Hooked (2017)

Why so much hype?

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

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

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

The idea of the movie, the aim and cause it's dedicated to are so beautiful which saved the movie from its flaws & made it enjoyable. It could've been much better if they developed it in a better way.

Hooked showed me what LGBT homeless youth need to do to survive. The kids are kicked out of their homes through no fault of their own. They are abandoned by their own families at a young age. They become abused. They don't even realize that they are victims. Many of are protected by bubbles and don't recognize the extent that this goes on. Everyone needs to see Hooked. LOVED IT since it was a good mix of drama and comedy.

This Movie has self-harm, sexual content, it also shows body parts. it has strong language, drug use, underage sex and smoking, attempted suicide, murder, rape and sexual abuse I don't agree with the Ken and jack thing that was going on, I believe people should only date and stuff if they are the same age or 2 or 3 years apart at the most and ken is a lot older then jack, ken is like 50 or older then that and jack has only just turned 18 and its just wrong and anyway I see a person of 18 years as still a teenager and people say 19 is the last year of being a teenager, I would say a person of 21 is an adult but no one under that age I liked jack and tom's relationship, they are the same age I believe and they were funny and cute together. tom is really smart and caring and that's why he is my fav charter I like that the Movie covers borderline personality disorder, mental disorders are not talked about much and I keep hearing of borderline personality disorder and I would like to know more about it and after watching this Movie I want to look more into it.

In this his big screen directorial debut, Director/Writer Max Emerson (who is also an actor " Glee," " The Real O'Neals") unfortunately relishes in presenting exaggerated gay character stereotypes, fights ongoing sound issues, and can't reign in his main characters dialogue. This is too bad, because the story of hustler Jake (played nicely by attractive newcomer Conor Donnally) and his on-the-run boyfriend Tom (the shy Sean Ormond "50K" 2018) has the makings of an intriguing gay storyline. Set against a New York/South Beach backdrop, Jake hooks up with married closeted man Ken (the handsome Terrance Murphy "Burn Notice" TV), who whisks him off to Florida for the weekend, while his wife Jess (the terrific Katie McClellan "The Ultimate Legacy" 2015) sits at home with their baby. Seeing the excursion as a chance for him and Tom to leave their crowded NY hostel, Jake goes all in. When things don't turn out as planned, he picks up his craft in South Beach, coming face to face with psycho client Date-Rape-Dan (played superbly by Jay Alan Christianson "Black-ish" TV). Emerson has all the makings a plausible story, however, wearing too many hats, he was unable to see the excessive dialogue, nor help his actors who needed a little directorial assistance. You won't be "hooked" on "Hooked," but you also won't be disappointed.