I won't repeat the details, which have been provided by other reviewers.
It's far too easy and common to dismiss gay films as stereotypical depictions of gay characters and their relations to one another. That's like criticizing Cary Grant's romantic characters as stereotypically heterosexual
The film is populated by gay men who can be found in droves in real life, and the situations are not at all uncommon.
Men like Blaine can be romantic, shy, sweet, put off by men who are too aggressive or fearful of rejection.
The Camerons of the gay milieu are the opposite: full of themselves, firm in the belief they can "have" anyone and/or sexual athletes.
Xander typifies the middle ground. Nevertheless, most men have a combination of attributes and are hard to pigeonhole.
I was struck by the first scene in the coffee shop. Blaine is dismissed rudely by the gay man behind the counter. Yet, when Xander asks for the same beverage, because of his looks, the server is effusively friendly and gives him free coffee.
I've witnessed or heard of many similar incidents, when waiters, salesmen and others have been neglectful, abrasive or dismissive of customers who don't meet their standards of male pulchritude.
I'm not a big fan of gay cinema, but I enjoyed "Is It Just Me?" It's well acted and directed. Good music, too
It's far too easy and common to dismiss gay films as stereotypical depictions of gay characters and their relations to one another. That's like criticizing Cary Grant's romantic characters as stereotypically heterosexual
The film is populated by gay men who can be found in droves in real life, and the situations are not at all uncommon.
Men like Blaine can be romantic, shy, sweet, put off by men who are too aggressive or fearful of rejection.
The Camerons of the gay milieu are the opposite: full of themselves, firm in the belief they can "have" anyone and/or sexual athletes.
Xander typifies the middle ground. Nevertheless, most men have a combination of attributes and are hard to pigeonhole.
I was struck by the first scene in the coffee shop. Blaine is dismissed rudely by the gay man behind the counter. Yet, when Xander asks for the same beverage, because of his looks, the server is effusively friendly and gives him free coffee.
I've witnessed or heard of many similar incidents, when waiters, salesmen and others have been neglectful, abrasive or dismissive of customers who don't meet their standards of male pulchritude.
I'm not a big fan of gay cinema, but I enjoyed "Is It Just Me?" It's well acted and directed. Good music, too