Immediately after watching it, I wrote a brief review of this film -- the next day, I deleted it -- I just could not decide how I felt -- It is a powerful film, ugly, violent, erotic -- added nothing especially new about bullying or homophobia though.
I found the reviews at IMDb and elsewhere helpful. The reviewers mostly either liked it or hated it; not much middle ground. Jason King in Salty Popcorn expresses my feeling: "The subject matter for this play/movie was ambitious and much deeper than your generic gay drama – for that I applaud it, with a few tweaks, wider shots and a more fleshed out lead character this movie could have been a masterpiece,"
I also posted a bullying related link.
Actors were well cast; Since they are all young swimmer athletes, there are plenty of scenes of the beach in their famous skimpy Aussie bathing suits. It's easy on the eyes in this regard.
I rated it a 7, could have just as comfortably gone for a 6. It is a film well impressed on my brain. I originally watched it on NetFlix, then I purchased it for my personal collection. It is a movie I will no doubt be visiting again.