"Lichtes Meer" or "Radiant Sea" is a German movie that is mostly in the German language, but there are also parts in English and French. The director and one of the writers is Stefan Butzenmühlen and this movie had its world premiere 2 years ago roughly, in April 2015. It is relatively short at 75 minutes without credits, but still way too long for its own good. It basically the story of two men who meet when one of them ends up working on a container ship. It is basically a two-man show. The problem is just that both actors are completely forgettable. The protagonist has not been in a movie before and his co-lead, a French actor, may seem more talented initially thanks to the experience he has, but he quickly turns out at least as bad as the German guy. Asmittedly, you have to say in their favor that the script they had to work with here is pretty bad. The film drags a lot. It is obviously a very slow movie that tries to live through the use of artistic scenes and situations, but it is all really just an attempt at these, never a success. The first half was still pretty solid, but as the film did not end after 40 minutes, it was really bad the longer it went. The plot is completely forgettable and sadly it is (almost) always the same with these gay-themed films. The cast is usually not too good and neither are the actors. The plot relies on people lying naked in bed and all the conflict rings false and unauthentic, all for the sake of it to be honest. The action is as generic as it gets with the big crucial conflict as in every stereotypical movie and this one also never feels s if it could actually arise from the character's action, but all just for entertainment purposes and the audience. In short: This film is a failure that rarely makes sense and when it does, then it's still pretty uninteresting. Acting and writing are both truly uninspired. Watch something else instead.
Review of Lichtes Meer
