Please don't spend money on this.
... View MoreI like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.
... View MoreA lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
... View MoreThe joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
... View More"Is it Just Me?" is a question probably 9 out of 10 gay men ask themselves at one time or another, so the title immediately speaks to a lot of us. The film doesn't try to be anything more than what it is: an entertaining, 90 minute, feel good, date film. What's most remarkable here is the film steers clear of the worst of the gay cinema clichés. Yes, one of the characters is a go-go boy and there is an older gay man whose character adopts some stereotypically effeminate attributes, but the two principals are very much "regular guys." Also remarkably, the film succeeds with four very likable main characters and no real villain. The protagonist is the mistaken identity element. Now, some will say our hero could have resolved the confusion sooner, but if we accept that he suffers from a chronic case of low self esteem the plot is entirely credible. "Is it Just Me?" suffers the usual problems of a rushed (12-day shoot), low budget affair. It's overly talky. The two principals could have had more screen time alone with their thoughts and emotions. This would have eliminated the need for some of the cringy, "After School Special" dialogue, but this isn't a deal breaker. The real test of one of these films is: do you want to see more of these characters when the final scene fades to black? And I'd love to see a sequel, 10 years later.
... View MoreBy now, you've watched this film or had the opportunity to read through the other reviews that are here. The acting is sound, although not excellent, and the story itself is, while perhaps integrating a few too many clichés, still very good. In fact, it is the presence of some of those rom-com clichés that have been around for so long, provided with a gay twist, that makes this story interesting.Unfortunately, however, the casting and some of the dialogue in this movie destroy its entire purpose. The main goal for those watching is for us to believe that a reclusive, "unattractive" writer can pull himself out of his shell and find true love. Two big problems with that:1. Blaine isn't unattractive by any definition of the word that most gay men are so biased about. He's physically appealing, has a high-paying, publicity-providing job, an excellent living situation, lots of free time, and meaningful friendships with others. He's not someone that any gay man who is genuinely rejected by his peers - physically unattractive, overweight, unemployed, struggling with housing, etc. - would actually identify with; and2. Any sympathy I had for Blaine went out the window the moment he said "oh thank God" when he saw Xander's picture. Despite the screenwriter(s) wanting us to believe that Blaine is the "gay everyman," he proves himself just as vain as the rest of them.TL:DR version: None of the characters are identifiable enough for any gay man who gets rejected by his peers for this movie to have any meaning for them whatsoever. And that's sad.
... View MoreIt's not like I'm super critical by nature, but this movie is really awful. One and a half hours of my life I will never get back.First thing, so called actors in this movie wouldn't not recognize acting even if it bit them in the nose.Plot is super simplistic and so naive, like something a six-year-old would write. The characters do not seem to be real people, but more exaggerated stereotypes of gay men, more like caricatures really. The acting is really stiff and unbelievable, and the best part in the movie is played by the dog Bijoux (honestly, it is).If you feel like wasting your time, then feel free to watch this, but surely you would spend your time better if you stared at the same dot on the ceiling instead of watching this movie.
... View MoreThis movie is so predictable, so corny and so stereotypical, i had to play a game of cards along with it to watch it. It is of such unoriginality it's practically unbearable. I don't understand why they even bothered to make this movie. It's never really funny, clever or sexy. It was like a bad and bizarre mix-up of "friends", any shitty romcom, broke back mountain, 'as good as it gets' and i don't know what else. Just really really bad. Sorry guys, but this was such a disappointment. Why i did give it two stars was the only more or less credible acting job by David Loren, the only charming role in this movie. I'm sure Bruce Gray can do a better job, but not in this movie with this script, poor chap. Just to give you a clue, it's worse than ' The Ugly Truth' or 'little black book', yes!!, and maybe not as unbelievably bad as 'the hottie and the nottie', but..close.
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