I got this movie on the advice of a lesbian friend, and I said "what the hey" and rented it tonight.
I didn't really know what to expect but the movie is sensational. Natasha Lyonne was picture-perfect as the bemused cheerleader who keeps thinking of boobs, girls jumping up and down and more girls as her football player boyfriend tries to tongue her to death.
RuPaul made me die...D-I-E I say as the leader of True Directions...his shirt "Straight is Great", made me fall off my chair when I first saw it.
The characters are all very believable and are varying degrees of likeable.
The "curing" process is also hilarious but sad at the same time, as first they must admit to their "illness", then go into gender typing, practice sex with the opposite sex and totally banish thoughts of same-sex actions...this leads to some hilarious moments, especially with the lawnmower man and RuPaul's boys (in blue, girls in pink) and with the self-made electroshock therapy for the girls...
The attraction between Megan and Graham starts awkwardly but blossoms...until Graham decides she would rather go to college than be honest...but then again the film is realistic in this, as gays and lesbians the world over probably do suppress themselves to advance and get what they need at times.
The ending is fantastic, touching, and heartwarming.
It's not really a movie about gays and lesbians, it's a movie about letting people make their choices and be happy with them.
And that deserves 5 stars in my book.
I didn't really know what to expect but the movie is sensational. Natasha Lyonne was picture-perfect as the bemused cheerleader who keeps thinking of boobs, girls jumping up and down and more girls as her football player boyfriend tries to tongue her to death.
RuPaul made me die...D-I-E I say as the leader of True Directions...his shirt "Straight is Great", made me fall off my chair when I first saw it.
The characters are all very believable and are varying degrees of likeable.
The "curing" process is also hilarious but sad at the same time, as first they must admit to their "illness", then go into gender typing, practice sex with the opposite sex and totally banish thoughts of same-sex actions...this leads to some hilarious moments, especially with the lawnmower man and RuPaul's boys (in blue, girls in pink) and with the self-made electroshock therapy for the girls...
The attraction between Megan and Graham starts awkwardly but blossoms...until Graham decides she would rather go to college than be honest...but then again the film is realistic in this, as gays and lesbians the world over probably do suppress themselves to advance and get what they need at times.
The ending is fantastic, touching, and heartwarming.
It's not really a movie about gays and lesbians, it's a movie about letting people make their choices and be happy with them.
And that deserves 5 stars in my book.