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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Simplistic story, good but could have been better, December 8, 2003
This review is from: Danny in the Sky (DVD)
In the 2001 French-Canadian film "Danny In The Sky," the title character (played by the adorable Thierry Pépin) is the 19 year old drop-out son of a fashion model mom who committed suicide and an aloof gay father. Danny tries to replace the love missing in his life with the attention and adoration given to fashion models, and aggressively seeks out success in that industry, even to the point of sabotaging (and nearly killing) a cousin who competes with him in one modeling contest. He also gets in and out of relationships with a couple of girlfriends based on how they can benefit or fit into his chosen career path. Eventually, it is a quick trip from modeling to acting in a straight porn movie and stripping in a club that caters to gay men, as Danny continues to try to find happiness. The film is beautifully made, with good acting from an attractive cast throughout. The plot reveals a few potential side stories that would have been interesting if explored (such as the gay father forcing himself to "play it straight" for the sake of his son), perhaps more interesting than the story being told. It's not a gay film, per se, though obviously homoerotic in parts (such as the dance sequences, and in the porno film sequence, in which Danny plays a football player). Some may be bothered by the scene in which the father comes into the club where Danny is dancing and buys a private "lap dance" to talk to his son, before leaving the club with Danny's roommate. All in all, I'd rate this an "average" 3 stars, not really a bad film, but not likely to be in anyone's "favorites" list. The DVD offers three versions: the original French, the French with English subtitles or (the default) version dubbed in English. Sound quality and musical score is quite good.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not more than barely passable, March 11, 2004
This review is from: Danny in the Sky (DVD)
I saw this movie only a couple of days ago, and already I hardly remember it. It's just not very good. The production values are quite fine, and so are some of the performances. But the main character is somewhat aggravating, and the plot goes nowhere. I was glad to see it end. It's hard to see what point this movie is trying to make. In a way, I guess it's attempting to update and incorporate some elements of the 1956 movie "Tea and Sympathy," where a straight man is mistaken for gay. But now, nearly half a century later, it's time to move on, isn't it?
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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Danny In The Sky is a dark movie that will provoke thought, September 15, 2003
This review is from: Danny in the Sky (DVD)
This is a powerfull dramatic tale of a sexy young aspiring male model who says he is straight, but yet finds every aspect of his life making him seem like he is in to the gay lifestyle. Danny (Thierry Pépin) is good-looking young man and has begun to use those looks to his benefit. He working as a model and stripper. Everyone thinks he's gay, and they certainly are given reasons to believe that he is. Even though his career and perfect appearance seem to make him happy, Danny has an openly gay father who despises his sons career path, and his mom used to be a model before she died of a drug overdose. So the question remains if he is gay? He will rebel against everthing and fight with his idenity crisis.
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