Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

I knew going into this film that the sex was unsimulated, so that wasn't a surprise. What was a complete surprise is how artistic the film is. The dialogue, cinematography, and simple music definitely evoked the same feelings an indie film do. I thought the acting was very natural, and the dialogue as well. I can understand why general reviewers don't feel much of a plot, or that the plot is murky, or unfulfilling. It doesn't have a definite end. Some have commented on the plethora of sex scenes during the party, but it wasn't until the credits rolled at the sudden ending that it made sense. The first and last sexual encounters involve our protagonist, and neither time does he reach climax, or even end up feeling satisfied at all. I feel the part scenes serve to highlight the fact that everyone around him is engaging in normal human nature, but for some reason he can't relate to that. The fact that he is excited to go home, to a place where he won't be living in a gay mecca surrounded by flamboyancy, combined with some of his prior dialogue, says to me that he's lived that exciting life, and now he wants something more, something deeper. The conversations he is involved with are of a more serious, introspective nature, while the conversations around him are completely superficial. To me, this movie perfectly shows what it's like to go from the young party life to wanting something more, but not at all sure what that is or how to seek it.

Young man needing to leave the city for home. 30-something/late 20-something life angst - where am I going, what am I doing? Old relationships resurfacing. All of that had great potential for some solid story-telling. This effort certainly had some decent actors. Decent production values as well.So WHY did this story get told? It was very difficult to connect to any of the characters, with the possible exception of the older artist who is a friend of our departing lead character. Don't misunderstand me - I wanted very much to like everyone in the film - but it was hard to find any reason to relate with them, or even figure out what they were contributing to the story (again, with the exception of the older artist.) Baffled. That's what I'm left with at the end of this film. The sex in the film was for the most part equally disconnected - it was never clear WHY we needed to see these sex scenes, with the possible exception of the first.Wanted to like this film. Watched it beginning to end. Don't know why it was made.

I first caught sight of this film in Time Out magazine... where it got good reviews. I was intrigued that Peccadillo Pictures, famous for LGBT film, had teamed up with Naked Sword, a pornography company to produce it.I'm always reluctant to buy gay film... the majority of the time they bore me and depend on sex and six packs to maintain the viewers interest. 'I Want Your Love' was a surprisingly perceptive take on gay life in San Fransisco. The sex was natural and the films part improvisation made it feel like a realistic view into the characters lives. The film made no apology for its approach to explicit gay sex, but interestingly its association with Naked Sword seemed to be kept fairly low key on the film's cover. It was obvious that the film wanted to be taken seriously.However, despite the film trying to deliver it failed to maintain my interest. The characters aren't that interesting to watch and their lives are fairly mundane. It affirms my thoughts about films that contain explicit sex. Sex generally replaces more subtle, interesting and intelligent portrayals of emotion that help us to connect with a character. Therefore sex, unless used well, acts as more of a distraction from what the film is actually about.If you're looking for serious gay cinema learn from some of the most successful gay films ever made and avoid explicit content.

If you like porn with a plot -- I do! -- then take a look at this movie. I was expecting an NC17 kind of movie, but when you include cum shots, sorry in my book that crosses over to porn. In that category, it might have been a 6 or 7 except for one small problem.I am a typical American in very few ways, but I really, really, really do not like point in time stories with no beginning, climax or end. I think of this as a European / International genre. I always feel cheated because just when I am engaging with the characters -- oops its over.Now, if you like this type of story and you also like porn with a plot, this movie will probably "WOW" you...My rating system: 10-The Perfect Movie 9-I will watch it over and over again 8-Ther is something special about this movie 7-Well above average 6-slightly better than average 5-Average Movie (Worth Watching!) 4-Slightly Blow Average 3-Boring / Well Below Average 2-So Bad I Got Up and Walked Out 1-I cannot imagine anyone liking this movie