Bedrooms and Hallways -
Someone Tuck Me In!
by Tallulah Givehead
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.
First Run Features / 105 minutes / 1.33 ratio (not
so) widescreen / Interviews with director
Rose Troche and others
Tallulah Givehead is
a Fabulous drag queen living in Portland, Oregon
(Lord only knows why!) writing reviews of gay film
by day and tearing up the stage by night. You
can read her reviews here as well as at her blog,
QUEER VUE MIRROR.
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