A concise synopsis of gay-themed movies and gay interest films. Click on the photos to enlarge.

Sunday, April 5, 2009

And, There you are (2007)



















Ray Dalton (Roy Kirkland) is a successful gay businessman, sharp dresser, drives a Lexus, and never meets a stranger. Love seems to be the hardest thing for him to acquire. Ray gets much advice from relatives, friends and even professionals, but continues his search for the one right man. He only dates straight guys who have girlfriends, which obviously makes his quest virtually impossible. Maybe if he just stopped dating straight men with girlfriends, he could find his one true love, but for Ray they're just too tempting. But how will he ever find true happiness when he's looking in all the wrong places? Realizing that his attraction to straight men is an emotional dead end, he does visit a psychiatrist, a real weirdo of a "hipster shrink". You'd think he'd learn his lesson after two encounters, because nobody in their right mind would behave the way this character does in real life, although the film is supposedly based on "actual events".

Gay life is not for everybody and this movie makes a good point of that. This quirky “slice of life” comedy is packed with great characters, sexy men, and even a few girls. There’s always another man around the next corner, and this lighthearted film is a gay comic dating adventure, where the straight men aren't so straight, but it doesn't make finding love any easier. It is obviously tongue in cheek humor with sub-par acting and a predictable plot. Lots of good looking shirtless straight guys is the basic theme. Technical flaws include the loudness of the songs. The credits roll is glacially slow, and the DVD extras include 25 minutes of out takes and Roy's loud music video. Expect a light funny independent low budget movie with lots of shirtless straight men and you won't be disappointed. Roy Kirkland wrote the screenplay and Doug Sebastian directed.

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