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Saturday, January 4, 2014

August (2012) rating: 8/10

An ex-boyfriend, Troy, shows up again after an abrupt and devastating breakup. However, Jonathan, the ex-lover is like an addict, still wanting to get back with him despite having moved on and now getting serious and almost living with his current boyfriend.

For what is probably a low budget film, there is some very good acting and dialog. The story is full of romantic angst and drama.

Middle Eastern music throughout a movie set in LA is odd. The motivation given later is when the characters visit the hooka bar, but otherwise it sort of feels too intentional as a way to the film seem more serious.

Still I did like it as a realistic study of human nature. Plus the actors are not bad to look at. There are some sex scenes, too.

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