Sexy and little else.

Broken Sky * Starring Miguel Angel Hoppe and Fernando Arroyo * Written and directed by Julian Hernandez * Strand Releasing

Relaying the sexy but ultimately downbeat story of two amorous college boys whose love for each other is threatened when one of them strays, Broken Sky is a film of few words. Writer-director Julian Hernandez conveys the majority of the story through glances, gestures, and action rather than dialogue. For the first half hour or so, it works. Miguel Angel Hoppe and Fernando Arroyo meander around the city, taking long breaks to kiss in public places and have graphic but tasteful sex. However, as the relationship begins to fall apart--and the film starts to drag on ... and on ... and on--what seemed at first a compelling novelty begins to feel more like a forced convention. Hernandez certainly has a way with visual storytelling. His evocative use of music and cinematography often leaves one breathless, but ultimately he doesn't seem to know when to just let the actors...speak.