Review of People You May Know

There was a time when Gay-themed movies usually got a "pass" to a certain extent, meaning there weren't many out there, so they were "graded on a curve". However, there ARE many quality gay-themed films at this point in cinematic history, so we can start being honest in the hopes that this genre can (and will) improve. To start, the script for "People you may know" seems to be written specifically for these actors, as if they were all friends to begin with...because they simply are not that compelling or interesting. A gay guy getting drunk and having sex with a woman and getting her pregnant? Only been done a million times (best one was "the Wedding Banquet"...and THAT was a GREAT gay-themed movie!) so this was just too painfully cliché to watch. The sappy, contrived "story-book romance" between Nicholas and Herbert almost seemed out of place, as the dialogue and conclusion just seemed to "wacky" for the suspension of belief ("hey everybody! I just got another job too in the same town and now I want to get married!"). Please. While Mark Cirillo graciously left his clothes ON this time (maybe he got the hint), unfortunately for the viewer someone thought it would be a good idea to show Sean Maher's flabby/hairy buttocks repeatedly and gratuitously. No. The worst aspect of this film is that it is mostly JUST TALKING...either over the phone, over the computer over a table etc...and it is BORING. So, maybe watch this movie if you want a "starter" gay-themed movie because you've never seen Will and Grace or anything remotely relevant to modern gay culture. If not, it's not going to bring anything new to the table.