I don't think this movie could have been done any better given that it was on a ShowTime TV budget.
This movie takes a big political issue, about someone being attacked by comrades in the US military for allegedly being gay, and turns it into a love story. The politics are left out of the movie and the viewer is left at the end to judge for themselves.
There is some very excellent acting and you connect with the characters on many levels. It shows how a straight, but possibly gay, young man can fall in love with a former man. You connect with this onorthodox relationship.
The military life is also very well portrayed. Throughout the movie the machismo of the movie maybe overplayed; but it shows how this boy also has conflicted feelings with the military. He truly loves being in it and strives to be the best soldier and believes in the sacrifices that serving men make. Yet, he hates how he is being harassed how he has to live with a disturbed roommate.
The drag club scenes were awesome (on par or better than Pricilla Queen of the Desert), so if you are going to rent it just for gay appeal go for it! This movie has much broader appeal.
I trust that everyone reading this (because I know you have watched the movie) tells other people to watch it too! I rented it at Hollywood videa, in the burbs, so it is widely distributed.
A quick reminder to go out and Rock the Vote in elections.
This movie takes a big political issue, about someone being attacked by comrades in the US military for allegedly being gay, and turns it into a love story. The politics are left out of the movie and the viewer is left at the end to judge for themselves.
There is some very excellent acting and you connect with the characters on many levels. It shows how a straight, but possibly gay, young man can fall in love with a former man. You connect with this onorthodox relationship.
The military life is also very well portrayed. Throughout the movie the machismo of the movie maybe overplayed; but it shows how this boy also has conflicted feelings with the military. He truly loves being in it and strives to be the best soldier and believes in the sacrifices that serving men make. Yet, he hates how he is being harassed how he has to live with a disturbed roommate.
The drag club scenes were awesome (on par or better than Pricilla Queen of the Desert), so if you are going to rent it just for gay appeal go for it! This movie has much broader appeal.
I trust that everyone reading this (because I know you have watched the movie) tells other people to watch it too! I rented it at Hollywood videa, in the burbs, so it is widely distributed.
A quick reminder to go out and Rock the Vote in elections.