East Side Story is a simple and rather predictable tale about a gay latino coming to terms with himself and finding love as well. The main character Diego (Rene Alvarado), got dump by his closet lover Pablo (David Beron), then finds love in the arms of his white attached gay neighbor Wesley (Steve Callahan). Of course conflicts ensues that renders comedic and dramatic touch to the story. Most of the main character are quite goodlooking, specially Diego. Not only is he very pleasing to the eye, his character was very likeable and symphatetic making this low budget movie a surprising find. The acting from the cast was realistic and not over the top. Enough skin and love making scenes were shown but not at all vulgar in anyway. The story also incorporated a subtle social commentary on gentrification, racism, family conflict, homphobia and self homophobia which added depth to this quaint movie.
I give it a 4 stars out of 5.
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