2.Why are they always super-affluent, when in real life they earn on the average 20% less than straight men?
3. Why are their friends all straight women? When I lived in West Hollywood, you had straight acquaintances who you weren't out to, but friends, never.
That's just the first three questions I have about Almost Love (2019), a sort of gay-themed comedy about a super-elitist NYC gay guy and his straight female buddies, who have trivial problems.
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1.Adam (Scott Evans, top) wants to be a painter, but he's stuck in a dead-end job ghost-painting for the famous-but-nasty Ravella Brewer. Question 4: why are all gay guys in movies working as lawyers, actors, or artists?
His boyfriend Marklin (Augustus Prew) is a famous blogger who is constantly getting fawned over by fans. They're vaguely unhappy and unfulfilled, but dismiss any suggestion of moving forward in their relationship by getting married, buying a house, and having kids.
Instead they....gasp...hook up on the side, which this movie portrays as the ultimate in betrayal. Question 5: why are all gay guys in movies obsessed with monogamy? There are a lot of open relationships out there.
2. His BFF #1, Elizabeth, is celebrating her 15th anniversary with Damon (Chaz Lamar Shepherd, left) , wondering "Is this all there is?" Question 6: How are these people friends? Adam is an artist, and Liz never sets foot in a museum, except for the free wi-fi.
3. His BFF #2, Haley, works as a tutor. This doesn't seem like the sort of job that would get her the big bucks, but she lives in a huge loft with bare brick wall and gigantic paintings.
4. His BFF #3, Cammie, is dating Henry (Colin Donnell), perfect in every way -- except it turns out that he's homeless! Her friends cringe. "You invited a homeless guy into your apartment? You touched him? Yuck! Gross!" Question 8: how elitist can they get? Is being homeless a disease?
Beefcake: None. Question 9: what is the point of a gay-themed movie with no beefcake?
Other Sights: New York location shots.
Gay Characters: The guys, a gay rights canvasser, a potential hookup.
Elitism: Through the roof. Question 10: Why does everyone in this movie look down on people who are poor or Hollywood poor (middle class in the real world)?
My Grade: C.
There are nude frontal and rear photos on RG Beefcake and Boyfriends
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