Gay passion in the NHL
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Gay passion in the NHL - a happy bubble bath

The much-talked-about "Heated Rivalry," about the secret passion of two NHL stars, receives a three-star rating from Swedish media.

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Shane is a star player in Canada whose sponsorship contract forbids gay sex. Russian Ilja cannot go home if the truth comes out.

"Lots of butt and carefully hidden sex," says Kulturnytt's Ylva Nilsson, who welcomes the portrayal of two vulnerable men.

"A bubble bath so blissfully steeped in genre clichés that the result is somehow original," writes Sydsvenskan's Malin Krutmeijer, who is tired of the meagre dialogue. Good but not as good as the hype suggests, says Expressen's Mattias Bergqvist.

"Hot gay sex for straight women - but even regular dudes can be unexpectedly touched," summarizes Henrik Torehammar in SvD without giving a rating.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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