene and given that it is performed by two gay actors, it is spectacularly unerotic. American films about gay men tend to be rather poor, so this is a bit of a surprise being as good as it is, though it does take some tolerance, but hey, it's a comedy even if it does end with someone committing a major crime that they don't seem to be aware of.
Reviewed by tvpvdbh 5 / 10

Fun at first but then WTF?

Enjoyed the first half of this. A lot of fun, great chemistry, fun performances. Zachary Quinto's turn as a sexually repressed guy goes a little stale. Lukas Gage's character starts to feel a little one-note as well. Judith Light is wonderful as always. And a fun cameo by Simon Rex. Then it takes a darker turn that suddenly feels a lot less funny, if not disturbing. The movie had created a nice reality bubble that was fun to experience. Until, damn, it gets dark. Then suddenly we're out of that bubble into a world that features Audra McDonald, whose fierce realness feels completely at odds with the rest of the movie. I was totally willing to suspend disbelief and go along for the ride for the first half, but it asked too much at the end. From laughter to what the f-- in 90 minutes. Can't really recommend.
Reviewed by josborn5136 8 / 10

No, this is not Schindler's list, but it is highly entertaining.

Boy was this refreshing. Everyone did such a good job and it's good to see some fresh faces. Zachary and Judith you did an amazing job, and this new guy Lukas is amazing. It was a little bit sick and twisted, but it was enjoyable and it was entertaining and it was fresh and it was original. There's so many boring scripts out there.I wish there were more movies like this available. It deviates so much from the standard trope.The acting was really impeccable. I'm not sure who the writer was, but they did a really good job, and the scenery was great, and I like the whole psychological element behind everything.Good job, everyone.
Read more IMDb reviews

8 Comments

Be the first to leave a comment