Duncan Roy's writing and direction is really, and regularly, below par. Actually it sort of stinks. AKA is almost as bad as his recent (horrible, self-serving) remake of Dorian Gray - absurd, contorted dialogue among the 'upper class' characters, at once idiotic and pretentious, amateurish, stilted to its core. Characterisiation and script - and sometimes the acting - is creaky like a school play...but worse, there's a sort of peacock self-certainty about the direction which is just soul destroying when the director clearly hasn't grasped...he's just no good. Diana Quick must be cringing with embarrassment. DR you should just get out of film...seriously.

those of you who saw this in the theater (cinema, for any Brits reading this), as i did, might be interested to know that i have been told that the DVD release is in single-screen format. because of this, i intend to have another look at this film, on DVD. while i found the triptych format interesting at first, it came to be a distraction when used for the film's entire length. that device is not sustainable for such a long time and detracts from the film, as the viewer becomes more focused on form than on content, IMHO. others who saw this in theaters and were disappointed by it might want to give it another try on DVD this time.

I had a great time watching AKA I am writing because I don't understand why so many people voted 1 when ever truly bad films don't get that many bad votes. I am not even gay and I was in my hotel room in NYC and it was on the Sundance Channel. It was really good and then I was told that it was originally playing on three screens. I am really looking forward to getting the DVD and experiencing the film as it was originally. I read the other reviews and they are so negative. I am not really a writer but I just wanted to say that it was great and it made me think and I am really looking forward to the other three screen version on DVD. It made me sad that this story had happened to real people.

It is without doubt that Duncan Roy inspires much love and loathing when ever the chance is given for the public to make comment about his film AKA. It made me chuckle to read the new comments here on this site. What ever may happen to AKA it has, as a first feature made for very little money, made waves. The film is a remarkable film, it is also an annoying film. AKA opened at the London gay and lesbian film festival and many of the same comments about this film written here were aired by similar sounding people. Perhaps the greatest proof of the growing respect he deserves for making this film so honestly and radically are the many awards and nominations for BAFTAS etc. he has received. I have now seen the film in LA and again at Sundance and at both of those screenings many people stayed behind to ask questions and I believed the applause was real. Perhaps this film only hits the mark with film reviewers and festival juries for this film to be so well reviewed (see newsday) and awarded, or more likely, the scewed "reviews" written here are by people with axes to grind. True talent has a habit of being undaunted. Duncan Roy, undoubtedly, will make other films with real money. Let's see what he can do next. Until then I am giving him the benefit of the doubt. I think that I will not be dissapointed.