Product Details

• Actors: Bill Sage, Terry Serpico, Nicole Bilderback, Colin Fickes, Andrew Wei Lin
• Directors: Chris Mason Johnson
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen, Closed-captioned
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: WOLFE VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: July 21, 2009
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001O0Z83E
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,328 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The New Twenty" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars About to turn 30, and still waiting to grow up ..., July 26, 2009

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Bob Lind "camelwest" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New Twenty (DVD)

Looking in on a group of close friends since college, seven years after graduation, things aren't quite what they expected, even considering thirty is "The New Twenty" (2009).

There's the "jock" of the group, Andrew (hunky former model Ryan Locke), who is looking for financing for an internet startup he believes will make him rich. He's engaged to Asian-American Julie (Nicole Bilderback, who deserves the critical kudos she got for this role), who finds herself in the uncomfortable position of having to downplay the fact that she makes more money than her fiance'. Julie's brother, advertising whiz-kid Tony (Andrew Wei Lin) is gay and dating an older man who is HIV+. In college, Felix (Thomas Sadoski) seemed most likely to succeed, but his inability to give up his drug use have turned him into an insecure addict. Then there's the resident slacker, Ben (Colin Fickes), the other gay character, who wastes his days searching for online hookups and watching old TV shows.

The dynamics of the relationships between the five friends changes significantly, when Louie (Tony Serpico, a regular on "Army Wives"), a man in his 40's whom Andrew meets playing cricket, enters into a business arrangement with Andrew, as well as a flirtation with Julie, with the other friends tagging along as they socialize. This comes to a head at Andrew's bachelor bash, resulting in new resolutions by all, in order to get on with their lives.

A well-written, acted and directed film, and I love the way the gay and straight characters mesh comfortably. However, I thought it to be a bit predictable in parts, and somewhat negative in that it concentrated on everyone's failures. DVD includes commentary (labeled as "documentary"), deleted scenes and a music video. Overall, it's worth a look, and I give it four stars out of five.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Indie!, April 13, 2010

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Cinephile (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Twenty (DVD)

Very good movie! Much more sophisticated and nuanced than you might think from the cover art. It's not a "gay movie" at all, in fact, in the niche sense; it simply has a couple gay characters in it. It's a group friends movie (St. Elmo's Fire, The Big Chill, Diner, etc.) - which is a subgenre I enjoy - and what's nice about THE NEW TWENTY in terms of that is the ending. Won't give it away - just will say that it's not the usual cringe-worthy happily-ever-after thing - "we'll all be friends forever" - but something much smarter and more complex. And there's actually a sense of SOCIAL REALITY in the movie that's believable and true. Also really enjoyed depiction of gay and straight male friends that was simply presented as: NOT A BIG DEAL. Like it is in life. ALL the acting is really excellent. I don't know these actors except the guy from the Hal Hartley movies (Bill Sage) - but they all do a great job. Lots of subtle, quiet moments where you really get a feel for the characters and their inner lives. And all-in-all there's a nice pace to it also. It has a dynamic, entertaining feel. A very good American indie that's much smarter and more stylish than the usual!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The New Twenty (2009), July 5, 2010

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Elisa (Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New Twenty (DVD)

The New Twenty is an example of how you can do a drama movie without being overtly angst. I will not spoil it, enough to say that, it's far from being happily ever after, but at least there is a bit of hope, there is at least one story that has a romantic "happy" ending, and for the "ever after", well, it's let to the spectator to decide.

The movie is also a mix of situations, gay and straight; of the 5 friends, 3 are straight, and 2 in a relationship between them, and 2 are gay. Of the two gay, 1 is the classic example of cute boy that you don't understand why it's still single, and 1 is a coach potato (not my words, but of another reviewer); true be told, Ben is far from being attractive if you look him without attention, but if you pay a bit more attention, those cute blue eyes have a reason ;-)

In the end there is the habitat; midlle wealth, not extremely poor but not even filthy rich. Again, probably in the average, perfect for the message the movie wanted to convey.