Ice Blues (2008)
1h 25m | PG-13
America's favorite gay private investigator, Donald Strachey, takes on the most complicated case of his career. After his long-time partner, Tim, asks him to uncover the source of an anonymous and generous donation to the Albany youth center, he gets caught in a whirlwind of deceit and danger.
Director: Ron Oliver
Studio: Blue Productions
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Video: 720p
Cast
Chad Allen
as Donald Strachey
Sebastian Spence
as Tim Callahan
Nelson Wong
as Kenny Kwon
Brittney Wilson
as Lilah
Sebastien Roberts
as Frank Zaillian
Daryl Shuttleworth
as Detective Bailey
Reviews
Chad Allen brings a little charm to this, certainly the best of the pretty mediocre four film adaptations of the "Donald Strachey" PI investigations. This one sees him investigate when boyfriend "Tim" (Sebastian Spence) finds himself embroiled in a mystery surrounding a large bequest for his "safe zone" which all goes a bit south when a murder occurs. The original story covers a surprisingly varied series of topics - in a largely superficial fashion - including loyalty, obsession and child welfare issues which this effort makes a decent fist of as it rumbles along, but there is precisely zero chemistry between the two stars and the ending is a bit lacklustre. It's just about worth a watch, but only just....