Natalie Sepac
I didn't like this movie. It's not funny enough to be a good comedy, and not deep enough to be a meaningful film.The movie centers on a high school senior, Dorian, who is a bullied gay outcast at school. Dorian has an extremely popular younger brother who is the star quarterback on the high school football team, a stern father who doesn't allow people to disagree with him, and a nice albeit spacy mother who doesn't appear to care much about anything in general.When he decides to come out, Dorian does so first to his popular younger brother. What ensues is a funny segment where Dorian tries to act straight and pick up girls. Encountering failure, Dorian decides to come out to his father, promptly gets kicked out of the house, and moves to NYU to start a new life in a liberal city.At the end of the movie, Dorian's father dies. The relationship between Dorian and his father is very poorly portrayed, and it's hard to tell what Dorian's actual feelings towards his father are. Since the father is mostly portrayed as an unequivocal villain and not given much personality, it's even harder to tell how he feels towards Dorian. This is a problem since the father-son relationship following the son's coming out is supposed to be the crux of the movie's meaning.Overall, I think (and the movie has won several awards, so clearly some disagree) that the movie had very poor character development and wasn't funny enough to be a good comedy.
Ivy
I was desperately looking for a movie to rent one day. Somehow I stumbled across Dorian Blues. On the cover, it said it would be a favorite of the Napoleon Dynamite crowd. That made me think that the movie was going to be a little ridiculous. To my surprise it was a very good movie. I liked it so much that I had to watch it over and over again. I thought it was a very, very funny movie. All my friends loved it. Even the guys loved it. That is definitely saying a lot! Michael McMillian was the perfect choice for that part. Steve Fletcher was great as the father. His character was so mean that it was hilarious. I would recommend that all comedy fans watch this movie at least once. Hopefully you'll love it too.
rjlafont
Dorian is a young gay man just discovering himself. The story is not unique, the father is hostile to him, the mother afraid to speak out and help her son, the older brother in denial, but there is a twist. Through much introspection Dorian discovers that he is OK just the way he his, that he is not the freakish social outcast his father tells him he is. Step by agonizing step Dorian finds his own true path and while never easy he does prevail.Most independent gay theme movies try hard but never seem to get it all together. This one is different. The story is well written, clear and concise. The images and thematic flow work well and don't show the usual artifacts of a low budget. The actor are all very competent with the exception of the lead Michael McMillian who brings a very special something. Beyond being cuter than a "bug's ear" he has a presence that jumps out of the small screen. His comedic timing is startling for an actor so young. His ability to make you feel the emotions of the character in serious scenes is just as amazing. The strongest single part of this great little movie is the actor that plays Dorian.
leilapostgrad
I loved this movie. Eighteen-year-old Dorian (played by the adorable 27 year-old Michael McMillian) reminds me of most of the guys I've been in love with in my life brooding, artistic, cynical, and GAY. But more importantly, he's miserable. Dorian wants to come out of the closet, but it's virtually impossible when he lives in a small town, has no gay friends, his brother is the high school star football player, and his father is a judgmental neo-con. Dorian Blues may sound like a depressing drama, but it's actually a hilarious script! When Dorian tells his therapist that he's fallen in love with him, the therapist casually replies, "I love you, too." Dorian says, "No, not like that. Not like you love all of humanity, and I just happen to be one of them." When a kind and sympathetic stripper asks Dorian if he has any gifts, he quickly assures her, "No, not one
not unless you count melancholy, I've got a gift for that." I love this boy! I swear, all the good ones are either taken or gay.
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