Kiss Me, Guido

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Summary: FUNNY, SIMPLE, FUN
Review: "KISS ME GUIDO" IS A GREAT FILM. WE DON'T GET FILMS WITH SUCH A SIMPLE PREMISE THAT PROVE TO BE SO FUNNY. NOT SINCE I'D SAY "THE ODD COUPLE" WITH JACK LEMMON AND WALTER MATTHAU. I'M ITALIAN AND FOUND THE REFERENCES AND OTHER ITALIAN NEW YORK CITY STUFF TO BE TRUE TO LIFE AND VERY FUNNY. I WATCHED "GOODFELLAS" AND ALL 5 "ROCKY" FLICKS AFTER FRANKIE'S HILARIOUS DIOLOGUE. OH, AND BE PREPARED TO GET THE URGE FOR SOME STEAMING HOT PIZZA THAT STICKS TO YOUR LUNGS.

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Summary: It made me laugh so hard it hurt haha
Review: A lot of people don't really know of this movie. It's not a movie for everyone and it may not be the best gay movie but I sure loved it. I couldn't stop laughing because of the characters' personalities. The land lord Meryl is one of my favorites and Tony's brother is someone you love to hate. God, just give this movie a chance. It's worth at least one time of watching.

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Summary: My Favorite Movie!
Review: A Witty, Entertaining Movie.
Have shown it to many friends and family to the delight of all.
Rent & watch this movie...you will come back here to buy it for your collection.

Rating:
Summary: My Favorite Movie!
Review: A Witty, Entertaining Movie.
Have shown it to many friends and family to the delight of all.
Rent & watch this movie...you will come back here to buy it for your collection.

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Summary: Can a straight Bronx man live with a clean gay man?
Review: After catching his brother having sex with his girlfriend, Frankie (Nick Scotti) is upset (no marriage now) and feels he must move out of Brooklyn. He ends up in a room-for-rent situation. So he decides to live with Warren (Anthony Barrile). He later finds out Warren is gay. But Frankie is a straight Bronx, a Guido. Both are in a financial situation and the apartment is nice, so Frankie stays the night. Can this odd couple possibly live together and make it work? Watch out for that landlord (Molly Price, NBC tv-series "Third Watch") She's a ball-buster. Followed by the short-lived CBS tv-series, "Some of My Best Friends" (2001), starring Jason Bateman and Danny Nucci.

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Summary: Can a straight Bronx man live with a clean gay man?
Review: After catching his brother having sex with his girlfriend, Frankie (Nick Scotti) is upset (no marriage now) and feels he must move out of Brooklyn. He ends up in a room-for-rent situation. So he decides to live with Warren (Anthony Barrile). He later finds out Warren is gay. But Frankie is a straight Bronx, a Guido. Both are in a financial situation and the apartment is nice, so Frankie stays the night. Can this odd couple possibly live together and make it work? Watch out for that landlord (Molly Price, NBC tv-series "Third Watch") She's a ball-buster. Followed by the short-lived CBS tv-series, "Some of My Best Friends" (2001), starring Jason Bateman and Danny Nucci.

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Summary: Stereotypes are what make the movie funny.
Review: Although most reviewers are saying the characters are stereotypical (and they are). This is the very thing that makes one laugh. We all know one character or another like these in or life. Great Movie...Must see if you you are Straight, Gay, Bi or transgendered.

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Summary: I guess this was cutting-edge in 1997
Review: And I liked it then, but now there is so much more to choose from that is actualy thoughtful, less stereotypical, and better written.

I empathized much more with the straight character, who was trying to make the best of a bad situation. The gay character is caddy and snippy and, frankly, not very attractive.

The standout in this formula piece is Molly Price, who went on to make a name for herself on Third Watch.

It's perhaps worth a look at a modern "Odd Couple," but not really recommended.

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Summary: Hey!...it's an indie...
Review: Despite the obvious lack of substance for its premise where a straight guy --albeit not a rocket scientist-- thinks "GWM" stands for "guy with money," Nick Scotti and the cast manage to pull off an enjoyable movie, if you are able to suspend disbelief for a minute. On the surface their relationship is purely based on economics. This soon changes as each learns to see the other as a complete human being, well beyond the often crude stereotypes. The scenes where Nick halfway expects his roommate to "pounce" on him are truly adorable. Nick Scotti as the befuddled straight guy from the Bronx gives an endearing performance. If you can believe there are still naive but lovable people in the world, you may well enjoy this movie. Not for cynics.

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Summary: A little too typical
Review: Frankie (Nick Scotti) is a Bronx, home-grown Italiano pizza guy/wanna-be actor who thinks homos are gross. Warren (Anthony Barrile) was living off his boyfriend and, now that he's gone, can't pay the rent. Terry (Craig Chester) is Warren's (completely stereotypical) flamingly gay friend who decides to put a roommate ad in the newspaper to help Warren out. Frankie answers the ad under the premise that GWM actually means Guy With Money. And that's where the culture clash begins...and the humor basically ends. Some of this movie is funny (see the subplot with Warren's landlord, Meryl, a therapist's dream trying to get her lovelife in order AND trying to get Warren to pay 5 month's back rent) but most of it manages to easily fall flat. Too much of the characters' behavior relies completely on stereotypes - gay men being flamboyant and liking showtunes, Italian men talking like uneducated buffoons and working in pizza joints - and this results in absolutely no originality, therefore no laughs. For some reason, American films with gay characters manage to go overboard in their depictions, and this is no exception. Rent it just once to see what the landlord has to say in her minimal supporting role but then forget about it. There's not much else to see.