Kiss Me, Guido

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Summary: Not the Best Gay Movie
Review: Frankie is a slightly dense Italian working in a New York pizzeria while dreaming of becoming a famous actor. When he discovers his brother screwing his girlfriend, he impulsively decides to leave the family business and pursue his dream. He finds an ad in the newspaper for a GWM seeking a roommate. Frankie assumes GWM stands for "guy with money" and moves in with no questions asked. It doesn't take long for even the dim-witted Frankie to realize that his new roomie Warren is gay. The homophobic Frankie is horrified and wants to move out, but can't afford to find another place, so the two must learn to overcome their differences and get along. Can they pull it off? And could they possibly even become friends in the process?

This movie is based on so many stereotypes and rather flimsy plot premises, that I don't really know where to start. Italians and gays are both parodied in a well-meaning if unremarkable script. It's not a horrible movie; it's just not a particularly good one either.

Interestingly, CBS tried to turn this movie into a sitcom called "Some of My Best Friends" starring Jason Batemen as Warren, but a weak movie idea makes an even weaker TV show, and it quickly flopped.

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Summary: A gay movie
Review: How can some of those people give this movie five stars.It was dumb all it was was about a guy who moves in with a gay guy and has to practice for a gay play

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Summary: Great Entertainment
Review: I have seen this movie and think it's great. Nick Scotti is extremely sexy and gorgeous. He made the whole film for me. I am not gay but this movie was a tour de force. A great movie for the changing times. Let's see more of Nick Scotti in future films. And the character Terry was super funny. Watch this film and Enjoy!

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Summary: [e-mail] what are you talking about?
Review: I have to disagree with [e-mail] because it was a great film. It is so histerical. How can you resist a movie in which a "guido" thinks GWM means Guy with money. I like how the "guido" eventually gets in touch with his feminine side. I reccomend buying this movie (or renting..Whatever you prefer) So.. [e-mail] you obviously have no consept of good films.

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Summary: A must see Comedy!
Review: I have watched this movie three times and still think it's funny. While there are some typical stereotypes within the film, I think the film's message is actually for all to look beyond their prejudices. While all of the actors in the movie did a very good job, I have to say that Nick Scotti & Anthony Barrile were fantastic!

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Summary: Not a movie, but a very bad TV Sitcom
Review: I honestly cannot comment on the ending of this film since i was unable to sit through the entire mess. All I can say is that the guy who plays the italian kid gives one of the worst performances I've ever seen. It is actually painful to watch him overact and put on a fake accent. The story reallyn is straight out of one of those TV Sitcoms so bad that they don't even get aired. It almost seemed as if they were making up the story as it went along. Hard to believe a film company put money into this thing.

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Summary: a movie to watch over and over again
Review: i love this movie. i think for the most part it portrays our life(gays) in a positive light.i rent this just about every trip to the video store. it's a must see movie nick scotti is a babe

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Summary: At least Nick Scotti's in it.
Review: I rented this movie thinking that as an important piece of gay cinematic history, I really should see it. I discovered that its importance lies in the fact that gay cinema has come a long way beyond this dull, predictable, badly-acted, poorly written film. The characters are also...blah. Warren (Anthony Barrile) and Frankie (Nick Scotti) are two men, gay and straight respectively who try room together. Warren needs money and Frankie wants to improve his social circle. Warren is relatively engaging and Frankie is somewhat charming at times but the other cast members bring this movie down to rock bottom. Warren's best friend (who's name has escaped me - thankfully) is painfully bad. He's intended to be the typical sardonic wise-cracking best friend but comes across as irritatingly uninteresting. There's also a sub-plot with their landlady Meryl that seems tacked on all for the sake of making the movie an acceptable length. All of this leads up to an utterly unbelievable and painfully preachy ending about the real measure of people that seems taken out of a college theatre production. For those who feel obligated to see this piece of gay cinema, do yourself a favour and just pretend you saw it.

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Summary: Kiss Me, Guido
Review: I've been wanting to see this movie ever since I got a glimpse of the adorable actor Nick Scotti on the cover of the video. But I found out that this seems principally aimed at the most pee-brained straight man and uses every stereotype in the book: the gay men are all flaming and affected and trying-to-be, and the straight men are all just naturally hot. Every gay character in this film fits a stereotypically macho straight image of what gay people are, and you can tell because the acting on both sides is very forced and very rarely funny. I was wincing most of the time. This film is an insult both to gay people and to straight Italian men. Stay away from this turkey.

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Summary: Kiss Me, Guido
Review: In todays arena with Will and Grace, and every other movie/TV show having a positve gay character in it this vehicle seemed trite and very dated. This movie is to the gay experience as "Three's Company" portrayed the straight world. And that was 20 plus years ago.