Plainclothes

A promising undercover agent assigned to lure and arrest gay men defies professional orders when he falls in love with a target.

Ok, I am late to the Tom Blyth party.  Late, but excited to finally be here.  Not sure how I missed this talented, and incredibly hot actor for so long.  But last week, between his promotional tour for his new film, and all the paparazzi shots of he and Hudson Williams at the Giorgio Armani party in Milan, I had to get an invitation to the Blyth bash.

The movie Blyth was promoting recently was the just released rom-com, People We Meet on Vacation.  I know he has a nude scene in that film, (which I will feature), but I decided to start my Blyth binge with his starring role in the drama Plainclothes.   I love a movie with a unique story, especially one that instantly sets a tone.  Plainclothes certainly does this quickly and skillfully.  

Director Carmen Emmi introduces us to Lucas, (Blyth) and we quickly see the conflict that Lucas experiences with his job, his family and his identity and sense of self.  It's a difficult watch at time, but Emmi wisely includes plenty of close-ups of Blyth's beautiful face.  It's not just it's beauty that pulls us into the story, it's the conflict the actor so beautifully expresses through his eyes and facial expressions. The entire movie was a mix of drama, and the reactions from it's main character.

The conflict really takes hold when Lucas becomes involved with one of his indented targets.  Russell Tovey plays Andrew, and he and Blyth have a unique, and fascinating chemistry, and their relationship and the story unfolds is interesting to watch.

Given this is FH, I had to include a few caps from the locker room scene.  With Lucas wanting to leave the unit he's working for, the police unit is looking for another 'hottie' who they think can lure in men to entrap and arrest.  They certainly seem to know what they're doing by looking to Jeff, (Darius Fraser) to replace Jeff in the unit....