Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

Memorable, crazy movie

Disappointment for a huge fan!

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

When you have a schlubby guy get the almost unbelievably attractive guy, you need to show WHY it happened. Being a whiny stalker for an entire year generally doesn't produce this result, and one has to wonder why, if he found the protagonist so attractive, the barista waited a year to make a move. Maybe he had to make absolutely sure the man of his dreams was an unemployed complete loser first?There is a lot of experimentation with the filming - but unfortunately they are all failures. If you have to show half your film in fast-motion, it probably means the material is too tiresome to leave in at all, and other than the fixed shots, it looked like it was filmed on 80s video tape by an epileptic.The only reason I have it the second star is that the lead is very convincing in his role - which unfortunately is to be the most annoying person possible, but you can't deny his commitment.

I'm writing this review for people who want to see queer films and who check reviews to see if a film is worth their time. 29th and Gay feels at best like an unfunny version of the occasionally funny TV show How I Met Your Mother. The main character James, like the Ted character on Mother, talks directly to the viewer and spends the whole film whining about his life. There's a male friend whose life is a string of one night stands and a female friend who can't find a guy. But mostly 29th and Gay feels like an amateur movie made for cable access. It's meandering and plot less and takes itself way too seriously.The acting is fine, and 28th and Gay shows LA in a realistic non- glamorous way. But everything else about the film is lousy. The characters are really annoying, the film starts off as an attempt at comedy then turns more serious, there's a reoccurring dream sequence that is goofy (and when meaning is applied to the dream it's just stupid), and in the end the OK looking James* takes risks and is rewarded with a cute boyfriend. Definitely not worth watching unless you need to see how not to put a movie together. *Actually I find the actor who played James to be far more attractive that the cute boyfriend. But rather than addressing any issues at all, such as how a short stocky guy with thinning hair rates in the gay scene, 29th and Gay plays another cliché card of looks over personality.

This "no-budget" film was a labor of love, clearly, but the warmth and sense of humor of the writer/star James and his friend and director Carrie Preston shine through in every single moment of this adorable film. I saw it at the NC Gay and Lesbian Film Festival...it is showing at BAM Rose Cinemas this weekend and has been accepted at the Seattle Film Fest. It is worth a peek and then definitely worth distribution.The film is chaste enough for straight audiences but has enough gay cheek and some right-on bar scenes that will appeal to the G&L crowd. James is so sweet and funny you'll wish you knew him, and his friends are Will and Grace with an edge. The local San Diego scene is shot with love and the special effects are pretty impressive considering that, we were told at the NC festival, the money for the project came out of the stars' pockets.

i know James Vasquez through his partner mark. when he told me they had a movie about to come out i had to see it . i went to a special viewing in San Diego where it was filmed, i must say it is wonderful. it shows the struggles of a gay man and the joy of realization about yourself. but i won't say anymore then that or i will give it away anyway it is a must see for anyone. and to james and mark i hope that you go far with your movie career. there are some really cute bar scenes in the movie that where filmed at a local san diego bar named kickers it is truly the friendliest bar in town and if you are ever there say hi to mark. he is a lil shy about the movie lol.