Written And Directed by Harry Lighton
Colin: "Roses are red, violets are blue. Each day at your heel, brings me closer to you. Your hand on the throttle, your leathers so tight. I crave your command, from morning to night. Your grip is a promise, your gaze a hot flame. Next to you I am nothing, but I'm yours all the same. The pleasure you give, the pain that you bring. I'll take it all, Ray, for you are my king."
I was really hopeful for this movie. A gay BDSM erotic/romantic comedy of sorts. It felt like a tall order. Would this movie be able to pull off all those elements? It mostly did to be fair.
Now the BDSM part in a mainstream movie was never going to be an easy sell. It's certainly a bit more restrained but there were scenes that also felt authentic and ridiculously funny in parts too. The movie essentially did the best it could in regards to that subject matter.
Looking into the sub and dom relationship at the movie's core. You've got the timid Colin (Harry Melling), a parking attendant who sang in a barbershop quartet as a hobby. During Christmas he ended up in a relationship with aloof biker Ray (Alexander Skarsgård). Well, it's kind of a relationship.
The relationship being that Colin would cook for Ray, wrestle with him and generally do as he's told. Needless to say this did lead to several interesting scenes as Colin took to orders well but his mother, Peggy (Lesley Sharp) was less impressed by Ray's treatment of het son.
Peggy was established to be dying very early in the movie but we also got to see both her and Pete (Douglas Hodge) cared about Colin. Peggy's death also changed something in Colin and Ray's relationship, sparking an assertiveness in the former that the latter didn't know how to deal with.
As great as the movie was, the last act really pushed it a level. Of course Colin and Ray couldn't end in a more conventional relationship but the day off they had definitely hinted at what could've been. Saying that, there's a nice sense of growth for Colin during the last scene.
- Colin ended up with another dom named Darren (Anthony Welsh). Ray's Rottweiler was named Rosie. Jake Shears from Scissors Sisters played a sub named Kevin.
- The movie's based on Adam Mars-Jones's Box Hill.
- Standout music: Alessi Brothers Seabird.
- Chronology: Started at Christmas and it looked like Colin and Ray's dynamic lasted nearly a year.
I might have been a little nervous but Pillion (2025) really pulled off a lot of what it was attempting to do. The chemistry between Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård was beautifully on point and unlike another movie series that attempted similar themes, this absolutely knew what it was talking about. It's very funny and sexy in the right places.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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