by Douglas Messerli
Andreas Köstler (screenwriter and director) 2 Jungs (2 Boys) / 2018 [4 minutes]
German director Andreas
Köstler’s 2 Boys doesn’t have a very complex story going for it. Two
young mean (Tom Olcay and Tim Schaub) glimpse each other coming and going to
their apartments which are on the same floor of a dreary high rise black house.
And clearly both like what they see.
Upon their second encounter one of the boys checks out Grindr, only to
discover his neighbor’s picture. He sends a message, which is finally returned before
they share a quick phone call. By the
end of 4-minute movie,
we see them returning to the same apartment with groceries, apparently now a
happy couple as they proceed to hug one another, dropping a bottle of milk, winkingly
suggesting they now also an even more treasured white liquid.
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There’s really nothing here. Love at first
sight? The wonders of Grindr? The dreary life of “anonymous block houses?” Even
the possible topics of this little film seem rather lame and empty. These happy
consumers don’t have any reason, evidently, to cry over spilt milk.
Los Angeles, June
21, 2024
Reprinted from My
Queer Cinema blog (June 2024).
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