I must heartily agree with those other learned reviewers who see this movie for what it is: shallow, cliched pandering without a frame of truth or honesty to be found. Geeze this movie really BURNS me up.
I've never known anyone in life who talks the way these characters do. And, while that's not ALWAYS a bad thing (no one in real life talks like Tennessee Williams' characters either, but I sure wish they did) here it borders on the offensive. These actors seem so PROUD of the way they act "gay" (at least a straight actor's perception of what being gay is) that they never stop praising themselves long enough to turn in a decent performance.
The time when gays would respond to movies SIMPLY because they were about us is, thankfully, over. We do NOT need to accept any more movies EXPLAINING us to straight society or BEGGING us to be accepted. We also do not need to respond to self-congratulatory cinema that PRETENDS to be speaking to us, while in reality only serves to convince its makers that they are liberal and "now."
If gays and the gay life were anything like what is pictured here, then I might actually consider joining one of those crazy "you can change" groups. As it is, I'll just avoid trendy "we're so hip cuz we're making a movie about gays" crap like this in the future and I suggest you do the same.
I've never known anyone in life who talks the way these characters do. And, while that's not ALWAYS a bad thing (no one in real life talks like Tennessee Williams' characters either, but I sure wish they did) here it borders on the offensive. These actors seem so PROUD of the way they act "gay" (at least a straight actor's perception of what being gay is) that they never stop praising themselves long enough to turn in a decent performance.
The time when gays would respond to movies SIMPLY because they were about us is, thankfully, over. We do NOT need to accept any more movies EXPLAINING us to straight society or BEGGING us to be accepted. We also do not need to respond to self-congratulatory cinema that PRETENDS to be speaking to us, while in reality only serves to convince its makers that they are liberal and "now."
If gays and the gay life were anything like what is pictured here, then I might actually consider joining one of those crazy "you can change" groups. As it is, I'll just avoid trendy "we're so hip cuz we're making a movie about gays" crap like this in the future and I suggest you do the same.