FILM | 'Monster Pies' Gets Monster Top 10 Thumbs Up In UK

In 2016, revered BFI (UK) has cited 'Monster Pies' by Melbourne director Lee Galea - with Sean McIntyre  playing 'Robert' - as one of 10 great Australian gay films.

 

BFI (UK) has citation of 'Monster Pies', director Lee Galea:

Monster Pies (2013)

This lovable gay teen drama transcends its low budget and a couple of wonky supporting performances to emerge as a highly winning tale of first love. The plot itself is a gay staple: Mike (Tristan Barr) develops a crush on William (Lucas Linehan), the new boy at school, and the two are assigned to work on a project together, a video reimagining of Romeo and Juliet. Romance blossoms but is threatened by Mike’s homophobic mother and William’s violent alcoholic father.
Barr gives a performance of great charm as the goofy, gawky teenager clumsily finding first love. While the final 20 minutes veer into melodrama, overall this is the best of the recent spate of Australian gay teen dramas, and the nearest thing to an Antipodean Beautiful Thing.

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