Friday, August 21, 2015
GayRomCom
It is difficult to weave a comedy out of romance and the hardships that accompany it.
Finding a place to consummate the new loves is hardly a solid basis for a storyline but here it is. A success!
You must know what a trick is, eh?
It is or used to be exclusively gayspeak for the one night stand. No questions asked, no ties that bind. Good healthy fun for a night. In the sack. Or wherever you can find a private place.
That is the dilemma. What if you have found "it" and there is no place to do "it" with the one you found.
You walk the streets, you make small talk, you find some places to kiss and touch.
In this film, you make a charming couple come alive, get to know one another. They both say how this is the hard part and they have done it.
There is even a happy if uncertain for the future ending.
The two leads here are totally convincing as a pair. A tough bar dancer with a soft heart and a newbie to the scene, a wide eyed romantic.
There is some tough sledding with the close friend played gratingly (her forté) by Tory Spelling. A natural bitch. There is another drag queen who even looks like Tory. I wonder if somehow they are stabbing the real girl in the back. She is the daughter of Aaron Spelling who has nothing to do with the film. Hmm.
Anyway, this is a delightfully spiced sweet romantic dish. And it is very gay. Not just another straight comedy in boy clothing. The sensibility is all queer, all the time. Very nice.
A 5 out of Netfflix5. Part of our collection of DVDs.
* For fun, I used the review from MIT's paper The Tech
