Burning Blue

Burning Blue is a 2013 American drama film, directed by DMW Greer and starring Trent Ford and Rob Mayes. It is based on the 1992 play by Greer about a US Navy accident investigation which becomes a gay witch hunt during the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" era.

Plot

US Navy pilots Lts. Daniel Lynch (Trent Ford) and Will Stephensen (Morgan Spector) are best friends hoping to both become the youngest pilots to be accepted into the space program. After two accidents, one of which is due to Will's failing eyesight, their unit is subject to an NCIS investigation led by John Cokely (Michael Sirow). At the same time, a third pilot, Matt Blackwood (Rob Mayes) arrives on the carrier and quickly develops a close friendship with Dan, driving a wedge in between Dan and Will. Cokely's investigation leads to him uncovering rumours about Dan and Matt's relationship just as they both begin to fall in love. When Matt decides to leave his wife and move in with Dan there is a third accident and Cokely's investigation ramps up the pressure on Dan.

Cast

Reception

The film has received generally negative reviews, with a score of 28% in review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.^[1] The writing and directing were criticised but Ford and Mayes were praised for their portrayals.^[2]

References

External links

• Official website
• Burning Blue at the Internet Movie Database
• Burning Blue at Rotten Tomatoes
• Burning Blue at Metacritic