aertimyz-moon This is truly a coming of age story for everyone concerned. It tells the tale of Alex and her having to deal with a new found desire or moreover, an old desire awakened by the return of Grace. Mark, meanwhile is grappling with his overbearing father, Yvanne and the Homo-No-Mo meetings. He is desperately trying to be what his father and the community want but, finding himself drawn in another direction by the very handsome Tomas who ends up painting Mark's dining room and his life a better colour. You have Sloane who never quite learns tolerance but gets put in her place by the willful Grace. The winner of the parents is Alex's dad. Her mom is so stuck in her patrician ways and may never see past them but, her dad is all right. Viola is nothing short of totally cool and funny especially when she comments on Alex's mom's dress in comparison with Brother Daniel. The story of Bruce and Spencer is very touching and at times tear jerking. You can see and feel their love for one another. Robert, well, he's Robert. Typical straight man mentality. All in all this is one film very worth watching and is very finely acted.

jmatrixrenegade I first caught this movie on the "HERE" movie package and bought the DVD to see it again and for the commentary provided. Much recommended, both.Though unpolished at spots, this is overall a very good indie film. What strikes me, and might explain why repeated viewing occurred in my case, is the quality of the performances. The female leads by their IMDb profiles are rather thin resumes. One currently is on a syndicated home improvement show, the other appears not have had work for years. But, they are great.The clueless socialite -- who of all things recently played a nurse (available free at her IMDb page; a very good performance) in an AIDS hospital -- was also wonderful. Various supporting characters were also very good. For instance, the husband ... a thankless role, sure, but well done. See, e.g., the scene before the ball where the problems the couple has is subtly shown. The gay couple gets less play, but they are nice too. Great cast.The writing is good as well. It has some rough patches -- honestly, one highlight scene seemed a bit rushed in a way -- but it was equally amusing and heartfelt. The fact the writer/director was writing from experience (up to a pt) shined thru. I also am not sure if the "water" thing totally worked. It ultimately was a bit silly and the true focus of the movie are the two couples.The commentary is also recommended -- the w/d and the two female leads take part. It addresses some concerns. For instance, yes, as a satire there are caricatures. Second, yes, Kelli Herd herself experienced the gospel choir, which is why she used it in the funeral scene. She also notes she knows a couple who met in a "no mo homo" meeting. More info can be found on the website, which is available online. (The website is now defunct; sadly so, since it had photos and so forth). I'm sure other concerns were addressed as well. It wasn't as deep as some commentary tracks, but overall, it was fun to hear the three discuss the movie.Someone noted that the dying guy didn't really look sick. I didn't really think about that, but I guess that might be an issue. The decline also happened rather suddenly ... one moment he looks pretty healthy, next he is ready to die. Well, it is a hospice, but still ... but, honestly, it didn't upset me too much.Another comment noted some characters were mean. Such is life, surely in a conservative little town in Texas, and it should be pointed out that even the mother did hire the gay decorator. And, deep down, we see many in the town are good people.Finally, I love the expressions on the characters' faces ... were they told to overact in that regard? I don't know, but it is quite funny. This includes various expressions of Teresa Garrett (Grace) in which she looks like she wants to punch Sloan.

bellhollow This movie was made with some of the best sound and print that you would expect from any movie, but is usually missing in not so mainstream gay movies. The lead actress reminded me of Sandra Bullock, something to do with her upper lip. Her mother was quite the hilarious little drama queen. The movie actually is pretty mild but contains probably the best male erotica scene of kissing that you will ever see. The female scene is better than average but not as hot as Aimee and Jaguar, which set the bar for all lesbian scenes. Of course this movie was made before Aimee and Jaguar.The whole movie plays on all those wonderful stereotypes of gays. I loved the guy whose father sent him to therapy and the silly gay church meetings. I knew a very wealthy kid who was sent to therapy by his socially connected mother because he was gay. After about two years the therapist finally told the parents there was nothing wrong with their healthy, young, gay son but there was probably something wrong with the parents. I do believe most of backwards America started waking up when the kid with AIDS was discriminated against in Indiana. I know the Death Lady (Dr. Keubler Ross)was run out of Virginia when she tried to open an AIDS hospice for babies. And I even had an acquaintance who told me that my brother should be dead since he has AIDS.But this movie is quite light, not deep and easily watchable by anyone. If you can't handle seeing men kiss you better go and hide. Otherwise, sit back and wonder if the lead character's husband wasn't just a little bit gay himself. No sex for six months? Please, the way he played with his hair in the reflection of the golf club makes me wonder. Especially since his wife only dated gay men.

nat_0410 This is a really touching film. I saw it when it was originally released and i still love it now. Although it may not be for everyone's taste I think that you just have to go see it with an open mind! For those of you who come from a small town out in the sticks where everyone knows everyone elses business this is for you! If you don't want to buy it then rent it, at the very least you'll laugh once and be entertained for 100 minutes of your life!!