ImageOut is proud to host the US Premiere of He's Such A Girl. I hope you enjoyed it!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Program 42: He's Such A Girl
ImageOut is proud to host the US Premiere of He's Such A Girl. I hope you enjoyed it!
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Just got home from seeing a great and fun movie in this last day of the festival "He's Such a Girl". It really was a nice way to end our long movie days.
I'm so torn on this movie. I think the actor who played Aldo was a horrible actor, but I did enjoy the love triangle between Taylor, Tara and Whitney. One other thing that kept me from enjoying this film was the religious undertones. As someone who never really felt comfortable in church until recently (I attend Community Christian on Chili Ave, an open and accepting UCC church), I am constantly disheartened by the portrayal of religion in LGBT films. Yes, I understand that fundamentalism is, basically, the root of all evil, but there are so many accepting churches out there. And to keep perpetuating this stereotype of religious hatred of gays and lesbians really hurts the churches who are trying to change that. I understand the need to make people aware of the blatant homophobia in many churches, but I wish once in awhile we could see a positive portrayal of Christianity in an LGBT film.
I liked the movie, but felt in some ways it was a little contrived. Anything that could be exaggerated was, from the extreme religion, to the blackmailing, to the new job... The even as the randomness and extremism surged the lead doesn't seem to really be affected by anything. I can't blame it all on the actor either, since you can't read emotion into something when the lines aren't there to read...
@Sara: There have been many Christian affirming films in ImageOut over the years. Reality is that in the majority of the US (and the world), religion is used more as a weapon against the LGBT community than as a support. While there are many accepting churches in Rochester and a few other progressive cities, you'd be hard pressed to find them in the majority of places in the country or the world.
Honestly, the religiosity of the family portrayed isn't specifically dictated as christian, other than quoting the bible. Mormons, catholics, and jehovahs witnesses quote the bible too, but most wouldn't claim them to be christians. I think most people would be hard pressed to find the sect/cult they were portraying here, or to associate them with any mainstream group. It was one of many exaggerations that just made the movie less believable, and frankly less entertaining.
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Why this film? It's not even a gay theme. What the?
Michael's response:
In case you missed it, the girlfriend is a lesbian. And a big part of the movie is his relationship with her and why it's not working.
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Cute but a little slow moving.
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I needed a roadmap. This movie was all over the place!
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Dragged a little bit, but cute film!
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Not horrible but not very engaging.
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Cute movie - fun - lots of laughs!
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Good but ...
... everyone is hard to believe.
... TV sitcom influenced.
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Alexandra Paul! Love her!
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Good but very uneven.
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Nice mainstream movie.
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Nice, fun, lighthearted movie for Day 10.
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Interesting reversal of gender roles/stereotypes without reversing presentation or identity. Great final line!
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Charming.
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Good. It was cute but Whitney was pathetic.
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Fun, pleasant twist.
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It was good but a touch long winded.
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Good.
Great story.
Execution stiff.
Acting good but not great.
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Good.
Clever plot twists, good characters. But the church was all wrong - fundy churches don't look like that.
I really didn't get the movie's title at all. It didn't match him at all.
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Good.
He WAS such a girl!
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Very funny movie -- casual and cute! Great for a Sunday afternoon.
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Very enjoyable!
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Excellent! Clever and funny though the casting of Aldo was poor.
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Excellent! That was a surprise! Enjoyed!
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Excellent.
Know how to go to Fiji.
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This was really a feel-great movie. I loved it!
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Excellent!
Adorable!
Not what I expected.
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Movie was excellent.
About the Festival --
-- Timing/spacing of movies - very good.
-- Great selections.
-- So interesting and such a great addition to have directors, producers, and actors at the venues.
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A very cute, well-made movie.
Thank you for such a great film fest!
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Excellent. Lots of fun ... confusing, unexpected and great to watch!
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Excellent and a lot of fun. Thanks!
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Excellent film!
I love ImageOut. Keep up the godd work. I have followed this film series since I lived in York, PA ...
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