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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good clean fun for the gay at heart!,
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For those that want to watch a gay-themed film with their parents or straight friends and family, this movie is hard to beat. "29th and Gay", shot and produced on the proverbial shoestring budget, delivers a good solid story with some stand-out acting without anyone getting (fully) naked. There is a hilarious scene between the star and "Meet the Parents'" Kali Rocha, playing an HIV testing nurse, that consistently brought the house down on the festival circuit. And for anyone who watches "Lost" on ABC, seeing the diabolical leader of "The Others", actor Michael Emerson, dressed in a gorilla suit is a hoot. The supporting cast, made up of up-and-comers such as Nicole Marcks ("American Dreams" and the hit LA comedy show "Totally Looped") and local San Diego actors David McBean and Annie Hinton really deliver. First-time director Carrie Preston (star of TLA's "Straight-Jacket") delivers a heartfelt and unique look at gay life in the 2000s.
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Think of it as the "anti-QAF" ... smart and funny,
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Think of "29th & Gay" (2005) as kind of the "anti-Queer As Folk" ... something that the average gay man (one is who is not model perfect and spend each waking moment obsessed with "hooking up") can relate to.
James Sanchez is a quiet, somewhat shy gay man, turning 29 years of age and disappointed in his life. His lifelong dream of being a successful actor seems to be a pipe dream at this point, he's caught in a dead-end job at a theme park, but, most of all, he is tired of being single and having to deal with the phonies and game playing he finds in the gay singles scene. His two best friends are Roxy, a straight woman who is becoming an ardent feminist, and Brendan, who drags him out to gay clubs where he is soon alone after Brendan quickly finds a "boyfriend du jour." He has an embarassing crush on a hunky (and likely straight) coffee house barista (played by Mike Doyle, a regular in "Law & Order: SVU"), turning into a tongue-tied, bumbling klutz whenever he is around. And, although he loves his parents and is happy that they accept his homosexuality, his mother has turned into a kind of "PFLAG Mom on Steroids", giving him birthday gifts like a leather sling! As he approaches the age of 30 (which is old age in "gay years"), he wants to make some changes, to stop merely reacting to what life deals him, get his career on track, and find a life partner. A sweet, charming, witty and realistic romantic comedy, by first-time screenwriter James Vasquez (based on his own life, and who also plays the lead character) and directed by actress Carrie Preston, which is not without its faults. (I could have done without the cutesy "street sign" introductions to each scene, the frantic rewind flashbacks, and the MTV-style quick-cut film editing.) But its familiar yet original approach, and the obvious efforts that went into the film from all involved, more than make up for any minor problems. DVD has deleted scenes, outtakes, trailers and a scene with two of the actors having their palms read by one of the extras. Five stars out of five.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Three and a Half Stars,
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James Sanchez, a balding, slightly paunchy gay man struggling to make it as an actor and find romance in an image-obsessed Hollywood, suffers an emotional crisis as he approaches his thirtieth birthday. I totally wanted to hate this low-budget vanity piece written by and starring James Vasquez. First, and perhaps most egregiously, it's populated by the entire brigade of queer comedy stereotypes - the slutty best friend, the brassy fag hag, the PFLAG-waving mother. Second, the acting is mostly pretty bland - not bad, exactly - just bland. And last, this sort of storyline has been done [to death] in the gay film genre. But its charms definitely sneak up on you and, about halfway in, I found myself kind of enjoying it.
Shallow as it sounds, at first I was disappointed that Vazquez wasn't much to look at, but little by little, his warm, likeable screen presence won me over. And to my amazement, all the stereotyped characters eventually blossomed into pretty well-rounded human beings. I was particularly touched by a well written scene between James and his mother that takes place late in the film. And best of all, like all my favourite gay stories, this is not a "gay issues" film. Anyone can relate to James because he's not struggling with problems that are exclusive to the gay community, but things that all of us deal with. All this and a meet-cute romance, too. What more can you ask? I certainly don't think this is the best gay film ever and if you choose to watch it, you'll have to wade through a lot of stale, overused jokes during the first half, but if you stick it out you'll be rewarded with an upbeat, warmhearted diversion.
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