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Summary: Great gay comedy
Review: This is a great movie for those looking to watch a comedy. The writers include many funny scenes that the audience will never forget. Though many stereotypes of homosexuals portrayed in "In & Out" are false, it still has many creative quotes. Kevin Kline magnificantly plays the role of an english teacher whose life turns upside down after watching the Oscars. His former student announces on national live television that his teacher is gay. Now, the teacher must do what he can to clear his name. In his quest, the storyline adds many twists and turns, frequently giving the audience the unexpected. Matt Dillon and Joan Cusack (in her Oscar nominated role) add to the comedy with their slapstick behavior. The entire remaining cast and crew also work great. "In & Out" will leave the audience mesmerized and inspired. This is great not just for a gay audience but also for a straight audience.
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Summary: Laugh Out Loud Funny
Review: This is extremely, funny movie full of laugh-out-loud moments. Kevin Kline gives a great comedic performance as the sexually confused high school teacher and Tom Selleck is wonderfully dignified as a gay TV reporter. The supporting cast more than keeps up their end of the bargain. Debbie Reynolds, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon, and Bob Newhart all have memorable and hysterical lines. My biggest criticism of this movie is how it relies so heavily on stereotypes. Still, it wasn't made in a mean-spirited way and it can be enjoyed for what it is -- a light-hearted comedy.
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Summary: Mediocre fun
Review: "In and Out" is a fairly cranked-out Hollywood comedy, a predictable 90 minutes of vaguely funny antics by the blandly likeable Kevin Kline, surrounded by a few other stars, a script full of holes and unresolved issues, sleek but unimaginative cinematography, and a corny feelgood ending with the music rising to chreschendo at just the right moment. While the film ostensibly deals with the problems of gays and homophobia in a small town, it lacks any true satirical bite or sensitivity, instead seeming like Hollywood trying to ride on the bandwagon of gay issues being hot in the nineties or something. For all this, "In and Out" is an amusing bit of mainstream fluff that might be worth watching once on video if you have some popcorn handy and nothing better to do.
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Summary: Absolutely hilarious
Review: I've watched this movie so many times, that it's practically reached classic status for me. This is one of my favorite comedies.Whatever direction it takes, and no matter how many times I've seen it, I still find myself delighted and uporoarious at all the kitschy,quirky one-liners, the hard-to forget characters and performances, and just the all around fun-filled,geneuinely humor filled atmosphere that is created.This movie is about an English college professor(Kevin Kline) who spends the whole film trying to decide if he's gay or not after one of his students "outs" him to the entire town.The whole cast is a joy to watch, not just Kevin Kline, and the sublime Joan Cusack (as his confused bride-to-be)-the entire cast,absolutely down to the last stunt all make this film all the more zany and hilarious. If you like no-frills, genuinely laugh=out loud comedy, then check out In and Out.It's guaranteed to make you laugh- a LOT.It's light, and hilarious, and hilarious, and doesn't lose it's enjoyability after multiple viewings.Trust me, I've seen it about 80 times.
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Summary: Wonderful film commands short but sweet laughs throughout.
Review: "In & Out" is the kind of film that is actually fun to watch. In a time when so much is stressed on the way a film looks, who's in the film, and other pointless things like that, "In & Out" shines as a light film that is not a burden to watch. This is the kind of film perfect for watching on an airplane or on one of those TV's they have on buses because it is written well and hilarious, and you could start watching it from any point in the film and you'd still get it and love what you saw. The cast is superb (Kevin Kline is an ingenious actor and works well with comedy; Joan Cusack is a wonder, despite not having an extremely "fun" part here) and the jokes are funny. While many people might be up in arms about how the movie clings onto the stereotypes for homosexuals, that's what the movie is about: How people are always accused of being gay just because they fit these stereotypes. There is nothing to be upset about at all in this film. My only complaint is that the film is in too much of a hurry to get from one joke to the next. Yes, it's true, many jokes were missed because the film didn't spend enough time on a topic as it could of because it was always in such a hurry to move on to another funny topic. Other than that, "In & Out" is a superb and light movie to watch.
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Summary: A CLASSIC
Review: Kevin Kline stars as the soon-to-be married small town teacher who is outed by one of his pupils during a television appearance. these are merley the seeds to an energetic comedy where Kevin Kline manicially runs around in the film trying to prove that he's not gay. There is a superb cast here which includes a fine supporting role from Tom Selleck who plays an openly gay reporter, as well as Joan cusack, matt Dillon and Whoopi Goldberg. They all sparkle against Paul Rudnick's razor sharp scripts that bubbles with fast, furious wit. Kevin Kline puts in a sensitive, carefully conceived performance rather than settling for a stereotypical role. Consistently funny throughout - a classic. Highly recommended.
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Summary: An Actual Review
Review: I bought this movie because so many people reviewed it and said it was funny. And I like Kevin Kline and Tom Selleck. Well, save your money, I laughed once. This movie was totally predicatable and disappointingly unfunny. Could it be that all the people raving about this movie are raving about it because they are either gay themselves or gay-friendly, and would give ANY movie 5 stars for showing the gay lifestyle in a positive light? If you do not want to watch a politically correct propaganda piece from ACT-UP, then skip this movie.
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Summary: Worth the money - good for laughs
Review: Good movie and it will make you laugh out loud at least a couple of times. I'm like most in that at FIRST, I wasn't thrilled with the fact that all gays seemed to be portrayed as the stereotypical swishy limp-wristed whatevers. You soon realize however, it's simply meant to be a funny movie, and not a documentary on who/what gay people are (although it might make narrow minded people think a little about how they think about this, so give it to the bigots you're related to... they might just learn something about themselves- LOL). All of the actors portray their charactors very well, and toss in a surprise or two along the way.
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Summary: Wonderful and entertaining
Review: This was an excellent film with an outstanding cast. It was well acted and funny as heck. It had me roaring out loud and Cline is the perfect person for this roll. Not only did the film entertain completely but it also assisted in a better understanding of a subject that is not addressed in the main stream. It is a comfort to the young folks that need to know they are not alone and dealing with this issue. Even if you're not looking for enlightenment you can enjoy this very funny movie and call it good at that. Buy this movie for the laughs. Doen't be hating.
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Summary: Unlikely High Comedy
Review: Given the pretext of a modern 'gay' comedy and the phrases, "gay stereotypes", "queer smaltz" and "hidden agenda" all come to mind. Add to that the sensitive subject of a high school teacher in Indiana being 'outed' on national television and you would seem to have the recipe for an instant disaster. Director Frank Oz and screenwriter Paul Rudnick turn potential controversy and a touchy subject into a riotous, slapstick comedy with some of the wittiest and funniest dialogue in years. Kevin Kline as the 'possibly' gay teacher and Joan Cusack as the insufferable and patient fiancee are in top form (Cusack was nominated for an Oscar). The supporting cast are all veterans and even Tom Selleck does a turn for the better with his acting. There is nothing but hilarity, joy and even tenderness between the characters with unexpected twists and character turnabouts that will soften even the most jaded. This is worth seeing if only for Joan Cusack where with a mouth full of bar nuts runs screaming into the street yelling, "Is this the twilight zone?!" Yes, the ending is happy - even more so.
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