Side-splitting farce about a handsome homosexual’s involvement with a not-so-heterosexual hunk. Bedrooms and Hallways satirizes issues of sexual identity, gay promiscuity, and male actualization methods with wit and grace. WONDERFUL! A fast-paced movie with snippy, campy dialogue. The acting is delicious. Ah’m now in love with Hugo Weaving! Ah swoon. Get me a mint julep! And Tom Hollander’s character reminds me of me when ah was just a l’il whippersnapper.

Bedrooms and Hallways is a hilarious comedy about the tangled love affairs of a gay man. Failed romantic Leo (Kevin McKidd) is just hitting 30. His roommate Darren (Tom Hollander) only reminds him of what he’s missing, merrily touting Darren’s frequent, illicit meetings with a lusty real estate agent (Hugo Weaving). With nothing to lose, Leo joins a men’s group to bond with his fellow males and get his mind off romance. However, the latter notion doesn’t account for sexy straight Irishman Brendan (James Purefoy). But wait, is Brendan straight? For that matter, is Leo? And life is never as black and white as it seems, especially after Leo and his group go on a drum-thumping, chest-banging camping retreat where a snarl of love triangles and jealousy explodes. Colorful production design, glossy production values, and an energetic ensemble cast contribute to the lighthearted proceedings, of which Hollander takes the cake. Darren’s snippy dialogue and misinformed sexual antics are a true highlight. Troche rattles the straight/gay/bi boundary lines and shake the sexual tree. The result is a knee-slapping spoof of gay men, the New Age movement and witty send-up at the rigid notion of sexuality.

Interviews with director Rose Troche and others

1998, 96 min

A.K.A.: Bedrooms and Hallways

Country: Great Britain

Studio: First Run Features

Cast: Kevin McKidd, Tom Hollander, Hugo Weaving, James Purefoy, Simon Callow, Jennifer Ehle

Director: Rose Troche