Product Details

• Actors: Chowee Leow, Steven Lim, Gareth Rhys Davis, Neil Collie, John 'Ebon-knee' Campbell
• Directors: Ray Yeung
• Writers: Ray Yeung
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Liberation Ent
• DVD Release Date: November 13, 2007
• Run Time: 86 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000UNYJOK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,234 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Cut Sleeve Boys" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Two British Chinese friends learn about love and what’s important in life through wild parties, outrageous transsexuals and hot guys! Entertaining and often very amusing, when you hang out with the Cut Sleeve Boys, anything goes!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice diversion, December 14, 2007

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Jerome Wendt "Gazooney" (Northern Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cut Sleeve Boys (DVD)

I'm trying to put my finger on why I found this movie so engaging. Was it because it gave me, an old man, insight into young gay life? Was it because the characters are fully fleshed out so you feel as though watching real people; as outrageous as they behave? Was it the easy to follow storyline and clever dialogue? Maybe a bit of all those things. This film has no nudity (plenty of sexuality, though) and does not have a self serious pretense, but it is full of drama (the gay kind) and provides fresh perspective to young gay angst. I found it sensitive and fun to watch as a bittersweet portrayal of the lives and loves of young Chinese gay friends living and working in London. The title "Cut sleeve" refers to a Chinese story of a mandarin having a boy concubine that became so precious to his being that when the boy fell asleep on his arm, he cut off the sleeve rather than wake the boy; and that thereafter, in Chinese language, gays were called in Chinese slang "cut sleeve". This sounds like an antipodal variation on the "Coyote ugly" joke.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Cut Sleeve Boys" Delivers, June 22, 2008

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This review is from: Cut Sleeve Boys (DVD)

This was an entertaining movie. The characters were funny, strong, successful, and confident. The movie portrays gay Asians in a positive light, instead of the typical stereotype of submissive and shy, or as servants and gangsters. I think you all should see it! I hope there is a sequel.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Wildly successful at times, but disappointing overall, October 12, 2008

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Michael L. Wiersma "ksmichael" (Springfield, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cut Sleeve Boys (DVD)

This slick and interesting film chronicles the lives of two relatively affluent Chinese gay guys living in London as they search for love, or at least a good time, while they struggle with their perceptions that they are aging and therefore becoming less attractive.

Let's say, first of all, that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and that really nobody in this film is particularly unattractive. The story line about them worrying about their looks and hair patch/ bo tox, etc., really doesn't amount to much.

By far the more interesting story lines surround one guy's interest in another man who likes cross-dressing men. And the other guy inexplicably lands a drop-in roommate who wants desperately to be his lover, but there seems to always be something or someone in the way.

There are great moments of truth and humanity in this film and I found myself rewinding to see some of the moments again. Truly there is some real talent here. The story, however, for me at least, is the basis and foundation for any good film, and here, unfortunately, it meanders all over the place and goes from nowhere to unresolved and illogical. All ends with a dull thud. It's really a shame.

I wasn't thrilled with the casual way drug use was treated and didn't think it was necessary to further the plot or "develop" the characters.

So I would suggest you rent this as there is enough talent here to merit your time, but be warned that the story is kind of lacking. Kudos to those involved for this worthy effort; maybe next time the quality of the story will match the rest of the talent.