My summary pretty much says it all. I hate to ponder all the glowing reviews of this travesty at IMDb which would lead me to believe that my fellow gay audience must be so starved for entertainment, that they would praise a mess like this.
Let's go through the list of what's wrong with this movie.
Firstly, it has a terrible script. The jokes fall flat everywhere, the characters are cardboard, and there isn't a single sympathetic character to be found in the whole movie. I love that some people have found it "realistic". Believe me, there aren't any people that resemble the idiots and misfits in this film; gay people, straight people, parents; you name it. They are mostly all unattractive, hapless people that you don't want to spend 90 minutes with.
Secondly, the movie is horribly miscast. Craig Chester is not a good director regardless of the budget. He shouldn't have cast himself in the lead; he hasn't a wit of charm. Why Steve would want this guy is a complete mystery. George Bush has more personality. I always worry how much of an ego trip is really involved in someone writing, directing and staring in a movie. With results like this, it should be a criminal offense. The other actors are equally bad. Mr. Chester and Mr. Gets are so bad in the movie's first scenes, you know they won't get any better later on. Parker Posey looks bored with the whole project. Adam's parents and sister can't act; neither can Steve's; his mother looks the same age as he does. The straight room mate of Steve is a miserable actor. Where did they find these people and how did they survive Chester's direction???
Thirdly, the movie is badly edited. At least half of it should have gone on the cutting room floor. Some of the scenes are so bad I was talking back to my TV screen in a sarcastic manner. Why does the dog have to get stabbed??? Why does Parker Posy have to do three or four really annoying stand up routines??? The two step scene at the end would have worked in a more clever movie, but in this one it just seems like an appendage.
I was glad to send this one back to Netflix never to be seen by me again. What is truly appalling is how many people enjoyed this misguided attempt at comedy. It really tells me that we are really getting stupid in this country.
Let's go through the list of what's wrong with this movie.
Firstly, it has a terrible script. The jokes fall flat everywhere, the characters are cardboard, and there isn't a single sympathetic character to be found in the whole movie. I love that some people have found it "realistic". Believe me, there aren't any people that resemble the idiots and misfits in this film; gay people, straight people, parents; you name it. They are mostly all unattractive, hapless people that you don't want to spend 90 minutes with.
Secondly, the movie is horribly miscast. Craig Chester is not a good director regardless of the budget. He shouldn't have cast himself in the lead; he hasn't a wit of charm. Why Steve would want this guy is a complete mystery. George Bush has more personality. I always worry how much of an ego trip is really involved in someone writing, directing and staring in a movie. With results like this, it should be a criminal offense. The other actors are equally bad. Mr. Chester and Mr. Gets are so bad in the movie's first scenes, you know they won't get any better later on. Parker Posey looks bored with the whole project. Adam's parents and sister can't act; neither can Steve's; his mother looks the same age as he does. The straight room mate of Steve is a miserable actor. Where did they find these people and how did they survive Chester's direction???
Thirdly, the movie is badly edited. At least half of it should have gone on the cutting room floor. Some of the scenes are so bad I was talking back to my TV screen in a sarcastic manner. Why does the dog have to get stabbed??? Why does Parker Posy have to do three or four really annoying stand up routines??? The two step scene at the end would have worked in a more clever movie, but in this one it just seems like an appendage.
I was glad to send this one back to Netflix never to be seen by me again. What is truly appalling is how many people enjoyed this misguided attempt at comedy. It really tells me that we are really getting stupid in this country.