The plot summary of Almost Normal sounds like another campy throw away attempt at a comedy full of inside jokes for the queer crowd. But for it's genre (queer comedy) it's a really well constructed film that explores an amusing story idea and rarely tries for the broad and obvious laughs. Nor does it throw in gratuitous nudity and sex as a cheap audience appeal.*
Almost Normal is a well shot, good looking film. The acting is unusually good for a queer comedy. The sets, costumes, and hair are convincingly late 70s without screaming it (the way That 70s Show did), and the hair/makeup person/s did a great job at making younger actors look convincingly 20 years older. The music has a Movie of the Week sound to it which I like to think was intentional.
In general Almost Normal is a great choice if you're looking for a pleasant, amusing queer comedy that doesn't insult your intelligence.
*I actually love gratuitous nudity and sex as much as the next guy but in queer films it often seems tacked on merely for the audience or because the director wanted a legit reason to see the actors naked.
Almost Normal is a well shot, good looking film. The acting is unusually good for a queer comedy. The sets, costumes, and hair are convincingly late 70s without screaming it (the way That 70s Show did), and the hair/makeup person/s did a great job at making younger actors look convincingly 20 years older. The music has a Movie of the Week sound to it which I like to think was intentional.
In general Almost Normal is a great choice if you're looking for a pleasant, amusing queer comedy that doesn't insult your intelligence.
*I actually love gratuitous nudity and sex as much as the next guy but in queer films it often seems tacked on merely for the audience or because the director wanted a legit reason to see the actors naked.