I found the movie to be fairly light-hearted and entertaining. I put it in the same category as certain books that I read - mindless entertainment. This is not a derogatory comment - it just means that it is something to watch that is entertaining but doesn't require my full attention.
As for the comments that "Gil" doesn't act his age, I think that is appropriate given how he has been/is being raised. He doesn't hang around with other kids his age and given the trauma of losing his mother when he would have been around seven, it would be natural for him to be emotionally immature. I do agree that, for someone his age, he seems too comfortable with being gay but again, it could be that he was raised in an environment of acceptance and was exposed to all kinds of people.
"Jan" and "Lee" do seem a bit much but I think that only adds to the comedic value of the movie. Since I'm not gay, I can't speak to whether or not the roles would be considered offensive to the gay community (I do agree the scene in the motel room was over the top) but "Lee" does remind me of a few gay men I used to know.
As for wlumpkin's comment about "Jan" speaking in a highbrow English accent, "Jan" is supposed to be Danish and just uses proper English.
As for the comments that "Gil" doesn't act his age, I think that is appropriate given how he has been/is being raised. He doesn't hang around with other kids his age and given the trauma of losing his mother when he would have been around seven, it would be natural for him to be emotionally immature. I do agree that, for someone his age, he seems too comfortable with being gay but again, it could be that he was raised in an environment of acceptance and was exposed to all kinds of people.
"Jan" and "Lee" do seem a bit much but I think that only adds to the comedic value of the movie. Since I'm not gay, I can't speak to whether or not the roles would be considered offensive to the gay community (I do agree the scene in the motel room was over the top) but "Lee" does remind me of a few gay men I used to know.
As for wlumpkin's comment about "Jan" speaking in a highbrow English accent, "Jan" is supposed to be Danish and just uses proper English.