Arlis Fuson
A man rushes his dog to a hospital instead of a vet after he accidentally stabs it. A nice doctor there helps him out and fixes the dog up. Sometime later they run across each other again and fall for each other. The adventure then begins of them falling in love, dealing with homophobia from a crazy neighbor as well as Jersey bottle throwers. They have to deal with each others crazy best friends, weird parents and soon they must deal with the fact they had met years before under very embarrassing conditions.The first time I watched this movie it made me laugh, but didn't do much for me, but here on my second viewing I laughed harder and seemed to accept it greatly. It has some very funny parts and is downright charming. I loved the clichés and the characters here. From the embarrassing "hershey squirts" to the OCD shower scene where the man washes the young boy before having sex with. Gay line dancing with a drag queen singing 'sh*t happens' and the very unlucky family of the guy that seem to have disaster follow them everywhere they go. It was funny and well worth a watch, gay or straight.Tripple the talent here for Craig Chester who wrote a beautiful story, directed it nicely and stars here in perhaps his best role. Other major players were Parker Posey and Julie Haggarty. Chris Kattan had a big part here, and he was one of my few faults as he is a tad annoying.Funny enough and charming enough for 4/10 stars. I liked it and could gladly watch it again.
Gordon-11
This film is a romantic comedy between two men in New York City. They by chance meet each other, get along very well, until things start to fall apart.It is great that throughout the film, the emphasis is on love, instead of sex. It is so easy to fall into the temptation to make scenes depicting gay sex in order to entice gay viewers to watch the film. However, in this film, there are no sex scenes at all. The thing that keeps the viewers watching is the real love that keeps Adam and Steve together. Coupled with the excellent character development, the love between Adam and Steve becomes convincing and touching.The dance sequences of this film are very well rehearsed and delightful to watch. The plot is straightforward and predictable, but that's the whole idea for romantic comedies.I hope gay romantic comedies get made more often!
ekeby
So you're gay and you're thinking of seeing this movie, and, knowing that it's a gay movie, your expectations are already lowered. Maybe rightly, judging from most of what's out there.Interestingly, this gay movie has both the best and the worst of the genre. What's bad? Oh, some of the acting, some direction, some dialog, some of everything, really. What's good? Some of the acting, some direction, some dialog--again, some of everything. Which is to say, when it gets it right, it gets it Really Right. Laugh out loud right. When it gets it wrong, well, you can't fix it so you gotta stand it.So yes, if you're debating, see it. Especially if you're gay and especially if you like to laugh. Just seeing Craig Chester in his goth get up made me laugh. That's something that anybody could laugh at, but some of the humor is gay-specific and might sail over the heads of straight people. Mostly, though, it skewers contemporary life in a way that both gay and straight will understand and appreciate.What makes this worthwhile is the dialog, some of which is razor sharp and very, very funny. Any big budget Hollywood comedy could be improved one thousand percent by stealing just a few of these wickedly funny lines that are tossed off so casually. Parker Posey has the lion's share of them and her delivery is fast and furious; she hits the bulls-eye every time. The players are all competent and likable. Chris Kattan is good as an envious, maybe even jealous, straight roommate. Julie Hagerty plays Chester's mom; she's another one that just makes me smile when I see her slightly ditsy persona on screen. Bottom line: if you're looking for art, keep looking. Want a few yuks? Adam and Steve will deliver.
David
***spoilers ahead*** Frankly, I don't see what the big deal is about this movie. It's a gay romantic comedy grounded in a moment of toilet humor (literally)--how touching. It's also supplemented by cheap gags and slapstick that are so over-the-top you can't help but laugh (both sets of parents, the barrage of beer bottles, the C&W dance-off, etc.) so it wasn't a total waste of money. Still, I didn't walk outta the theater wanting to fall in love--or eagerly anticipating the DVD release. All in all, I found it an overrated somewhat forgettable film--worth a matinée price or DVD rental on a rainy Sunday afternoon, but not exactly a date movie.Oh...and what a HUGE waste of Parker Posey's talent. For her, this film may very well be what "The Brown Bunny" was for Chloe Sevigny--a career death knell.
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