Product Description

This dark film noir comedy finds Dean (David Sutcliffe of TV’s Gilmore Girls & Under the Tuscan Sun) obsessed with finding his hot lover Pablo (Antonio Sabato, Jr.) who went out for cigarettes and never came back. Pablo’s mother is played by Sonia Braga of Kiss of the Spiderwoman. Dean’s boss is played by Jennifer Coolidge of Best in Show and the American Pie films.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16697 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-02-15
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 105 minutes

Customer Reviews

Quirky, fun, strangely sensual
Testosterone was only very, very loosely based upon the novel of the same name, and if you are a died-in-the-wool James Robert Baker fan, you'll be somewhat disappointed by the differences. That said, the movie is excellent in its own right.

The characters are quirky and although the viewer doesn't truly realize it until the last moment, each and every one of them has his or her own agenda which is ruthlessly pursued throughout. You'll find yourself wanting to watch the movie again just so you can fit the actions into context once all is revealed.

The central character of the film, Dean, strikes one as a typical I-want-immediate-gratification-shallow-American who is glued to his American Express card (note to potential machete wielding jilted lovers: don't pay for your machete with your credit card) until near the end of the film. He doesn't seem to care how much he is disrupting the lives of those he encounters or how much he inconveniences them. Granted, he's love lorn and trying desperately to find Pablo, who he believes to be the love of his life that has been spirited away by his evil mama for purposes best known to her.

Finding a lost lover in a Spanish speaking country when you have problems ordering a beer there, tends to be problematic. You end up relying on the kindness of strangers. And Dean finds no shortage of strangers that are more than willing to help him. If they are, in fact, being kind is something you'll discover when you watch the movie.

The cast is generally attractive and there is a fair amount of appealing flesh on display, but you'll find yourself more interested in the intricate plot within a plot within a plot by the latter half of the movie. Forget the fraction-of-a-second full frontal of the undies model as a selling point. There is more, less contrived, nudity on offer, and frankly, you really won't care once you become enveloped by the film's tensions.

I won't go into the plot, because a great deal of the fun of the movie is watching it unfold. I will say that you should watch every last minute of it, even when you think it's over. There is a surprise at the end that will make you rethink a lot of what you thought you already knew.

Enjoy the movie!

HOT AND FUNNY DAVID SUTCLIFFE
DAVID SUTCLIFFE WAS THE SAVING GRACE OF THIS MOVIE. ACTUALLY ALL THE ACTORS WERE GOOD, BUT DAVID SHONE. HE WAS WRYLY FUNNY AND EXTREMELY HANDSOME. FORGET ANTONIO SABATO, JR., DAVID SUTCLIFFE HAS THAT APPROACHABLE LOOK AND SINCERITY THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO BELIEVE IN HIM. GREAT PLOT AND LOCATION SHOOTING. YOU COULD TELL THIS MOVIE HAD MUCH HIGHER PRODUCTION VALUES THAN MOST GAY MOVIES. THE EXTRAS WERE FUN TOO. JUST SIT BACK AND RELAX WITH THIS ENJOYABLE CAPER......

Aaah those Argentines..
I kinda liked Testosterone. Wonderful setting, cool graphics, and great acting - especially Sabato and Font impressed me. However, it has a flat feel to it, and the script could be tighter. The lost American in a foreign country was well depicted, even though I lacked the intensity that was needed in Sutcliffe's growing obsession. He just looked cute to me - no offense.
The ending is quite confusing, and the alternate one in the deleted scenes is really bent (refreshingly so), but all in all, a solid 3 stars.