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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I took a bit of a chance on this one, and was pleasantly surprised. From a fairly straightforward plot (teenage boy coming to terms with his sexuality), Chris Stafford as Eric is a very touching and sensitive lead, while the supporting cast do an able job of "supporting", with the strongest praise undoubtedly going to Lea DeLaria as Uber-Dyke Angie, "easing the passage" as it were(!) of Eric in his journey into finding himself. The 80's soundtrack and appalling fashions of the eighties give this film a real period and nostalgic feel.
45 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Not really into coming-out movies or gay flicks - but the story of a young guy coming out in the early 1980s is so close to being my own story that I decided to give this film a go.
The budget for the movie clearly wasn't vast, but the cast and crew do a very convincing job of transporting the viewer back to the start of The Decade That Taste Forgot. The soundtrack, clothing (my god, to think what was in my own wardrobe back then. Oh the horror!), the set dressing - all spot on.
Chris Stafford as Eric is remarkably good, the character adapting according to his surroundings (the nice but painfully ordinary family home, the slightly OTT gay bar crowd) so effectively this could almost be a documentary. The supporting cast, particularly Stephanie McVey as Eric's mother, do a great job, never overwhelming Stafford's understated yet involving performance.
The 'wooden acting' accusation made in a few reviews is likely to be aimed at Anderson Gabrych, who plays Eric's initial love interest. Compared to Stafford's nuanced performance, Gabrych appears ill at ease, clumsy and so two-dimensional that he would have trouble out-acting a sheet of plywood. Mercifully, Gabrych occupies no more than 15 mins of screen time in total - tune him out by concentrating on Stafford's efforts in their shared scenes.
Sad to report, Chris Stafford left the acting profession not long after the film. He has now graduated as a lawyer.
This is that rarest of things: a good gay movie. Well acted, tightly written, evocative of its era and for those of us who were there and can rememebr it, it's like a trip back two decades. Go on, buy the thing!
The budget for the movie clearly wasn't vast, but the cast and crew do a very convincing job of transporting the viewer back to the start of The Decade That Taste Forgot. The soundtrack, clothing (my god, to think what was in my own wardrobe back then. Oh the horror!), the set dressing - all spot on.
Chris Stafford as Eric is remarkably good, the character adapting according to his surroundings (the nice but painfully ordinary family home, the slightly OTT gay bar crowd) so effectively this could almost be a documentary. The supporting cast, particularly Stephanie McVey as Eric's mother, do a great job, never overwhelming Stafford's understated yet involving performance.
The 'wooden acting' accusation made in a few reviews is likely to be aimed at Anderson Gabrych, who plays Eric's initial love interest. Compared to Stafford's nuanced performance, Gabrych appears ill at ease, clumsy and so two-dimensional that he would have trouble out-acting a sheet of plywood. Mercifully, Gabrych occupies no more than 15 mins of screen time in total - tune him out by concentrating on Stafford's efforts in their shared scenes.
Sad to report, Chris Stafford left the acting profession not long after the film. He has now graduated as a lawyer.
This is that rarest of things: a good gay movie. Well acted, tightly written, evocative of its era and for those of us who were there and can rememebr it, it's like a trip back two decades. Go on, buy the thing!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is the sort of 'coming out' film that really says it all. All the feelings are portrayed remarkebly well & the film keps you hooked untill the end. Watch it, you wont be dissapointed with this one!
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How not to come out
This is a fabulously put together film. It strikes at the difficulties of young gays in the 80's and before, just how difficult it was to be accepted as being "different". Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. C. M. Sear
Potentially brilliant.
For me what makes this otherwise very average coming of age film stand out is its style. It pays tribute to the early eighties - the music and fashion seem nostalgically selected,... Read more
Published 15 months ago by L. Eden
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The film was good, the characters and plot were well portrayed and the idea to bring some clarity and voice to homosexuality in the 80s. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Sam
Just Another
I expected a bit more as the DVD cover caught my eyes several times. So I fianally decided to get it, and was very disappointed in the end. Read more
Published on 12 May 2009 by Kevin B
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"Did they assign all the gay people to the grub wagon?"
So asks Chris Stafford, young Tom Cruise look-a-like, in this 1998 gay coming-of-age film is set in Ohio in 1984. Read more
So asks Chris Stafford, young Tom Cruise look-a-like, in this 1998 gay coming-of-age film is set in Ohio in 1984. Read more
Published on 29 April 2009 by Nicholas Casley
Interesting
Fairly standard story line. Worth a viewing but unlikely to add to library, or list of all time favourites!
Published on 27 Dec 2008 by Downsman
Not what I was expecting
When I first saw the trailer for this film I thought it was a love story between the two guys on the cover of the case. In fact it is a very different story. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2008 by Ben Benji
almost unwatchable
having looked at the previous reviews for this movie I was expecting something really interesting & touching. What a disappointment! Read more
Published on 11 April 2008 by michael Jones
Unpretentious and very enjoyable
I really enjoyed this film. It is a story set in the eighties about a boy realising and then coming to terms with his sexuality. Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2008 by Natasha L
sweet young gay innocence
This film is the true-to-life story of a sweet young boy going through the difficult process of coming to terms with his sexuality in the 80's. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2008 by C. De Wet
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