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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
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