jhill78757
This movie was a real trend setter for members of the gay community. People who were in the closet for so long and felt inadequate out in the dating world got a real boost to their confidence from this movie. Christian, a regular guy, average as many in the gay community would say, gets with a muscle guy like JP? REALLY? Damn!! It never has happened for me, but he beauty of the movie is that it could. That there are guys out there who will accept you for who you are and see beyond that physical thing. I love it. Thanks to the guys who played it so well, JP and Christian.... you go guys! Thanks! And why not do another one 16 years later? :)
Suradit
The story was nothing special, but the movie was enjoyable because of the two main male actors, Christian Campbell and John Paul Pitoc. I could not stop thinking how easily Christian Campbell could pass as the twin brother of the Northern Ireland actor Michael Legge (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377701/) who appeared in Cowboys & Angels and Angela's Ashes.For the most part the story is simply a series of sitcom-like frustrating situations that arise as Gabriel and Mark try to get alone together, along with the requisite set of misunderstandings that seem to doom the budding relationship.It's a pleasant piece of fluff. Watching John Paul Pitoc especially makes the time spent well worthwhile, although some of the supporting characters tend to be annoying ... but then that's life, of which this is meant to be a small slice.
Jesse
I had made a list of "gay" films I had wanted to see, and this was on the list. I saw this airing on Logo yesterday, so I watched it. For a gay themed movie, it was pretty good. Normally, if a movie has gay characters in it, it's a depressing story all about how they have AIDS, and how they deal with it, things like that. But this was a gay movie that was actually fun to watch. I was a little worried about it being a comedy, because they might stereotype the characters, but the only character in this movie that was a queen was Perry, but some gays are actually like that, so I guess I shouldn't complain. I'm not a huge fan of Tori Spelling, but she was tolerable in the movie. I thought it was sweet when she finally came to terms with the fact that she was a lesbian. But the one thing I didn't like was that I had a hard time getting into the characters because honestly, they weren't that deep. I mean c'mon. Timid music writer meets hot guy, and they fall in love? Not very easy to feel for them. Another thing was that it seemed like they kept avoiding a kiss. I mean, they tried to kiss what, like 3 times in the movie and they kept getting interrupted? I know this movie was made in 1999, before people were so accepting like they are now, but c'mon. But at least they kissed at the end. I would recommend this film for a rent if you feel like watching something uplifting. But unless you are making a detailed collection of gay films, then I wouldn't recommend buying this one. Overall, it's a fun film, but falls short. 7/10.
Figaro14
Jim Falls applies the mainstream Hollywood romantic comedy genre to a gay situation and the results are delightful. The film is a breath of fresh air and in some respects groundbreaking because it shows us that stories are stories and people are people no matter what their sexual orientation. The film traces a few hours in the lives of a couple of young men who meet and are attracted to one another but can't find a place to be alone and have sex. In the process of a few episodic situations, they actually get to know one another.Some day maybe this will be trite stuff, but based on prejudicial attitudes that exist in society today, it's a fairly important film. The drag queen in the restroom scene is priceless. And those cute ears on J.P. Pitoc!
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