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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

I Think I Do (1997)



















Bob (Alexis Arquette), Brendan (Christian Maelen), Sarah (Marianne Hagan), Matt (Jamie Harrold), Carol (Lauren Vélez), and Eric (Guillermo Díaz) share an off-campus apartment at George Washington University in Washington DC. Bob is in love with his room-mate Brendan. At a Valentine's Day party, Bob makes a clumsy pass at Brendan and is punched, then sleeps with Sarah.

Five years later, the former flatmates gather again for Matt and Carol's wedding and sparks fly as the ex-roommates navigate through their reunion. Bob is accompanied by his soap-star lover Sterling Scott (Tuc Watkins). Sarah still carries a torch for Brendan but Brendan now realizes he's gay. Carol has such an untraditional attitude toward her wedding that she invites everybody back to the bridal suite for an after-party. Brendan declares his love for Bob, while elsewhere a drunken Sterling announces he and Bob are going to "marry". Having been accidentally locked out of their room by Sterling, Bob ends up sleeping with Brendan. At brunch the next morning Bob's love-bite gives the game away. After some soul-searching and discussions, Bob and Brendan eventually leave happily together.

This 1930s-style screwball comedy with a modern twist is funny, witty, intelligent, heartwarming, but requires a taste for topical humor and clever conversation. It's a Gen-X "Big Chill" update without the politics, with characters who are funny and sympathetic. Brian Sloan wrote the screenplay and directed.

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