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22 out of 30 people found the following comment useful :- A good change of pace for gay cinema, 26 April 2005 Author: Tym Williams from United States
I was recently at the world premier of Adam and Steve at the Tribecca Film Festival this April. I didn't quite know what to expect walking into the theater but I was pleasantly surprised and impressed with what I saw on screen. Most gay themed films over the past several years have bored me and depressed me to the point of a much-needed visit to my analyst. I know that there are important issues dealing with the gay community, but it is nice to see a film that looks past all of the usual topics points and moves on to very funny comedy. The writer director Craig Chester did a superb job at ramping up the humor and staying dedicated to keeping the story funny. When you think, that was funny; he turns it up and takes it even farther. The sell out crowd of about 1500 at Tribeca was incredible entertained by this film. There were very few dull moments and the audience kept pace with the humor. The guys at Funnyboy Films made a good choice making Adam and Steve. This film along with their first success of LATTERDAYS shows the potential for this company to be a strong force in the future of the film-making community.
22 out of 31 people found the following comment useful :- If you don't like romantic comedies, why do you review them?, 19 August 2006 Author: eslgr8 from Alhambra, CA
I'm getting really tired of people who don't like a particular film genre giving bad reviews of movies belonging to that genre. I don't like gory horror films, so I wouldn't review (or see) something like Hostel or Saw. But somehow people (and reviewers) delight in putting down romcoms, not because there's anything wrong with the films, but because it would have to be something absolutely extraordinary to even merit a "satisfactory" from them.That's why it pisses me off that Adam and Steve hasn't gotten the critical acclaim that it deserves. I honestly feel that most of the bad reviews were of people predisposed to dislike it just as they'd be predisposed to dislike any new romantic comedy, gay or straight. (That's not to say that it hasn't gotten its fair share of good reviews, and deservedly so!)Yes, the romantic comedy genre has been done and done again, and not always well, but I can count the number of GAY romantic comedies on the fingers of one hand. All Over the Guy, and Adam and Steve, and...? How many others follow the formula of two people who meet cute, fall in love, face some kind of crisis, and then overcome it in a tear and laughter filled climactic scene? Yes, I'll admit it. I'm a sucker for a good romcom. I can see While You Were Sleeping any day of the week. But as a gay man I've been cheated of this genre, always having to superimpose my own boy/boy couple over the boy/girl couple in the film.Adam and Steve is the film I (and others I'm sure) have been waiting for. One of the funniest (admittedly crude at times, Thank you Farrely bros) and at the same time most gloriously romantic romcoms ever, and this time it's a boy meets boy, boy loses boy, boy gets boy back story! The chemistry between Craig Chester and Malcolm Gets is palpable, and thank you openly gay hero Chester for casting another gay man to play opposite. As Chester says in the film commentary, he and Gets don't have to worry about "playing gay" but can simply play the characters, and when they are in bed together or sharing a romantic moment (lots of kissing in this film), you don't have to wonder if they felt odd or uncomfortable. It's obvious that they didn't and don't.Parker Posey and Chris Kattan are along for the ride, Ms. Posey giving yet another lovable quirky performance that's made her the indie queen, and Mr. Kattan showing himself a real actor and real person, something that his usual over the top roles don't allow him to do.If you don't like romantic comedies, don't see this movie. But if you're like me, someone who loves the genre but has felt cheated out of his own romcom, by all means BUY the DVD because this is a movie you'll be watching again and again.
19 out of 26 people found the following comment useful :- Very good and realistic, 21 June 2005 Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States
Adam (Craig Chester) and Steve (Malcolm Gets) have an embarrassing one night stand in the late 80s. Then the movie fast forwards to 2005. They meet again but have no recollection of their earlier encounter. They fall madly in love...but then Steve remembers. Can they survive this? Also Adam's best friend (Parker Posey) falls in love with Steve's best friend (Chris Kattan).This is no masterpiece. It has its dead moments and there are some painfully unfunny moments--and where the hell did that two-stepping sequence at the end come from? Still it works more often than it doesn't and is easily one of the best movies I've ever seen dealing with a gay couple. When it's funny it's hysterical and some of the observations Adam and Steve make about being gay and in love are VERY accurate (Chester and Gets are gay in real life so it adds more to the lines--they speak from experience). Also Chester wrote the script AND directed it as well as starring in it--this guy is very talented.Acting is good all around. Gets and Chester are just great and perfectly believable. It's always great to see Parker Posey and she's just wonderful (catch her outfit at the two-stepping). Even Kattan is good--he annoyed me totally in SNL. And the supporting cast includes Julie Hagerty, Sally Kirkland and Melinda Dillon--all are just great.I saw this at a sold out viewing at the Provincetown Film Festival. The demand for this was so great they had to ADD an extra showing! This is the most truthful movie I've seen so far about gay life and love. Not perfect but damn close. A must-see for gay men.
22 out of 32 people found the following comment useful :- Well-done date movie, 28 May 2005 Author: Gregory from Seattle, WA
What a fun, funny, sharp-witted, incisive film about the rocky road to romance. And how brilliant that it's about a gay couple-- a committed, monogamous gay couple who look very much like real gay human beings (as opposed to the broad caricatures usually seen in film and television). Is it possible that this will be the first "gay" date movie that straight couples will go to and laugh with?Maybe that's hoping for an America more open-minded than it is, but certainly the open minded heterosexual partners are in for a good time.Kudos to writer/directer Chester for creating what is an impressive mosaic of styles. In lesser hands the film, with everything from emotional honesty to slapstick comedy to over-the-top (and I do mean WAAYYYY over-the-top) camp, should be a mess. But somehow scenes of first love are actually made sweeter all the more by the slapstick running gag that accompanies them (sorry, no spoilers here!).The leads are extremely appealing, the dialog is well-realized, and the realities of dating are sharply realized in a film that walks the fine line between maudlin and frank but rarely feels dishonest. That's going to sound ridiculous in the context of a film that includes a choreographed dance-off featuring a drag queen, but the movie is wise to use broad strokes of humor to help otherwise clichéd movie devices go down easier. Additional kudos to Parker Posey, who becomes the heterosexual equivalent of the "Jack" character on "Will & Grace." Her comic contributions are note-perfect.Chester has commented that the use of comedy has a role in helping straight audiences better accept a budding romance between men. I hope that's true, because this film deserves better than the "cult" or "gay/lesbian" dungeon in your local video store.
11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful :- delicious little date movie, 3 April 2006 Author: thelastjunglist from Big City, USA
Romantic comedies are formulaic and predictable. Still, there's such a thing as a "superior" genre film, and Adam & Steve is one of the lamentably few that rate that description. Although it's a gay romance, there's nothing that made me as a straight guy remotely uncomfortable. I do think the fact that gay actors played gay characters made things a bit more fluid- much better than, say, "Jeffrey," which featured straight actors overacting gay.I laughed a lot more than I remember doing at any Rom-com in recent memory. Parker Posey really stole the show for me, but I've always been a fan of hers. The romantic aspect of the film is campy and farcical to the point of absurdity, and hence didn't bother me too much- and the jokes are constant and quality.If I were to register any criticism, it would be of the generic plot devices- hidden identity, comical misunderstandings, the obligatory Rom-com chase-across-town-before-it's-too-late. But as I said, it's a genre film, and well done for what it is.
10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful :- A Gay Romp that Will Make You Laugh and Laugh!, 24 April 2005 Author: centralparknyc from NYC
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This movie follows your basic romantic comedy storyline, except the characters are gay and there is only one crazy, yet still possible, coincidence. It shows NYC off while pulling off the fairytale. Some nudity would have been an added bonus. The film's energy carries it through. There are some great one liners. The only thing I noticed that was out of place was the NYC taxi picking up the passengers on Long Island. The cast worked well together and it was a great blend of known and unknown talent. You'll laugh all of the way until the end. It shows a point of view of life in NYC and post 9/11 NYC that emerges without hitting you over the head with it. The supporting cast is remarkable. Both families were fun to watch, but the cursed family was unique and put a real smile on your face.
9 out of 12 people found the following comment useful :- A pleasant surprise, 29 April 2005 Author: esqnomore from New York, NY
I was fortunate enough to see this film earlier this week at the Tribeca Film Festival. I was expecting something mildly amusing at best, but was pleasantly surprised to find that the movie is a real scream -- wildly funny, and while some of the humor is raunchy (in particular, an early scene that depicts a one-night stand that ends in embarrassment), the film overall is also rather sweet and sentimental. In addition to a witty script, the film features quite a bit of slapstick, visual humor, and even a big musical production number. Writer/director Craig Chester is Adam, and Malcolm Gets (probably best-known from Caroline in the City) is Steve; both are excellent. Parker Posey is quirky (but then isn't she always?) as Adam's fag hag, and Chris Kattan is annoying (but then isn't he always?) as Steve's straight roommate.
16 out of 26 people found the following comment useful :- Hysterical, sweet, witty film, 19 August 2005 Author: ocslist from United States
Think "When Harry Met Sally," only with 2 guys.Parker Posey and Chris Kattan are incredibly funny without being overbearing, as they are merely supporting characters.The beginning of the movie is *so* funny, you may have to see it a few times to catch everything that happens. There are plenty of other scenes that are also so heartily LOL funny, you might miss something in the follow up dialogue.It is a fantastic, light comedy about two people falling in love. Dysfuntional families, straight best friends, yup...all there. I didn't notice the clichés because I was too busy laughing.ABSOLUTELY my favorite comedy of the last few years. I can't wait to see it again. Oh, and you will never hear "Obsession" the same way ever again.
4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :- One of the best gay themed movies I have seen., 8 August 2006 Author: Steven Ashley (stiggy_26@hotmail.com) from South Carolina, United States
I am gay and I saw this film 3 times in the theater and just bought the movie on DVD today at Best Buy.I have to say that Adam & Steve is one of the most hilarious films I have ever seen. I've read comments talking about how over-the-top and unbelievable the film is. Yes, that is true, but how many straight romantic comedies are not believable as well? This film left me feeling better than Brokeback Mountain. Yes, Brokeback Mountain had a bigger budget by many millions of dollars, but the plot left me feeling disappointed and depressed at the end. There need to be more films where gay men don't die or contract HIV/AIDS. Adam & Steve is one of those films and I thank FunnyBoy Films for making it.The film starts off in the 1980s when Adam, a goth and his obese friend Rhonda go to a dance club in NYC called Danceateria. Adam meets a "dazzle dancer" who performed at the club and they go back to Adam's apartment for a one-night-stand that ends disastrously. See the film for yourself, this will be one of the grossest and most hilarious scenes in a film since the 'hairgel' incident in "There's Something About Mary." Fast forward twenty years, Adam and Steve meet again without realizing they had met two decades earlier. They start dating and only after they've been dating for a while do they realize that they had met at Danceteria back in 1987.This film has a wonderful cast. Craig Chester as Adam, Malcolm Gets as Steve and Parker Posey as Rhonda. I could have done without Chris Kattan as Steve's roommate Michael, but he's not in a larger percentage of the film, so that's okay."Adam & Steve" combines an irreverent sense of humor as well as genuine and heartfelt emotions that demonstrates the trials of relationships whether they be gay or straight. This film is over-the-top at times with crass and unapologetically vulgar humor, but trust me, this film will make you laugh hysterically.While the film did have a relatively small budget, there is no issues with the quality of the cameras used. The footage is not grainy or amateurish in any sense. This film certainly would not be an Oscar contender, but in a world where there seems to be a barrage of bad news, I think that we could use more outrageously funny comedies like "Adam & Steve".
6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :- lighthearted and enjoyable, 14 July 2005 Author: hairmetal84 from United States
I attended the premiere of Adam and Steve as part of Outfest '05. Knowing little to nothing about the movie, other than the fact that Chris Kattan was in it, I went in with an open mind, not knowing quite what to expect. What I got was a lighthearted and extremely funny, gay comedy. While the film did touch on many social mores and taboos, it thankfully made light of them. Trying to find extreme social commentary in a romantic comedy is silly! I'm just happy that a film like this got made. Hopefully some of America has their eyes open enough to except this film as they would any other indie romantic comedy, not minding the fact that indeed, the lead couple is gay!
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