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Movie Review: Broken Hearts

Story: Director and screenwriter Greg Berlanti (co-executive producer of TV's Dawson's Creek) has fun mainstreaming this warm, familiar, gay people are just like everyone else (if you are in your late 20's and are obsessed with looks and sex) film. It was unique and refreshing to see a film depicting gay people other then the usual stereotype -- as a victim, a cartoon or a dying Aids patient. The film is divided into five chapters (or vignettes) introduced with black screen and a gay dictionary type definition. Like a TV show (the director's milieu) things are wrapped up neatly by film's end. We find that all of the six major characters have evolved. Tidy, yes. Believable, who cares? It was very funny (we got some needed laughs), fairly light and it was a pleasure to watch all of those buff handsome men. A good diversion while waiting for a President to be elected.

I wonder whether the movies will change with a Republican President. Perhaps there will be John Wayne and Charlton Heston retrospectives all over the Free World. OY!

Acting: Dean Cain (TV's Superman) was delicious as Cole and he seemed to be having a much better time in this role than wearing that red cape as Superman. John Mahoney (TV's Fraser) was also fine as the elder motherly gay man. Everyone else was good, too. We left the theater discussing which actors we thought were really gay.

Pets: There were no pets in this West Hollywood enclave. A mistake, indeed.

Visual Art: Lots of black and white photography

Soundtrack: Very funny. I also did not know that The Carpenters were up there as favorites with Judy, Liza and Bette.

Titles: Not impressive

Theater Audience: Five other people -- three looked dead and one was having as a good a laugh as we were.

Quirky Meter: 2

Oscar Worthy: No

Nit Picking: Too much like a TV show and obviously shot with a low budget.

Length: A fine 110 minutes

LOBO HOWLS: 6