Despite the bad acting, the start of Into the Lion's Den was extremely promising. A road trip film with three gay guys on a voyage to Manhattan. The complexities of gay men were evident: a guy who has just found out he is HIV positive, a rich guy who wants to experience life and a slightly older guy who is a man whore. I thought this film would be about them finding themselves. Stereotypical and unoriginal, yes, but I thought this had potential. How I was wrong!
The guys end up in this dodgy straight bar. At this point the film goes AWOL and completely loses it and turns into a barmy horror film where the guys are tortured and raped by a straight couple. I really did not know why they bothered at this point. The only redeeming feature was the beautiful Ronnie Kroell and that was purely for the eye candy.
A missed opportunity.
