A compelling and watchable film because of the constant attempts of the men involved to justify their bestiality. Defending the indefensible is so sad and so amazing. The pervert blames everyone but himself. Why did the group try so hard to suppress all evidence of their wrongdoing if they thought it was right? Why did they try to vilify the media, the authorities, the family of the dead man? You won't be able to turn away, but you might not believe your eyes and ears.

The narrative, from the people's point of view was very touching. The scenery and pictures were beautiful, and often made you forget about the grimness of this freak accident. I did not watch the last 20 minutes or so, because i got interrupted, and did not feel like resume watching this documentary, because of how understated the whole matter seemed to be. I would have liked some more factual things, for it to work as a proper documentary, since i am more used to the "Zeitgeist" part of the documentary-genre. Another thing i sort of missed in this movie, was some guiding - either by some sort of objective narrator or by some more relevant pictures, rather than pictures of woods and a guy on a greyhound bus. However, I really liked this movie for being so visually "clean" and for sticking to the relevant people and places. Another thing that i really liked, was the convincing acting of the "stock-footage" actors, so overall a well-done movie. 5/10 Best Intentions - Emma

This film is pretty. That's about it. I was very eager to see it, hoping that these people had the guts to approach the subject. What I got instead was a story that thought it was trying to show the human side but instead flitted around, nearly dodged the story entirely, and subjected itself to a lot of justifications to soften the blow. It sold itself cheap, coming off more like an apology or attempt at begging tolerance than an honest piece of work. I could never get into work that tries that hard to lead the audience by the reins.I understand the topic is vilified by many, but it'd be nice to see a more honest piece of work showing pride and passion for their beliefs. What a shame to have to so much trouble for so little.

Actors silently recreate controversial true-life events which took place in Washington State near Puget Sound when a family man died a shameful, incomprehensible death: he successfully managed to get a horse to have sex with him, resulting in internal injuries. Called zoophilia, this act of sexually bonding with an animal not of the human variety is the basis for this entire production--and yet is tiptoed around in a most facetious, irritating, and finally dreary manner. The audio interviews with actual persons connected to this story fail to flesh out the narrative, what with clueless lines such as: "These were animals I loved. I wasn't breaking any laws." True, at that time, Washington did have not laws on the books regarding bestiality (which has since been rectified), but we are never made to understand this obsession. This "classless society" of men is envisioned here as members of a secretive sect (mysteriously filmed), and what we hear on the soundtrack are the murmurings of troubled and regretful lost souls. The swooping, gliding cinematography is handsome, but only serves to make the overall effect rather drowsy. The subject matter, though wanly dissected, isn't for the faint of heart...but if you're going to do a documentary-styled take on a small circle of zoophiliacs, you might want to figure out in advance what point you want to make. Director and co-writer Robinson Devor obviously didn't want to venture too far out into unchartered cinematic waters, yet his hesitance is much more of a turn-off than his theme. *1/2 from ****