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What if your good-for-nothing brother set you up on a hot date and got the gender wrong...or did he? Todd (Jonathan Bray), a straight guy, goes to work every day and then comes home with nary a date on the horizon. That is, until his goofy brother, Barry (Jonathan Silverman), sets him up on his very first internet get-together, a coffee date with a hottie named Kelly. Todd gets to the café and the only unattached person there is a gay guy...guess what: his name is Kelly (Wilson Cruz of "My So-Called Life" and "Noah's Arc"). After a brief, clumsy realization that a straight guy has been set up with a gay guy, the two men hit it off as friends. To get retaliation against his brother, Todd and Kelly head back to the house and hold hands in front of the mystified brother. Their joke works as Barry summons Mom (Sally Kirkland) in for the new family crisis. Mom decides that she loves her gay son and joins PFLAG. As word spreads that he is "openly gay" and has a nice gay lover, the situation spins hilariously out of control and nothing Todd says can convince people otherwise. Yet he prefers his new best friend Kelly's company; maybe he is gay after all?
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Todd is very much the essence of metrosexual. He takes pride in his appearance, worries about hair loss and takes longer in the shower than his ex wife. His layabout brother Barry places a lonely hearts advert for him in the 'men seeking men' category. After a few emails and no photo exchange Todd goes on his date to meet Kelly. Kelly of course is a hunky guy and as soon as they can both laugh about it, they decide to pay the brother back by pretending that the date went really well and Todd has discovered his inner gay.
This leads to a snowball effect of friends, family and coworkers all believing (a bit too easily for Todd's liking) that he is actually gay. No-one wants to listen when he says it was a joke, and as his friendship with Kelly begins to develop, he has to ask himself whether or not his friends could be right...
This film isn't bad, and I don't think it is as cliched in it's characters as some may see it. The story is nothing new and sadly this is it's biggest let down because if you are going to rehash an old story, you really want to do something spectacluar whereas Coffee Date plays it safe safe safe.
There is a lovely chemistry between the two leads, and you can genuinely see why they would become friends, but the age old "am I aren't I?" question starts getting a bit old.
All in all, it's an enjoyable movie to watch one rainy sunday, but I wouldn't be rushing out to buy it.
This leads to a snowball effect of friends, family and coworkers all believing (a bit too easily for Todd's liking) that he is actually gay. No-one wants to listen when he says it was a joke, and as his friendship with Kelly begins to develop, he has to ask himself whether or not his friends could be right...
This film isn't bad, and I don't think it is as cliched in it's characters as some may see it. The story is nothing new and sadly this is it's biggest let down because if you are going to rehash an old story, you really want to do something spectacluar whereas Coffee Date plays it safe safe safe.
There is a lovely chemistry between the two leads, and you can genuinely see why they would become friends, but the age old "am I aren't I?" question starts getting a bit old.
All in all, it's an enjoyable movie to watch one rainy sunday, but I wouldn't be rushing out to buy it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Pitbulltje
Format:DVD
I must admit I started watching this one with a sense of doubt and I prayed it wouldn't be another trivial gay comedy. But, hey, this one is quite o.k.
The plot is acceptable, the acting doesn't hurt the viewers (with exception for JOnathan Silverman, which is kinda boring as jealous and lousy bro)
If you have chance, rent it.
The plot is acceptable, the acting doesn't hurt the viewers (with exception for JOnathan Silverman, which is kinda boring as jealous and lousy bro)
If you have chance, rent it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Tommy D
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Format:DVD
This is basically a gay rom com from writer and director Stewart Ward. It stars Jonathan Bray as Todd, he has his brother , Barry, living on his couch, in order to endear himself, Barry has put a lonely add on the inter web for his brother in order to get him back in the saddle after his divorce. This leads to Todd meeting a kindred spirit and they do not exchange photos but start an online chat up.
So with hopes high Todd goes off to a coffee shop for his blind date. There he meets Kelly (Wilson Cruz) an out Latino and they get off on the wrong foot, both waiting to meet someone. As they wait for their respective dates it becomes achingly obvious that they are their dates. The thing is they had already established that they had a love of films in common so Todd invites Kelly to an Ingmar Bergman double bill and amazingly he agrees; I mean Ingmar Bergman its enough to kill a relationship before its got a chance.
Things take on a whole new light when everyone assumes that he is actually gay and has decided to come out at 35. Then his mum turns up, played brilliantly by Sally Kirkland and things just gets worse for him. Along the way there are more than the average number of laughs and good performances from everyone, there are no bedroom antics worth tweeting home about, so avoid if that is your bag.
I actually really enjoyed it and laughed on a number of occasions, there is no new ground being broken here and the usual stereotypes get played for comic effect, but it does hang together well and never gets boring. It is warm, touching and funny in equal measure, not genre busting, but all films do not have to be. If you like a funny story with gayness running through it then I am sure you will enjoy.
So with hopes high Todd goes off to a coffee shop for his blind date. There he meets Kelly (Wilson Cruz) an out Latino and they get off on the wrong foot, both waiting to meet someone. As they wait for their respective dates it becomes achingly obvious that they are their dates. The thing is they had already established that they had a love of films in common so Todd invites Kelly to an Ingmar Bergman double bill and amazingly he agrees; I mean Ingmar Bergman its enough to kill a relationship before its got a chance.
Things take on a whole new light when everyone assumes that he is actually gay and has decided to come out at 35. Then his mum turns up, played brilliantly by Sally Kirkland and things just gets worse for him. Along the way there are more than the average number of laughs and good performances from everyone, there are no bedroom antics worth tweeting home about, so avoid if that is your bag.
I actually really enjoyed it and laughed on a number of occasions, there is no new ground being broken here and the usual stereotypes get played for comic effect, but it does hang together well and never gets boring. It is warm, touching and funny in equal measure, not genre busting, but all films do not have to be. If you like a funny story with gayness running through it then I am sure you will enjoy.
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Coffee Date
Enjoyable worth watching again. As a gay film it was well acted and not too camp. a good story line very funny and once again a happy ending.
Published 3 months ago by Brian William Young
4.0 out of 5 stars
A really nice film
Far from ground-breaking as a movie, but a really enjoyable film nonetheless. Wilson Cruz is both dishy and sweet, while Jonathan Bray's character is just sweet and innocent. Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2010 by Gay Londoner
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
This is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. It is an interesting story of a date that goes 'wrong'. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2010 by Mr. Brian Hunt
4.0 out of 5 stars
It a good movie
Ok if you want a movie you can enjoy and aww a bit at this is the movie you the two charthers as said in a different review go well togther and have a nice buddy. Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2008 by P. J. Levett
5.0 out of 5 stars
Whimsy with wry humour
I enjoyed this. A lot. The two leads are great in their own right, and complement each other well. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2008 by R. Flynn
1.0 out of 5 stars
cliche ridden bland froth
anodyne mildly homophobic hugely compromised story of sexual confusion after a blind date in a coffee shop. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2008 by pete
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