Boyfriends - They're Such a
Bore!
by Tallulah Givehead
Three couples (plus one) converge at a beautiful
English cottage to
 celebrate
a birthday. Oh, my, what a bore ... drama queens
without a sense of drama. The inevitable comparisons
to Big Chill and Boys in the Band only serve to
remind us we've seen it all before. However, despite
a strong sense of deja vu the actors do a great job
of making these characters very real.
This insightful and vastly entertaining
comedy-drama, depicting three troubled gay male
couples, is both knowingly funny and unflinchingly
on-target. The story revolves around an Easter
weekend country retreat arranged for six young gay
friends and bed-mates. But what begins as a relaxing
time soon unravels into a series of bed-hopping,
ego-bruising emotional turmoil to rival the
grand-daddy of gay male angst films, The Boys in the
Band! A hilariously painful dissection of gay men's
relationships -- almost required viewing before
calling U-Haul.
DVD is letterboxed to 1.66 / A bonus short: Achilles
(1995, 11 min, Barry JC Purves)
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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