I loved this film. A B-flick Masterpiece that feels more like A cinema.
This film does not deserve a 4.0!
As a cis-gendered hetro male, i first heard about this film at work where we printed posters and other marketing promotional items. I watched the trailer and thought it looked interesting, but was unsure if this would be a great film... the trailer was well structured.
I finally watched the film this evening, dec 29 2023, and felt it was a sincere, well directed and acted film with beautiful cinimatography. The leads played by Nick Sasso and Nomi Ruiz had an amazing chemestry, that i was left wanting to see more of.
In the trailer, the scene were he questions the pic of a young boy, and Nomi says "its me" was a perfect introduction to this character as trans. It was not drawn out. Nics reaction was perfectly flat but accepting. Beautiful scene.
The muy thai training scenes were well done and fun to watch, and was perfectly acted. The main fight was a huge surprise for me.
All the party scenes were perfectly filmed. Excellent soundtrack, and colorful witty characters to fit the mood.
Haymaker is a beautiful, hypnotic film that drew me in immediately, and want to see more of these two characters in a sequel.
At 83 minutes, the editing is tight and the film feels more full than its runtime. There is a lot of story in those 83 minutes.
Although this may be a directoral debut, it did not feel as one. I loved this film so very much, and watched all the credits. Both Nick Sasso and Nomi wore many hats making this film, and this passion and skill shows in every minute captured.
Need more from you both!!
This film does not deserve a 4.0!
As a cis-gendered hetro male, i first heard about this film at work where we printed posters and other marketing promotional items. I watched the trailer and thought it looked interesting, but was unsure if this would be a great film... the trailer was well structured.
I finally watched the film this evening, dec 29 2023, and felt it was a sincere, well directed and acted film with beautiful cinimatography. The leads played by Nick Sasso and Nomi Ruiz had an amazing chemestry, that i was left wanting to see more of.
In the trailer, the scene were he questions the pic of a young boy, and Nomi says "its me" was a perfect introduction to this character as trans. It was not drawn out. Nics reaction was perfectly flat but accepting. Beautiful scene.
The muy thai training scenes were well done and fun to watch, and was perfectly acted. The main fight was a huge surprise for me.
All the party scenes were perfectly filmed. Excellent soundtrack, and colorful witty characters to fit the mood.
Haymaker is a beautiful, hypnotic film that drew me in immediately, and want to see more of these two characters in a sequel.
At 83 minutes, the editing is tight and the film feels more full than its runtime. There is a lot of story in those 83 minutes.
Although this may be a directoral debut, it did not feel as one. I loved this film so very much, and watched all the credits. Both Nick Sasso and Nomi wore many hats making this film, and this passion and skill shows in every minute captured.
Need more from you both!!