Kinetic, at times shocking, and -- as the title suggests -- constantly in your face, this is a film that may be narrow in scope but is awfully big in heart.
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Head On (1998)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:14
Rotten:8
Average Rating:5.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Ari is a handsome young man of Greek descent who finds himself torn between his traditional upbringing and conservative community, and his sexual identity. Ari careens between hanging out with his... [More]
Starring: Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Julian Garner, Elena Mandalis
Director: Ana Kokkinos
Reviews for Head On
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03/05/02
Although Head On has a certain rude power, it's definitely not a date flick.
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03/08/05
It seems to parade its anger instead of explaining it or putting it in a dramatic context. It's a rant, not a drama.
01/01/00
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05/06/05
Its missteps and excesses aside, Head On is a promising feature film debut for Kokkinos.
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06/02/08
Ari comes off as little more than a self-centered, bigoted layabout, contemptuous of anyone who works for a living and a trial to his family.
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09/03/09
Top CriticIn a way, the film is a kissing cousin to the 1960s kitchen sink dramas of the British cinema and the working-class angst of German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
02/24/05
Head On crashes rights into your gay expectations and drags them down into the gutter. Powerful forces are at work here. You won’t go home laughing. No way.
01/01/00
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06/29/05
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04/02/05
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