O abysmal: Portuguese import O Fantasma offers a sexy leading man and little else.

From: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbiannewsmagazine) | Date: December 10, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

O Fantasma * Starring Ricardo Meneses, Beatriz Torcato, Andre Barbosa * Written by Joao Pedro Rodrigues, Jose Neves, Paulo Rebelo, Alexandre Melo * Directed by Joao Pedro Rodrigues * Picture This! Entertainment

It's the same old story: Boy stalks boy, boy kidnaps boy, boy starts running around in black latex outfit. OK, that plotline may not actually be a cliche, but it's presented in such a stilted and boring manner in the Portuguese film O Fantasma that it might as well be one. Director Joao Pedro Rodrigues may have some motivation behind the film--apart from showing hunky ...

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