Sometimes a film takes you back to another time and place that you yourself lived. This film does that. I wished things had turned out as good as this film did for the protagonist for me.

Andrew Scott steals everything he's in. Just saying. This movie is heartwarming, empowering and honest. A really enjoyable little film.

Wonderful soundtrack complements a beautifully acted and put together film. The Rufus Wainwright track Go or Go Ahead caps off a great movie

Wonderful portrait of teenagers who are exposed to expectations of adults: always be strong, successful… and compliant. And the way out of it! Very good cast!

La verdad esperaba más de esta película, no cuenta nada diferente a lo estereotipado, lo único que le rescato es que los protagonistas terminaran como una amistad en vez de un romanticisismo idealizado. Pero aún así en general muy aburrida y bastante reciclada.

Really charming film. Not perfect but very enjoyable and uplifting, with an interesting mix of comedy and social commentary.

i cried this whole movie

I got surprised when i watch it, i wasn't expecting such amazing history, really. I got emocional so many times while watching... Really enjoyed it.

Overall I thought that this was a good movie & I would recommend it. In my opinion the acting is consistently good (by all): especially Andrew Scott + the x2 young leads. The storyline is a little predictable but still charming. Allowing the x2 young leads to remain just friends (without any romantic entanglements) was a good call. In my view to elevate to a truly GREAT film some of the characters would need to be more nuanced (and not quite as stereotypical as they are - especially the sports teacher & the young bully).

Sweet movie with a valuable message.

A good coming-of-age story. I liked that while it centered on two gay teens, they formed a bond that wasn't romantic, instead basing it on a friendship that was just as important.

I came into the movie not knowing anything about it, having discovered it's soundtrack on Spotify, when I thought I was playing a Smith's album. The music is well crafted for the film overall. At first I honestly believed it was one of those good looking vampire type films. A little cliche at times but worth the watch ultimately. Movies with a strong attention to detail really catch my eye, and I think the director did that well; it is often the little things that make a good scene. The strength of the acting really takes this movie above a standard movie of its type. While I think Andrew Scott, and the redhead were the two strongest actors for this film, I think each of the main character actors brings their own sense of importance to each of the main roles.

This movie really made me sick. It is not progressive in any way and does not invent anything new. What it can is play with old clichés and disappoint the audience. It depicts an old conservative environment and tries to highlight the main character with individualism. But in this cliche-like way it is just awful to watch.

Handsome Devil was great and the story was a phenomenal coming out film. Great performance by our actors, they did a great job. Overall a great LGBT film.

Absolutely amazing! The last three weeks, I've watched it 2-3 times a week. I'm obsessed with this movie! Nothing makes me happier after a long day than to sit and watch my favorite movie.

This movie was well written and the acting was good. For some reason I wasn't expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised. It's great to find a movie that is entertaining and helps break stereotypes.

An Irish film which follows two opposites, a loner and the top athlete, who become friends at a rugby-obsessed boarding school, and whose friendship will be tested by those who despise it. A sweet and refreshing movie about LGBTQ+ representation in characters that are stereo-typically straight and which sets an example for other movies to include gay athletes or sports players playing a significant part in the victory of a team. Even in life itself, this should stop being a matter of discrimination and prejudice. Maybe the world is not ready for gay soccer players or rugby players, but it should be.

'Handsome Devil' é um dos filmes mais acessíveis dessa lista, ele se encontra disponível em grandes serviços de stream. Talvez por isso, ele seja referência para muitos quando o tema é filmes gays com final feliz (embora aqui, o final seja aberto assim como na maioria dos filmes da lista). Partindo de um ponto bastante atraente, o roteiro consegue capturar a atenção do público, principalmente por conta dos elementos bastante requisitados pela grande massa: colegial, descobertas, resistência ao aceitar quem você é e o tão simbólico bullying, que acaba fortalecendo o protagonista. A clássica história do valentão que em um certo momento desabrocha como uma bela flor no jardim é contada numa pespectiva que busca enaltecer a progressão dos personagens, mesmo que demorada e pouco explicada ela seja. Contudo, a persistência do protagonista parece moldar o final da história, que depende unicamente do esforço direto e quase sempre assertivo - mas que sempre se mantém numa zona neutra e pouco desenvolvida.

A quirky and vibrant setting of a boys boarding school. The story is charming, funny and invigorating. It pulls your heart strings as you feel both struggle and companionship toil in the boys' dilemma. The honing moral is that if "You're going to spend all your life being someone else. Who is going to be you?" While the adorable and cute cast chosen and the mostly warming characters that have been portrayed paint a very vanilla dream (as I can't imagine this in real life!), there is much to be enjoyed from this film.

While well-intentioned, there's an unnerving, unhinged take on this subject matter that makes the act of watching this film a depressing experience for all the wrong reasons.