Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 24, 2005 | | Summary | Absolutely DIVINE movie to watch! | Content
 | This movie was great! I read the reviews on the site and a few were not so good...thus, I was a little leary on whether I should buy the movie vs. rent. To my surprise... the movie came on that same night on a movie channel. I couldn't turn away from the tv. The movie was very touching. The cast of charachters couldn't have been any better. Jason Alexander, was the biggest surprise of the film. He did an amazing job. I will admit at first, I too was a lil leary about the flim within the first 15 minutes or so...b/c it wasn't as clear as it should have been. However, after the plot thickened so did the movie. This movie is a totally divine movie and a must watch for all alike. Absolutely, I will buy this one for sure and can't to watch again and again. BUY THIS FILM! You won't be disapointed and if you are ...share it with a friend and they might appreciate it more and thank you for giving it as a gift. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 16, 2005 | | Summary | A gay "Steel Magnolias" | Content
| I would not say this is the very best movie I've ever seen, nor would I say that these are "typical" gay people (most of us tend to be a lot more boring and a lot less well-off than the characters presented here) -- but this movie does have a lot to offer, including a spectacular performance by John Glover (who, in John Jeckyll, creates a character one can really get down and "hate"!) and an empathetic performance by Jason Alexander, an HIV-positive camp queen who manages to find love in the OTHER character played by John Glover (James Jeckyll, the saintly brother who is dying from AIDS). Anyone who has lived through an intense sibling rivalry which went berserk and egos took on lives of their own should be able to relate to the dynamics of John and James Jeckyll.
The most poignant scene in the entire movie is towards the end when each character depicts how and when they died -- and especially from the vantage of the one who was left (the one who owned the house) who buried them all. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 28, 2004 | | Summary | Complex, lovely, and memorable | Content
| This is a story of differences. Differences of opinions. Differences of lifestyles. Differences of life paths. I could tell that this film was based off of a play when I saw it because of its rich character driven plot and its character development. The standout performance would have to go to John Glover pulling double duty as brothers, one sick with HIV and the other cynical and a dark cloud over his friends happiness. A particularly memorable scene pits Glover with everyone else during a dinning room conversation and everyone tells him what he can do about his opinions to which he snappily, and rather coldly, put every last one of them down. Randy Becker was the films sexual draw because his character exuded sexual desire and hinted at sexual decadance. There is a scene early on that foreshadows his crossing of boundries in a relationship that was decent before he came along. Even after the damage is done, he seems so self centered to really care about who he hurt and who he royally pissed off. Of course, he gets a moment of enlightenment as Greg shows him the other uses a blender has. Justin Kirk does a particularly good job playing the blind Bobby, the unattainable object of Ramon's (Becker) lust. The moment he is introduced, he is feeling the trees in the yard, visualising them with his hand. The moment has a odd erotic feel to it and yet, it is also a picturesque moment of one mans love for the very things others take for granted. Jason Alexander (Buzz) is the signature over the top, flamboyant character. He has some funny bits about music and its downward spiral in the face of diminishing musicals. He comes off a bit depressing until he he meets James (Glover as the better half) and the two fall in love. Both man are infected with HIV and both men are toying with the thoughts of life ending soon. The moments they share on screen are pretty but they are also tinged with a dark, depressing state of hopelessness. Arthur and Perry offer up the role of bickering couple and they flesh out the friends with their bantering about every little thing. In a moment where John spits in Perry's face, the proceeding moment between the lovers is full of anger and yet, as Perry is comforted by Arthur, love. Overall, this is a well done movie. The scenes at the lake are fun and full of eye candy moments. The moment where Buzz sparks a naked chain of events is actually hilarious and a near conclusion dance number (Swan Lake) is lovely and sad as each charater indicates when they die. This is a movie with it all... and all three attributes of the title are clearly displayed. This is definatly a movie worth watching... and it maintains its sense of fun and sadness through the actors amazing performances. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 14, 2004 | | Summary | Normal Gay Guys | Content
| I love this movie because it shows normal gay guys, not a lot of drag queens or party boys. These guys remind me of my friends, their struggles and their lives. It is a comedy with a message. A must see for all those who want to know what it is like to be gay in the mainstream gay world. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 03, 2004 | | Summary | Boys In The Band meets On Golden Pond | Content
| Terrance McNally's LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! was a Tony-winning powerhouse on the New York stage--but the same cannot be said of the play's screen adaptation, which plays like a yuppie version of BOYS IN THE BAND that has unexpectedly collided with ON GOLDEN POND... but without much benefit to either. The story itself concerns a group of eight gay men who meet at an isolated but lavish country house for summer weekends and who thrash out their various hopes, desires, and relationships in the process. In this sort of ensemble piece, where the story is more about people than plot, the cast is key--and in truth the cast is quite fine, with John Glover a particular standout in the dual role of John and James Jeckyll. Trouble is, the gifts of the cast are repeatedly undercut by some of the most uninspired direction and cinematography going, and after a while it all begins to acquire a strangely superficial quality. I laughed now and then, I felt moved now and then, and I was occasionally impressed with some of the dramatic ideas involved. But when the final credits rolled I felt the film as a whole lacked any significant impact. The cast, however, makes it worth the effort. GFT, Amazon Reviewer |
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