The One

The performances in general where good....There where moments between the two men that worked amazingly and other moments seemed to be discarded as unimportant. This was a mistake in directing....I don't want to sound sexist but a woman can not direct to men in love....sorry....it just doesn't work....there is NO WAY for a woman to know what that is as there is no way for me as a man, a gay man, to know what it's like in the emotional depth of Lesbian love....We all know what love is but passion is expressed very differently.Jon Prescott's performance was the glue that held the entire piece together. The moment his wife, in full out hysteria, accuses him, OUTS him, forcing him to confront his deepest fears and humiliations with no where to run or hide....that moment as expressed on Jon Prescott's face, no words, just the little frightened boy...shattered my heart. Perhaps it was a budget issue but the film, the writing, the direction, I'm not sure what happened but it lost its way....and the ending just didn't make sense....How was it possible for Tommy to say goodby and turn away from this man who's life was just torn apart....Yes her life was torn apart also....but the story wasn't about her....because she left....but the main character losses both people he loves plus his soon to be born child! ts dealt with a quite moment in a park, a book left behind on a rock and a baby stroller being pushed under a small park bridge.....the tunnel and book symbolic to leaving the old behind while walking through the umbilical darkness with the newly birthed baby into the light on the other side......There is light at the end of the Tunnel!.It would be interesting to see what a male director would do with this same material.

I enjoyed this film but found the ending depressing. It cries out for a sequel. Gay films can have happy endings. This one should have and could have.The story is original and engaging. But it is more of a drama than a comedy. The story is thought provoking. The conflicts are real and believable.All three principal actors are outstanding. Margaret Anne Florence is delightful. Jon Prescott is excellent as Daniel who discovers the difference between loving someone and being in love with someone. He is convincing in his struggle with his sexuality. Ian Novick is equally outstanding in his role as Tommy, a gay classmate, who is desperately “in love” with Daniel.There are no lags as the story evolves . The fine direction and editing can attest to that.Highly recommended to those who are in love or long to be in love.

Nothing against this movie but I ordered “The One” with Jet Li and this is the one that played. The photo of Jet Li was showing too. I never watched this movie because we wanted a Jet Li feature.

I enjoyed all of the principle actors and the story was written decently. Just not entirely impressed with the bleak ending. Gay men deserve happily ever after too. It almost feels like one of the two actors left the film before it was completed so they just shot several minutes of film without him and then randomly rolled the credits. Still, overall I liked the movie.

I seriously liked the actors, and the acting in this film. Both principal characters did very well, and "Jen" played by Margaret Anne Florence was done extremely well. Who did not like this character Jen almost right away. Story of a horrible situation where people learn a lot about themselves, and things are not put together and pretty at the end. Still, a most enjoyable film to watch.

I gave it two stars because it's shot well. The acting is so-so - competent but uninspiring, with no real chemistry between the leads, but that could be a directing issue.The main character comes off as a psychopath, so it's hard to have any sympathy for him, and psycopaths destroy everything they come into contact with, so you can guess how the ending will go within 10 minutes. I also don't understand how a hyper-closeted man decides to get involved with a stalker who radiates creepiness.It's totally implausible that a philosopy major is so un-selfaware that he could not understand he's gay, or that his worldly, strong and intelligent fiance can't see any red flags, like a 20-something man who never wants to have sex... I'm really tired of coming out films depending on clueless delusional women. Also, there's no character consistency - one minute the closeted guy is nervous and looks sick, the next he's ripping off the psycho's clothes. Then he's nervous and looks sick, ad infinitum. Zero character development.Also, this is absolutely not a comedy - like seriously not. I can't fathom why it's marketed as one - the cover pic definitely says 'comedy'.

Gays getting married. The film is a realistic portrayal of this issue. All three stars are physically beautiful and one can empathize with each one of them. The movie is really humorous at times, full of awkward situations. However it is in fact a serious film dealing with very serious topic. There really are no winners in this situation. The acting is excellent and the dialog clever. Music was great. An illuminating inside look at a not uncommon circumstance.

Whilst very similar to "Kiss the Bride" without the comedy and frivolity, this movie has as its premise a very believable story.One man lives his life as others have come to expect from him, whilst another embraces his passions and truth. Both fall in love with each other, and whilst one is prepared to explore the consequences of that love the other runs from it. Determined to live his life as he believes others would demand from him, he denies his true nature and decides to marry his long time girlfriend. Confused and unhappy, he chooses to live a lie believing his own determination to be enough for the arraign to survive. He is after all the sum of his own making, and whilst he may love his wife, he certainly does not love himself.Spoiler: The end result is both betrayal and hurt, with no-one left untouched by their respective choices. The final scene in particular, is a bitter indication of what happens when one does not embrace what is true. All extremely frustrating if one is looking for the "Disney" romance and ending. Yet, at the same time quite revealing and honest.Well written, with an interesting choice of actors. Nice to see a honest portrayal of love between men, without all the stereotypical drama so endemic of these stories.

It's a classic tale of boy meets boy... But there's no happy ending here. There's also no sex. At least there's no gay sex. The guys are hot and serviceable. The main girl is pretty. The cover of this film IS misleading. This is a drama. No nudity here either to offend. There's not much of anything. It's an ok film but nothing that hasn't been done before. There's some extras to enjoy on the disc. Deleted scenes (although one is an alternative of a scene that appears in the film and the second, and final deleted scene is a couch based revelation). Bloopers & outtakes which are kinda funny, even more so than any comedic elements in the film. Music video, which is unlike any other you've ever seen before. Plus the obligatory theatrical trailer. Back it the film itself there seems to be something strange going on with the voices, dialogue etc. it seems that they may have been dubbed or something, it can be distracting at times.

Very nice story about a man who don't want to 'get out' and marry against better knowing a woman. Within the marriage seeing and dating the man he actually love makes he the biggest mistake off his life to don't answer the love to him. And when he finally have the courage to confess the love, the love of his live is gone.

This film felt empty.. I love films, i did not love this one

I am sure many of us gay men and lebian have had this sort of experience. "The One" is a common gay movie of life journey of find out how you really are and what you want out of life. It is sweet with ground up theme which makes it more better. One thing I can say I learnt from watching this movie is that, being true to yourself and others is the most beautiful thing in life a person can do.