There’s no denying the shades of Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain in the opening moments of this superb set-piece between STAXUS favourite, Dick Casey, and his newest fuck-buddy, Jason Mike. Two guys wearing chequered shits and cowboy hats, hitting it off in the great outdoors whilst folk music twangs away in the background – why, this could almost be the X-rated version of Annie Proulx’s tale of forbidden love. In this particular instance, it’s most definitely lust rather than romance that gets the upper hand, as the opening kisses in the ranch’s garden quickly make way for something far more intense.
