Jump to the good stuff: The Story | Some Thoughts | The Final Verdict
The Story:
Since the Last Time We Met is a romantic drama about two men who meet after breaking up fifteen years ago.
Victor (Patricio Arellano) is a young professional who allows his job to take over his life. One day, on his way to work, he runs into David (Esteban Recagno), the last man he fell in love with fifteen years ago. As they talk, old feelings come to the surface. And although Victor wants to go to work, he can’t bring himself to walk away. They discuss what they’ve been up to since they last saw each other and Victor finds out that David is working odd jobs and DJing on weekends. David asks Victor if he’s free in the evening, and they make plans to meet at Victor’s apartment.
As the two men reconnect, emotional attachments are made. David explains that he’s now married, and his wife is away on business. Against his better judgment, Victor sleeps with David. Soon Victor finds him slipping into the same relationship he had with Victor fifteen years ago. And despite knowing that their relationship can go nowhere, Victor continues to see David. Will David face his feelings for Victor, or will their relationship have to end?
Some Thoughts:
Since the Last Time We Met is a light drama that would benefit from a little more depth. Arellano and Recagno have enough chemistry to make David and Victor’s relationship plausible, there simply isn’t enough depth to give it any gravity. What is it about David that draws Victor to him? All we know is that they’re reliving a past relationship, and that’s simply not enough.
The acting is passable, the visuals are fine, and the pacing is decent. If you turn off your mind and just watch it, it’s not a bad movie. It still isn’t easy to watch Victor stay with David knowing it can’t go anywhere. If this was a weekly booty call, it would be understandable, but it’s not.
Each section is marked by the number of days since they last saw each other, which is a romantic touch. However, the romance is about a man being used by his partner, who is also cheating on his wife. There is nothing romantic about infidelity.
Another problem I have with this movie is that we never get to see David’s wife. I assume this is because that would make David look too much like the cad that he is. And not showing David’s wife also allows the film to brush over the real story and make it seem like a romance. The weird thing is that the romantic feeling does come through, so the film does succeed in that respect.
The Final Verdict:
Since the Last Time We Met is a light romantic drama that deals with a subject that should not be taken lightly, cheating. If director Matías De Leis Correa had gone into the topic more in depth, this would have been a good movie. But as it is, it’s just okay.
