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Summary: Well-meaning, but cliche-ridden
Review: Other than two cute boys making out, there's really not much to recommend in this film. The plotting is cliched and the characterizations are one-dimensional. Roger Daltry's mugging is embarrassing to watch. Rent it if you must, but don't buy.
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Summary: I Like It Like It Is
Review: Set amidst the disparate worlds of the London pop music scene and the bare knuckles boxing clubs of working-class Blackpool, Like It Is is a sexy, and at times, caustically funny tale of one youth's coming out and his first, tumultuous gay love affair. Craig (real-life boxing champ Steve Bell) is a 21-year-old Blackpooler who makes his living by fighting in illegal bare-knuckle fights. But the tough youth is also a closeted gay. He meets by chance Matt (Ian Rose), a cocky London music producer who takes Craig under his wing. The affair brings wide-eyed Steve down to the swinging gay Soho scene and into the duplicitous clutches of Matt's friends, which include Paula (Dani Behr), Matt's flatmate and an up-and-coming singer threatened by the arrival of the youth; and Kelvin (The Who's Roger Daltrey), Matt's gay and decidedly wolfish boss. Will Craig find happiness in Britain's gay Mecca or be forced back to his sordid former world? Some of the film's best moments are when it shows the tensions of being gay in a tough, macho environment; the biting indictment of shallow gay men; and the hilarious camp performance by Daltrey who sinks his toothy grin into his role with lecherous gusto.
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Summary: It just never gathers steam.
Review: Sure, it's steamy, and the leads are sexy, but we never really get a chance to know or care about them, so their bad choices and struggle to get together just never seems to matter.
In fact it was a little boring. Plus, what language are these folks speaking? I know it's English, but it might as well be French.
The supporting cast is universally nasty, selfish, uninteresting, and unlovable.
Not much to like here. Avoid this unless you have a thing for bloody fights, of which there are a couple.
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Summary: For a guy that isn't into boxing, I liked it
Review: The acting and the staging is so good I liked it even though I thought I wouldn't because I'm not into boxing or the London scene. I think you will like it too.
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Summary: It's like ... british movie
Review: The story about guy who finds his own identity. This is a touching movie and well acted. The GREAT disappointed from the dvd is this movie has no caption close at all. Jezz...for anyone has a trouble with british accent, there will be a ... trouble.
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Summary: Pretty Good Flick....Not Filled With Typical Stereotypes
Review: The storyline of a up and coming music and club director and a small time boxer is very unique, and the film doesn't suffer from stereotyping that is found in many American gay flicks. The acting is acceptable, and Roger Daltrey does a great job as the bitchy, older queen music executive. One complaint is with the ending....too quick and leaves one wondering "Now what?" Overall, this movie is worth the time to watch.
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Summary: It's good, but not great.
Review: This is a good film, I enjoyed it. But to be honest, I felt nothing afterwards. It did nothing to me. *Beautiful thing* is much better. It's still my favourite.
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Summary: Excellant entertainment.
Review: This is an excellant film that delivers. The acting was great and the cast was perfect. It had some dark moments but overall was uplifting. It breaks the typical model of gay men in one aspect and upholds the model in others. An enjoyable paradox. Add this one to your collection, I did.
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Summary: Gritty. Real. Like it is.
Review: This is not your typical gender-meets-gender story. If you're looking for utopian characters, gorgeous scenery and excruciatingly snappy dialog (a la "Friends"), you definitely won't find it here. But the main characters are so genuinely interesting (and in Craig and Matt's case, likeable in spite of their flaws) I still found this film vastly satisfying.My only real complaint is that the story ends too quickly. Not that the film itself is too short, but as soon as both lead characters have made life-changing decisions we're given film credits. A note of caution: Anyone who's adverse to no-holds-barred, bare knuckle fighting should steer clear of this film. After several viewings the fight sequences still make me cringe.
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Summary: Gritty. Real. Like it is.
Review: This is not your typical gender-meets-gender story. If you're looking for utopian characters, gorgeous scenery and excruciatingly snappy dialog (a la "Friends"), you definitely won't find it here. But the main characters are so genuinely interesting (and in Craig and Matt's case, likeable in spite of their flaws) I still found this film vastly satisfying. My only real complaint is that the story ends too quickly. Not that the film itself is too short, but as soon as both lead characters have made life-changing decisions we're given film credits. A note of caution: Anyone who's adverse to no-holds-barred, bare knuckle fighting should steer clear of this film. After several viewings the fight sequences still make me cringe.
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