My Own Private Idaho is definitely underrated, those who have seen it either love it or do not want to see it again.
River Phoenix plays Mike, a gay Narcoleptic hustler trying to find his mother and a place to belong. Keanu Reeves plays Scott, a rich boy just wasting his time hustling until he qualifies for his family's inheritance. These two are friends, looking for the same sort of thing, love and to belong.
I first stumbled across the film at 18, it was on T.V. and my dad quickly turned the station over from the start of the film. Curious, I rented the movie and although I do not usually watch films about drug-use and hustling and homosexuality, I like dark dramas so I instantly loved the film in all its glory.
I have been a fan of River for two years now, I absolutely adore him, this is one of his best films.
Keanu, I think, is a little less of an actor, though I thought he did terrific as Scott.
You don't have to be gay or interested in drugs or hustling, anyone can relate to wanting to find love and to belong somewhere in the world. This film belongs with the best!
River Phoenix plays Mike, a gay Narcoleptic hustler trying to find his mother and a place to belong. Keanu Reeves plays Scott, a rich boy just wasting his time hustling until he qualifies for his family's inheritance. These two are friends, looking for the same sort of thing, love and to belong.
I first stumbled across the film at 18, it was on T.V. and my dad quickly turned the station over from the start of the film. Curious, I rented the movie and although I do not usually watch films about drug-use and hustling and homosexuality, I like dark dramas so I instantly loved the film in all its glory.
I have been a fan of River for two years now, I absolutely adore him, this is one of his best films.
Keanu, I think, is a little less of an actor, though I thought he did terrific as Scott.
You don't have to be gay or interested in drugs or hustling, anyone can relate to wanting to find love and to belong somewhere in the world. This film belongs with the best!