From Zero to I Love You (2019)

From Zero to I Love You: Directed by Doug Spearman. With Al Sapienza, Blake Boyd, Leslie Zemeckis, Richard Lawson. A gay man, whose fear of intimacy leads him to continually fall for married guys, and a closeted married man meet, forcing both men to confront what they really want in their romantic lives.

“This is a movie about a white closeted married guy who dates a black single guy with a history of dating white closeted married guys. While the premise seems to hold the potential for an engaging story and the production is at least competent, it falls hopelessly flat in every respect. It simply isnu0026#39;t dramatic enough, funny enough, heartwarming enough, or steamy enough to be worthwhile. Everything here is skin deep. Thereu0026#39;s no reason for the audience to get behind a guy who seems to see his devoted wife and daughters as mere baggage, and shirks his responsibilities to them at every turn. A couple doleful piano notes as the boyfriend is left hanging again (as if he couldnu0026#39;t see it coming) isnu0026#39;t near enough to tug at my heartstrings. Iu0026#39;d suggest the filmmakers go out and live a little, and find something more substantial to write about. But at least they got the title right – thereu0026#39;s plenty of Zero, a bit of I Love You, and not much in between.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOh, and – thereu0026#39;s not a closeted guy on the planet whou0026#39;d ask his secretary to send a dozen roses to a man.”