Not too long ago, I had a conversation with someone about gay films, I can’t remember who off the top of my head, but I was told I needed to watch Trick. The opportunity presented itself tonight and I figured, why not?

I quite enjoyed it, despite being a little confused. In short, a shy writer meets this gogo boy on the subway and decides to bring him home. They are unable to hook up, as his roommate and his best friend both get in the way, and they spend the evening trying to find a place to hook up.

It is set in NYC in the 90s, which I love. I really regret not being an adult in the 90s. I think I would have loved living in NYC. Gabriel, the main character, is played by Christian Campbell (Neve Campbell’s brother… though I think he could pass for Ryan Reynold’s brother,) and I really liked and related to the character. In the beginning, he is testing a song from a musical he wrote, and a friend questions how he can write about falling in love or the potential to do so if he hasn’t experienced it.

There are a series of misfortunes between him and the go-go dancer, Mark, and at several points in the film, both debate calling it a night and going to their respective homes. Though I enjoyed the film, I was a bit confused by the motives of the main characters. For instance, to me, it seemed very apparent from the beginning that all Mark and Gabriel wanted was sex, more so Mark than Gabriel. I could see Gabriel maybe hoping the hookup could turn into something more, but I didn’t see that with Mark.

After they are kicked out of Gabriel’s place, they try to figure out where they can go to mess around, and a guy walks by, and Mark starts checking him out. But later in the film, it seems Mark picked up Gabriel in hopes that this hook up would be different than the others, something more, which didn’t make sense based on what I thought of the character prior to that moment. Perhaps it is a bit nitpicky, but I couldn’t understand why either of them were so emotionally invested in a hook up that hadn’t even happened yet. Nonetheless, it was cute and sweet.