Why so much hype?

The Age of Commercialism

Fantastic!

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Trick is a lighthearted film about a couple of young guys in the big city trying to navigate the gay sex scene. There is the requisite 'fag hag' played by Tori Spelling, in what is a very poor performance. Most of the other acting was on the level of low quality television comedy. The film tries hard to be fun and in that regard it succeeds only in theory, as it is wholly unable to make any of the fun moments and situation work. Tricks are supposed to be fun, but unfortunately this one was not.

Trick is a story of a late 20 something gay kid played by Christian Campbell who has been going through a breakup and after a bit of a drought is not having any success. Right now he'd settle for a one night stand of hot passion.Especially after seeing J.P. Pitoc up on the stage of that gay bar doing the bumps and grinds, it's the man of his dreams. Fate is seemingly kind to him when he leaves the bar and he winds up on the same train as the object of his affection. Pitoc gets off at the same stop, eye contact is met and it's off to Campbell's place.Which he shares with his straight roommate Brad Beyer and has a female friend played by Tori Spelling who just bounces in whenever she needs to use or borrow something. When they go to Pitoc's world, Campbell is a bit put off by the partying world of the go-go boys. Will they ever get down to the slap and tickle?Despite the emphasis on sex and one night stands, Trick is really a delightful romantic comedy with a gay twist. Tori Spelling by dint of her name recognition from 90210 is top billed though she's really in a supporting role. She's very funny in the role of the gay man's best straight woman friend who really wants to dominate the lives of the gay people around her. Also a bit sad.Both Christian Campbell and J.P. Pitoc have gone on to some substantial careers on the big screen, small screen, and on stage. Pitoc made his film debut here in Trick. Both of them are cast well and I do love the eternal theme of the film that people can be quite a bit deeper than original impressions may make.

Uptight, straight-laced, arms-folded-across-the-chest gay working-stiff in New York City gets picked up by a hunky go-go boy...but they can't find a place nor an uninterrupted moment to make out. Christian Campbell plays the closet case, and he is so unnaturally talkative and self-conscious that one hopes the director will ditch him and take the party elsewhere. Campbell, who smiles like a TV infomercial pitchman after reading his lines, has probably been coached into being a drip since this is the kind of delayed-intimacy picture today's filmmakers are most comfortable with: keep the two gay men as far apart as possible--that way, there are no issues over showing homosexual coupling on-screen. Midway through, our white-bread hero gets cornered by an angry drag queen in a men's room, and it's one of the ugliest scenes in a gay-oriented movie that I can recall. So, will the would-be songwriter and the unassuming stud with the six-pack finally get it on? I'd rather see a picture about the older gay couple who reunite on the street and walk off into the night. * from ****

I knew this movie existed for some years, and after a while I decided to give it a chance, and I'll never regret it. It's one of the sweetest, most romantic, and funniest movies I've ever seen.Some people complain about the credibility of the storyline, but it's not supposed to be credible.The whole story makes you believe that it's possible to meet the one by a "trick of fate", as the end credits song says.Definitely it's worth watching several times. I own the DVD and watch it every once in a while, and I always get a biiiiiiig smile during the last scene.