I was in the mood for a gay rom/com and I was pretty sure that this WASN'T what I was looking for but something about it resonated with this 60+-year-old single guy who'd become more than a bit cynical.
The honesty and the familiarity I felt for these characters kept me interested enough that I decided to put aside my search for a sappy sweet romance and see how these boys did.
Of course I identified with Bobby the overly analytical overly opinionated cynic with a secret wannabe romantic at his core. As a cis-gendered white male I've always been able to pass when I wanted to but have always been attracted to people unlike myself.
Finding someone who looks like Luke Macfarlan does in this film with his puppy-dog eyes and his sweet disposition certainly pushes this into the idealized romance arena and I was hooked and satisfied.
After watching it, I'm still trying to figure out why it worked as well as it did and it's clear from the ratings that a lot of viewers never have.
Seeing all of the openly gay actors with cameos in this film just made it that much sweeter. This is not ever gonna be everyone's favorite movie but I'm glad it's out there and I'll definitely be watching it again sometime.
The honesty and the familiarity I felt for these characters kept me interested enough that I decided to put aside my search for a sappy sweet romance and see how these boys did.
Of course I identified with Bobby the overly analytical overly opinionated cynic with a secret wannabe romantic at his core. As a cis-gendered white male I've always been able to pass when I wanted to but have always been attracted to people unlike myself.
Finding someone who looks like Luke Macfarlan does in this film with his puppy-dog eyes and his sweet disposition certainly pushes this into the idealized romance arena and I was hooked and satisfied.
After watching it, I'm still trying to figure out why it worked as well as it did and it's clear from the ratings that a lot of viewers never have.
Seeing all of the openly gay actors with cameos in this film just made it that much sweeter. This is not ever gonna be everyone's favorite movie but I'm glad it's out there and I'll definitely be watching it again sometime.