{"id":611,"date":"2014-09-10T15:59:19","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T19:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=611"},"modified":"2024-03-29T17:12:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T21:12:29","slug":"pit-stop-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=611","title":{"rendered":"Pit Stop-2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pit Stop-2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director Yen Tan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starring Bill Heck, Marcus DeAnda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scott’s Review #168<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"70268909\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Reviewed September 10, 2014<\/p>\n

Grade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pit Stop is a small independent film from 2013 that centers on a group of gay men living in rural Texas, outside of Houston or San Antonio.<\/p>\n

The plot focuses on two specific men, Gabe and Ernesto, who are not acquainted with each other. They tell of their ups and downs, mostly regarding dating and relationships.<\/p>\n

Gabe lives with his ex-wife Shannon and they share a child they raise together as a family. They have a warm relationship and live together as friends.\u00a0 Gabe was recently dumped by a married man who wants Gabe to stop calling him.<\/p>\n

Ernesto lives with a younger man whom he used to date and is trying to convince him to move out and get his life together.<\/p>\n

Ernesto also has a former partner who is comatose and whom he continues to visit in the hospital.<\/p>\n

A subplot of the film is Shannon\u2019s struggles to date. She arranges a date with a co-worker and, after drinking too much, embarrasses herself by coming on too strong to him.<\/p>\n

The point of the film is that all of the characters are struggling to find love and companionship and most are quite lonely people, yet not unbalanced or neurotic folks.<\/p>\n

They reside in the middle of nowhere which dims their chances of finding love.<\/p>\n

There are no villains and all the characters are quite likable. There is a rooting value to each of them especially towards Gabe and Ernesto and all along I kept hoping that they would be brought together as they seem to be a wonderful pair fraught with potential chemistry.<\/p>\n

Both are caregivers in their current situations so interesting is what transpires after the film.<\/p>\n

Pit Stop (2013) is a feel-good, happily-ever-after type film, mostly screened at independent film festivals and the gay festival circuit.<\/p>\n

The film is small and steady, but nice, uplifting experience and worth checking out.<\/p>\n

Independent Spirit Award Nominations:\u00a0<\/strong>John Cassavetes Award<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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