Arizona Sky

5.4
2008 1 hr 32 min Drama , Romance

Jake and Kyle are two boys who grew up together in rural Arizona. They are best friends, and they begin to take their relationship to the next level when Jake's father moves him and his family away to California. Jake and Kyle can never forget their strong emotional bond, and Jake, overworked and unattached, goes back to his hometown for the first time in 15 years to see Kyle and renew their special friendship.

  • Cast:
    Eric Dean , James McCabe , Blaise Godbe Lipman , Kyle Buckland , Brent King , Bernadette Murray , Emerson Smith

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Reviews

Comwayon
2008/11/25

A Disappointing Continuation

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FuzzyTagz
2008/11/26

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

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Chirphymium
2008/11/27

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

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Megamind
2008/11/28

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

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toonus-94851
2008/11/29

The leads are cute but the script is terrible. Couldn't get past the flashback scenes. This is some guy's fantasy or if he remember this from his youth, he's got cognitive dissonance. No closeted guy would behave that way. The direction is terrible. Sometime why is left unsaid has more power that spelling things out.

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etslee
2008/11/30

Not everyone will appreciate Jeff London's film making style but I've actually found it refreshing in its straight forward (some would say simplistic) style and earnestness. The actors make the most of what they are given.

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coloradokid719
2008/12/01

I bought this film without knowing anything other than the advertised description. It is a wonderful film and it evoked real emotions from me.After my first viewing, admittedly, I felt that there were some missing storyline elements, and the way the scenes were cut together was somewhat annoying. The acting in this film, however, seems so much more realistic than others I've seen. I don't think that categorizing this film as a "Brokeback Mountain wannabe" is unfair, but taken for what it is, which is a love story between two unrequited lovers reuniting, it's very good.Upon second viewing, it seemed to fit together better than the first time. The only scene that still seems unsettling to me is the confrontation between Kyle and his cousin, Heath, after he finds Jake and Kyle in bed together. It's the only scene that, to me, doesn't seem realistic. The pacing of the scene between Jake and Cora (Kyle's indigent friend) was also not great. It was well-acted, but the pace was too slow. I felt like I could have driven an 18-wheeler between their lines at times.Jayme McCabe is sheer perfection as the closeted gay man who never left the little podunk town where he grew up. I've seen other work by Eric Dean, and he was much better in this film. His portrayal of a man who did leave the little podunk town, and forged a successful career in the film industry, but who still pines for his first love back home, to me seems very accurate. Just because someone lives in Hollywood doesn't mean they "become Hollywood," even if they work in the industry. I think Jeffery London has a clear stroke of genius in portraying Jake that way. Brent King, as Jake's best friend/housemate Steve, is a little different, admittedly, but having known men who act almost exactly like Steve, he was a pleasant surprise. Patricia Place, as Aunt Elaine, was absolutely wonderful. She's a very sweet, peaceful older woman, and when she gets up in Kyle's face and tells him he needs to own up to who he is and be happy, it is a great treat.The fact that these two men, who have been separated for 15 years and a great distance, and dealt with everything life has thrown at them, can come together, admittedly awkwardly, and finally find a little happiness together, is absolutely wonderful. I would have given this film a "10" if I considered it flawless, but it isn't. However, the flaws merely make it quirky, and I still love it, and I will enjoy it again and again.

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ksf-2
2008/12/02

Arizona Sky opens with two teenagers going off on a camping trip, lamenting that they will soon be going their separate ways. They have a secret that they don't want getting out, even when Jake moves away. Then we flash forward to when hottie Jake (Eric Dean) is in the film industry, and needs to get away from it all. And, apparently, he has to take his housemate along... that relationship is a little weird ... he seems to be pretty involved in Jake's life for a housemate. So Jake heads back to his hometown to look up his old buddy Kyle ( Jayme McCabe). There are some holes in the plot, and issues with the script and the directing, but its a cute little story of homecoming. Worth the rental.

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