Movie Review: Yossi and Jagger

I have come down on American remakes of overseas titles. They rarely get the images correct, choosing the fast route and quickest money moments to make the picture. Here? I find myself hoping some American takes up a remake for the first time of my life.

This is the love story to two men in the military. Plain and simple. They love and no one knows, for it would be frowned upon.

But there's the thing. THAT'S IT. I have no idea how they met or how they came together. There was no outward antigay sentiment, so where was the threat of being out?

Don't get me wrong, I did like this movie, but my partner hated it, and I could fully see why. There was no build up of their relationship, so when hardship befalls one of them, it's hard to guage the impact. It needed to be explored more in such a short movie.

Hence, could someone remake this? Make it a bit fuller? You might have something, then.