Synopsis
Christian, a hunky, 20-something, West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce 19-year-old Elder Aaron Davis, a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex.
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Cast
- Steve SandvossElder Aaron Davis
- Wes RamseyChristian Markelli
- Jacqueline BissetLila Montagne
- Joseph Gordon-LevittElder Paul Ryder
- Rebekah JohnsonJulie Taylor
- Mary Kay PlaceSister Gladys Davis
- Erik PalladinoKeith Griffin
- Amber BensonTraci Levine
- Khary PaytonAndrew
- Rob McElhenneyElder Harmon
Recommendations
- 70
The New York Times
Works in the end because of its commitment to its characters and a handful of fine performances. - 70
Los Angeles Times
At once romantic, earthy and socially critical, Latter Days is a dynamic film filled with humor and pathos. - 63
New York Daily News
In equal parts earnest and awkward, this romance between a Mormon missionary and an L.A. party boy falls significantly short of its lofty goals. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
Cox, a fifth-generation Mormon whose own story isn't too far from that of Elder Davis, shows how much of Aaron's strength derives directly from his faith, while even the most homophobic of Cox's characters demonstrate a capacity for both charity and, possibly, change. - 50
L.A. Weekly
Though the film covers familiar queer-cinema ground, Latter Days' finely observed truths about the painful costs of being yourself make even the contrivance of its happy ending forgivable. - 50
New York Post
A glossy gay soap opera that graphically illustrates new meanings for the term "missionary position." - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
This directorial debut from C. Jay Cox is a sometimes comic melodrama. - 50
Variety
Falls back on the broad characterizations and stereotypical situations that typified the earliest gay-themed movies, while preaching a familiar (though not entirely ingenuous) message of tolerance.
