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Summary: I couldn't stop laughing
Review: A gay man falls in love. You might expect to find the average hollywood sterotypes and embarassed humor, but instead there is a fresh approach and one which does not rely on defined roles. The characters are witty and you feel their emotions, but they are not predictable. I couldn't stop laughing.
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Summary: Amazing, funny, open minded...
Review: A very original and satiric comedy ! A great pleasure: very nice story, good study of human behaviours, very well played by many talented actors and actress, never coarse and first and foremost it makes us learn being more tolerant and open minded towards other people. It doesn't matter if people are gay or hetero or anything else ; there only one thing interesting : they are all simply only human with qualities and fairlties.
A very good time in forecast...
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Summary: Fresh FIlm Ruined by Ignoble Ending
Review: BEDROOMS AND HALLWAYS has the zippy, bracing pace of the best farces, and the actors playing a cross section of gay, straight, and bisexual characters do wonderfully well. The movie had me in the palm of its hand until three-quarters of the way through when the Kinsey-6 leading man Leo starts becoming interested in his former high school sweetheart, a female. From there to the end of the film, the screenplay goes awry in a stumbling, bumbling, totally dunderheaded way that rings false alarms all over the screen. I left the film, despite the off-handed comment from the former gay's female roommate that "maybe it's just a phase," with a sneer and a grimace. Farce is one thing, but that's plain fantasy.The DVD is presented in disappointing full-frame, and while nothing appears to get chopped off the sides (the movie was probably filmed in a 1.66:1 aspect ratio), I would have preferred a letterbox presentation. The sound is likewise undernourished, a 2.0 Dolby surround track. Still, despite an ending I found most unsatisfactory, I can't deny that the film had lots of wonderful touches, an engaging cast, and lots of freshness that I did appreciate. Hence the high but less than perfect rating.
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Summary: Unexpected Twists and strange effections
Review: Bedrooms and Hallways is an enjoyable and at times witty film that follows the lead ( Leo ) on his quest to find romance, love or a husband of sorts. It has the feel of a sit-com with undertones that hit on issues most of us can understand. It's more like light entertainment with a few fairly heavy moments. The production quality is good and the acting was right on. As a note, the actor that plays a kinky real estate salesman is the same actor that plays Mr. Smith in the Matrix movies and it was fun to see him in the truely twisted roll as a Gay sex monger with strange kinks. He hates cheep house wares. Maybe you have to see it to understand. The movie was good and worth picking up and adding to your collection. Its suggestive but tastefully done and would be OK for mixed crowds.
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Summary: Clever "gay" film with funny turns
Review: Bedrooms and Hallways is not a unique "gay" film. It actually delves into fairly well covered territory: gay guy falls for straight guy who gives in only to discover he really is "straight". Doesn't sound too familiar? No? Watch this quite well done film and you will find that it is a bit typical of the genre, but it does it quite well and thus rises above the rest. Comical bits abound and are handled deftly as are the serious ones. You can't help hoping that the cute couple survives in the end, but you know they cannot. If I seem to be a bit ambiguous about this film, it's only because the film does so itself more often than I'd like to see. However, the acting is superb and the direction spot on. If anything it's the meat of the story that I'm not nuts about. Check the film out and I think you'll enjoy this tried but true formula presented in a "unique" fashion.
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Summary: Clever "gay" film with funny turns
Review: Bedrooms and Hallways is not a unique "gay" film. It actually delves into fairly well covered territory: gay guy falls for straight guy who gives in only to discover he really is "straight". Doesn't sound too familiar? No? Watch this quite well done film and you will find that it is a bit typical of the genre, but it does it quite well and thus rises above the rest. Comical bits abound and are handled deftly as are the serious ones. You can't help hoping that the cute couple survives in the end, but you know they cannot. If I seem to be a bit ambiguous about this film, it's only because the film does so itself more often than I'd like to see. However, the acting is superb and the direction spot on. If anything it's the meat of the story that I'm not nuts about. Check the film out and I think you'll enjoy this tried but true formula presented in a "unique" fashion.
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Summary: Life's a soap!
Review: Bedrooms and Hallways is the kind of film that makes you realize that the drama of life is hidden in the details. And that drama can be great fun too! Even though your own love life and your own friends may not be as unique as the characters in this movie, every one is bound to recognize themselves and others in the colorful protagonists of this film. And that's the great strength of Bedrooms and Hallways, that the irony of life is that the most confusing things that happen to you can be the most interesting/hilarious/funny/sexy/...things too! Hope you'll enjoy the film as much as I have!
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Summary: Fluffy but funny
Review: Charming little film about a gay man and the crazy world that surrounds him, the film is delightful but doesn't stand too far above the many charming and delightful gay-themed British films that we've seen in the last little while (Get Real, Like It Is), but is probably most notable for being the one that really makes a concerted effort to stretch people's guidelines of what constitutes sexual orientation: the main character finds himself attracted to a straight man in his all-male therapy group, and the straight man actually goes out with him and ends becoming quite enamored in their relationship. The latter guy's girlfriend turns out to be our hero's ex-girlfriend from college, and they in turn find a possible reignition of their young puppy love. While not anything worth writing home about, the film is bright and lively and features a great Jane Austen-themed sadism dream sequence, complete with one of the film's stars Harriet Walker, who you might remember as the evil Fanny in Sense and Sensibility. Her scenes with Simon Callow are among the film's best ("I love being a woman," she says, "Not because of you but because of me.")
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Summary: Cliched, but still entertaining due to unexpected situations
Review: First fifteen minutes: the sledgehammer was out and the condescension began. Film was saying "all you people out there who have stereotypical notions about gay people...you're WRONG!". Next half an hour: sledgehammer goes away, but a dreadfully rehashed plotline comes out. Gay man falls for straight guy who -- shut my mouth! -- may be interested in our hero after all. Agenda is out on the table. Can a moratorium be declared on this plotline? Next 15 minutes: Straight girl (aka "former girlfriend) appears and wants our gay hero. Because straight girls are ALWAYS in love with their gay male friends, didn't you know. Last half hour: This is where the story took a turn I had not seen before. People who believe a person is either gay or straight may be dissatisfied with the outcome, but I found it to be very true to life (including, but not limited to, mine). Love and friendship can be confusing enough as they are; throw sex into the mix and one inevitably starts questioning one's own assumptions. Plot machinations aside, the perfomers are genial and it is nice to see films about modern Britain. There are some truly funny moments and everyone feels like a friend. I wound up enjoying this film a lot.
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Summary: Funny and witty!!!
Review: Great brit film that is funny and charming through and through. Great to see it released on VHS. Get ready to smile for the feel good gay movie of the year!!
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