good back-story, and good acting

Absolutely the worst movie.

Absolutely brilliant

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

I'm not big into writing reviews, but in all honesty, this has been one of the Best gay themed films I have ever watched, no sex, just a dude coming to terms with his feelings, and his commitments to family and learning how to deal with it all. The casting was excellent, and the whole theme was dealt with very sensitively, an Awesome script, and the setting was really beautiful. I really Loved it, hope you do too!! 10 out of 10.

Well, yes, Actors from the USA are deplorably bad kissers in gay movies (we do forgive Jack and Heath, but REALLY! What are you afraid of????) I've seen dozens of gay films made with "straight" actors on every continent but NA, and THEY are not afraid of real open mouthed, tongue involved, passionate kissing playing gay men, but actors of the USA are deplorably bad at expressing passion and deflate the film no-end.That aside, this is one of the truly GREAT GAY LOVE STORIES on film. This now from the perspective of a battle well fought and won. I've seen ad nauseum so many films of gay lust, desire, obsession - well, all fine until we got our rights. Now they seem rather trite and immature. The great gay love films, about true love and affection and devotion, are rare and this is one of them.I'll add RED DIRT, LILIES, LILTING and THE NORMAL HEART to that short list of great gay love films.Brad Rowe is just the most down to earth, decent, loving, patient man in love and Trevor Wright gives an Oscar-nom worthy performance as the confused artist, coming to grips with practically everything in his life all at once.Kudos to the director, to both actors and gratitude to you all. I have shown this film to friends and family and it has literally changed their thoughts and beliefs, so bravo to the film-makers, you have WON!

I LOVE SHELTER! Even by seeing its poster only, has made our adrenalin goes high! Hahahaha...It's a romantic drama movie with a happy ending for which everyone, both heterosexual and homosexual, desires...The lovely romance between a very handsome and athletic teenager with a hot 30 something guy, it's touchable. The fact that this older guy is the teenager's best friend's older brother, makes the story sweeter... Love and friendship, two of greatest things in the world, aren't they?I've watched it once, I borrowed it from one of my best buddies, and I still wish to find the DVD and buy it. Its sex scenes, romance, friendship, and happy ending potentially remain saved in our memory...Thanks to The Lord for this wonderful movie...

I only recently found out about this movie and I'm so glad I did! The movie is so amazing and inspiring to watch. It is a great film and I would urge people to watch it if they have no already. However, if you like huge box office smashers with plenty of action, this movie is not for you. It's so true to real life and has the ability to inspire others. The storyline is very simple yet so interesting and moving. It's a simple movie with a beautiful meaning behind it and I'm so happy I got to see it. It is now definitely one of my best movies and I wish more people would make movies like this, instead of all the non meaningful rubbish thats out there today. I really do recommend people to watch it, especially if you are thinking about it, it is worth it and you will hopefully enjoy it as much as I did!