Crutch (2004)

Crutch (2004). 1h 29m | R

“Wonderfully filmed, poignant story, fantastic actors. An impressive film to say the least. I hope to see it in wide release so all can enjoy. The story is a coming of age story of an endearing young man and his struggles with addiction, family, and love. Writer/Director/Actor Rob Moretti must have had a roller-coaster of a ride creating this film. It is charged with honesty, hardship, and an underlying theme of Making/Creating and fighting the Unmaking/Destroying. The demons of this film reside in each of the characters, but they are ousted by the goodness and will of those same characters. Eben Gordon is brilliant. I canu0026#39;t wait to see his next project. He plays David, the protagonist. His execution of character development reminds me of Edward Nortonu0026#39;s in u0026quot;American Xu0026quot;. He goes from young and innocent to hardened and wiser within a wonderfully timed and subtle arc. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRob Moretti impresses as Davidu0026#39;s mentor, Kenny. The relationship these two actors create is potent, real, and honest. It brings to mind the torrential joy and disaster of my first love certainly. With everything else Moretti must have dealt with on set as director/writer I find it very impressive that he and Gordon created such synergy. Most of the other actors did very well, though I would have loved to see more of Frankie Faison as Jerry. An intricate film and wonderful experience. It was very impressive.”