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Kiss Me Guido [VHS]

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1 star:		(7)

 

 

KISS ME GUIDO is one of those off beat movies that has a kick to it. It's funny, it's charming and it has a lot of sass to it. It stars Nick Scotti (Bullet, Detroit Rock City) as a straight Italian lover who thinks an add with GWM in it means `Guy With Money' instead of what it really means which is `Gay White Male'.

He then befriends this gay man looking for a roommate to help paying bills played by Anthony Barrile (Sinatra, Hamburger Hill) who has an ex-lover (Played by Craig Chester (Frisk, Bumping Heads) )who has a new boyfriend actor (Played by Christopher Lawford (Exit Wounds, Thirteen Days) ) who is about to put on a play production.

Guido is an actor who has no talent in the people skills area but seems to have a natural affinity for `gay' acting roles until he realizes he must, and has to, kiss a man. The rest is pure comedy. From the straight laced strict Catholic Italian families of New York to the stereo typical `Queens' of gay New York City

The movie made me chuckle and chuckle many times. Cleverly directed by Tony Vitale (Very Mean Men, Jungle Juice) the films makes you believe anything is possible. Fun and charming - all the way around. ...

Not terribly original I guess, but very sweet. I like the actors, and I am a sucker for films that depict the many ways that people who would seem to have nothing in common, form deep friendships. The performances are very broadly drawn ( forget subtiley ), but to great affect. I lived in South Philly for a number of years and this film made me feel right at home.

This was a pretty good movie. The characters were stereotypical, but thankfully they did seem to manage to break past their stereotypical roles and at least learn to tolerate and have fun with "the other side." Now if only there was a movie that showed that not all gays fit the sterotypes we want them too. A gay guido? Not this time. Be who you are. Enjoy the movie.

Frankie (Nick Scotti) is a Bronx, home-grown Italiano pizza guy/wanna-be actor who thinks homos are gross. Warren (Anthony Barrile) was living off his boyfriend and, now that he's gone, can't pay the rent. Terry (Craig Chester) is Warren's (completely stereotypical) flamingly gay friend who decides to put a roommate ad in the newspaper to help Warren out. Frankie answers the ad under the premise that GWM actually means Guy With Money. And that's where the culture clash begins...and the humor basically ends. Some of this movie is funny (see the subplot with Warren's landlord, Meryl, a therapist's dream trying to get her lovelife in order AND trying to get Warren to pay 5 month's back rent) but most of it manages to easily fall flat. Too much of the characters' behavior relies completely on stereotypes - gay men being flamboyant and liking showtunes, Italian men talking like uneducated buffoons and working in pizza joints - and this results in absolutely no originality, therefore no laughs. For some reason, American films with gay characters manage to go overboard in their depictions, and this is no exception. Rent it just once to see what the landlord has to say in her minimal supporting role but then forget about it. There's not much else to see.

A lot of people don't really know of this movie. It's not a movie for everyone and it may not be the best gay movie but I sure loved it. I couldn't stop laughing because of the characters' personalities. The land lord Meryl is one of my favorites and Tony's brother is someone you love to hate. God, just give this movie a chance. It's worth at least one time of watching.

"Kiss Me Guido" is titled by a single line in the film, which is heard only once. It refers to a straight Italian male, which in the gay community is not a real cool thing to be. This is a very good film about a straight guy who moves in with a gay roommate not knowing what he's really getting into. There are a lot of surprises ahead for Frankie Zito (Nick Scotti) who is searching to find a life of his own away from his Italian family. Frankie is an aspiring actor but must decide how willing he is to pay his dues to get there. This is the debut performance for Scotti who does a marvelous job portraying his character. I would love to see more from this actor who obviously decided not to persue an acting career. The casting and quality in this film is very good. Christopher Lawford and the guy who plays his new lover are the weak performances in my opinion. The rest of the cast is pretty good, especially Nick Scotti and Anthony Barrile. There are also some good extras included on the DVD, such as the commentary option you should enable for your second run through of this movie. It gives some great background on the making of the film and showcases some of the visual effects used. The commentary is done by filmmaker Tony Vitale. I felt the plot could have used a little more pizazz and I was a little disappointed that they stopped short of the films potential. I would however recommend it. Very good quality production, but don't expect it to be the best film you've ever seen.

A Witty, Entertaining Movie.
Have shown it to many friends and family to the delight of all.
Rent & watch this movie...you will come back here to buy it for your collection.

This is a fun movie for all! I rented it from the public library, and this is definately one of the films I would purchase on DVD or VHS, since I enjoyed it so much!

You can especially appreciate it if you live in the Brooklyn/Manhattan area of New York City, because Guidos listening to 103.5 KTU are a pure staple of our local society. :)

One thing that's very attractive about this film is a distinct plot conflict between characters, which is eventually resolved at the end of the film, as all characters find that they need and want each other, whether they're the manhating Meryll, the homophobic Frankie, the abused gay lover Warren, or even Pino the player getting in touch with his monogamous side. It wasn't offensive, nor did it insult the viewer's intelligence, as the story kept moving along at a brisk and very interesting pace.

Plenty of laughs for all, particularly if you're from this region and see what lunacy goes on around here. :)

The soundtrack alone is worth the price of admission to this hilarious film about misunderstandings and stereotypes. The acting is great and the script is dead on. Rent this film or buy it, because it will make you laugh your head off. "Guy with money" indeed!!!!

In todays arena with Will and Grace, and every other movie/TV show having a positve gay character in it this vehicle seemed trite and very dated. This movie is to the gay experience as "Three's Company" portrayed the straight world. And that was 20 plus years ago.