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THE BOY NEXT DOOR

Today's film was the gay teen coming of age film

Beautiful Thing (1996)

This is a family favorite brought out (so to speak) every so often.

It is good in many ways beyond the gay boy story. It is a positive take on life in the margins. Council estates and all that.

We could still use a bit of sub-title to catch the 'english' as it is spoken in Birmingham but still. It is mostly show, not tell. Very gentle. Very positive and sweet.

I give it a 5 out of Netflix5 so I can see it again sometime. I know that it is not really a top of the line film and would be a 3 otherwise. But it has a special place in my heart.

Labels: film, films