I love this movie so much

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

A bullied and demoralized gay student at an all-boys school uses a magical flower derived from Shakespeare's"A Midsummer Night's Dream to turn many in his community gay,including a comely rugby player for himself.(The boy violates the 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech,Amendment 8 cruel and unusual punishment,Amendment 9 Protects Rights not enumerated in the constitution,and violated Amendment 14th The Equal Protection Clause.)(This bullied,and demoralized gay student goes out of his way to bully others,and terrorizes them with a substance that a harmful mind altering substance!)(Did he do it on purpose,are not?) (Official Selection over 75 International Film Festivals)(Winner 12 Jury Awards)(Winner 9 Audience Awards)(Based upon the describing it i'd throw the book at it if I was a judge!)

Tanner Cohen can not sing. Why he thinks he can, I do not know. Why others think he can, I do not know. The director seems infatuated with him. He keeps using him.This dreadful mess lurches and sways its way from one ridiculous scene after another. I mean, how many scenes am I supposed to take that feature singing men in undershorts and or fairy wings? And the songs. Oh God, some of them play out like a Ukrainian funeral march.Look, maybe it's me. I am a gay man--maybe the only gay man--who doesn't get it. I was endlessly tempted to hit the fast forward to spare myself any more. Is it the fact that I find Cohen less than talented and boring? Honestly I don't know. But I'd rather suffer a years worth of bikini waxes than to sit through this monstrosity again.

I was looking forward to this film, and I did ultimately enjoy it (and the actors in it... yum) but it let me down.One nitpick I had was one of the key lines in the trailer: "if you could make anyone love you, would you?". It wasn't delivered properly, nearly burying the "would you" words, which should have had the emphasis.I think the film went too far in suggesting the entire town could be turned gay. Who is this guy, Santa Claus? Nobody has that much time, not to mention flower-aiming accuracy.I would have: * not made it based on Shakespeare, particularly texts that I do not believe actually exist in Shakespeare... (do they?) * eliminated the manic drama teacher ... she was just creepy and unnecessary * delved more into the personalities of the other students. I'm certain we don't even learn most of their names, regardless of what the credits say. * followed up with the true gay love, once acknowledged. The viewers have earned this. Dammit, when are we going to get a good gay romance film (in any genre)? * pushed the envelope a bit. Guys are guys, and whether they are gay, or potion-gay, some aren't going to be making lovey-dovey eyes at each other for very long before moving on to the first few bases, if not home plate. * gone full musical. This was a film with music, but not a musical. It could have been...I think I still prefer Get Real or Beautiful Thing.Anyway, still a 7/10 is not a bad score, and I do recommend this film. But it does continue a trend of excellent gay shorts turning into merely average-to-good gay films (Dare being another recent example).

Despite a great deal of male-to-male affection (bare-chested hugging, kissing, and cuddling), "Were the World Mine" is overloaded with bigots. What's worse is, they win out! This 'fantasy' for open-minded audiences doesn't really have a happy ending at all...in fact, this is the least progressive gay-themed film in a good while. Handsome prep school lad, about to perform in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" along with his classmates, is aided by his music teacher in coming up with an elixir which can turn heterosexuals gay. This naturally leads to confusion and anger when the newfound gays and lesbians (acting like horny pod people) descent upon the straights, begging for their returned affections. An ambitious, colorful production sense (with beautifully scored musical interludes) captivates the attention for a spell; however, the third act (switching the gays back to their hateful hetero selves) doesn't exactly inspire the quirky sweetness director and co-screenwriter Tom Gustafson was probably aiming for. *1/2 from ****