Monday, June 04, 2012
PUCK
Today's Favorite Gay Film # 8 was
It is also a NYTimes Critics' Pick.
A private boy's school puts on their version of A Midsummer's Night Dream with the class faggot as the star. Strange things happen as the play is rehearsed and somehow a magic potion suddenly turns many of the people in the school gay.
What a dream. At least in some cases.
This is a musical which is witty and wry and has a soul and a heart. It even treats its bullies kindly.
The cast is quite talented and while there are some clunkers here and there (tight indie budget) and the sound is sketchy in some parts (ambient with a bit of echo) the music on a different track comes through very nicely.
The boys in this are charming and love is emphasized rather than sex. Love can travel along many lines.
I have seen this before and enjoyed it even more this time. I think because I got the Shakespeare parts more clearly. I turned on the subtitles. That also sort of fixed the sound problem.
I will no doubt see this again. A 5 out of Netflix5.
