The Hard Paint duo bring this tale of Matias, a handsome young actor/dancer in a troupe two weeks from opening a new show, who hooks up with Rafael, a property developer and budding mayoral candidate, and they develop a relationship that thrives on increasingly risky public sexual encounters just as both of their career profiles rise. Almodovar is a clear inspiration here as recognisable territory is explored, from celebrating the arts - providing a narrative and metaphorical backbone - to objectifying male beauty, the tension between personal life and public image, and ambition and fame. For its contemporary setting and issues, the film feels surprisingly a little old-fashioned and restrained, rather than gaudy and melodramatic. For what might have once seemed edgy, Night Stage sits comfortably in the age of more adult streaming drama output. The story holds no real surprises, but the film is performed and presented well in all respects.
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