I wanted to like this but it was simply NOT worth the watching time. I've seen thousands of gay movies over the years and while this one is far from the worst. I generally rate all the films I see on IMDb and I checked. This one did make the bottom 50. It's really too bad because there are the elements of a good story here, and that's part of the reason that this one's so bad. It keeps you hanging on (like Charlie Brown hoping that maybe next time Lucy's not gonna move the ball) the dialogue is often cringe-worthy and you actually would feel bad for the actors but its pretty clear that their abilities are part of the problems as well. One thing that should have clued me in earlier... the director is also the writer and is also the main character. All of those jobs require skill and many truly skillful individuals can handle one or two of those roles but it's the rarest of things to find a film where all three roles are handle by the same person and handled well.

Good thing Tom chose the avenue he did, otherwise there would've been no Justin. After watching this movie, the only thing most viewers are asking them self is, "What's Justin up to these days?" We have a movie here for wishful thinking, gay old men, and old gay men, too. That's about all that needs to be said, but it can also be noted that most gays will see some irony regarding their own personal lives, at least somewhere in this movie. There are many movies containing gay themes, and with cast members, but it's that we have a gay themed movie here, where those gay cast members are actually gay, 'openly' even. I would be interest in watching other works done by this clever writer and cast. The movie was a pretty good endeavor, especially given the budget on the project. It was obviously a bit cheesy in places, but somewhat touching in others. As was stated, "...won't win an academy award", but if they keep at it, you never know where the next project might lead them.

Based on everything I had read regarding Angora Ranch, I wasn't expecting much and rented it for the same reason I rent so many gay-themed Indies: To do my part to assure they continue to be made.First, two disclosures:1) I'm of a certain age that precludes me from understanding what many viewers expect from a movie.2) I don't typically "watch" a movie. More frequently, I listen as I'm working on any of my dozens of hobbies. I glance at the screen from time to time, but am almost always doing something else at the same time. For me, the very best movies are those that insist upon my total attention and I'm forced to stop whatever else I was doing. This was not such a movie. Listening, for the most part, was sufficient for me.Many on IMDb have written about the poor production values and poorer dialog of this movie. My challenge is this: If someone filmed your day-to-day life, would your scenes be better or your dialog more substantial? I wonder if the simplicity, commonness and lack of polish weren't intentional.What I got out of this movie was honesty. There were three generations of men who all knew who they were. They remained true to themselves while assuming all responsibilities expected of them. I could also rephrase that as: There were three generations of gay men who loved themselves, loved living, and loved others. (Let's not banter about how straight the 'dandy' was. BTW, dandy inherently has nothing to do with sexuality. This was an obvious error on the part of the scriptwriters.)In short, I found this to be a disarmingly deep movie. By definition, we humans are all flawed. I think this movie tried to demonstrate those flaws using film as the messenger. Despite their weaknesses and personal losses, it was an exclamation point for me that each character hadn't lost the ability to love.I can't know for what audience the directors/producers/actors made this movie. I can say it reached and touched me. I'd love to see this level of "Average Joe humanity" in many other movies.Would I "watch" it again? Probably not because I got it the first time and there are so many other movies. Was I glad I watched it? Absolutely.

What an unexpected surprise! It's great to see a movie about real men who are gay and not some city or Hollywood version of flaming queens. The love story between the two guys was tender and sweet and I enjoyed the movie thoroughly. It was definitely not a Hollywood movie, and in some ways was a bit like what they used to call "independent" but once I got used to that I was able to enjoy it a lot. The leading actor was very cute--I'd like to see more of him. And the rest of the cast were certainly small town unusual. I don't know how the director found those people, but it was really refreshing to see what felt like "real" people. Not only that but this movie had straight characters interacting with gay characters and it was all very natural. And there were some surprises, too, but it was ridiculous or make me groan. I will definitely watch this movie again.