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Bedrooms & Hallways (1998) |
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96
minutes
Rated: R
Country: Great Britain
Studio: First Run Pictures
Cast: Kevin McKidd, Tom
Hollander, Hugo Weaving, James
Purefoy, Simon Callow, Jennifer Ehle
Director: Rose Troche
Screenwriter: Robert Farrar |
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Failed romantic Leo (Trainspotting's
Kevin McKidd) is just hitting
thirty. His kitschy roommate Darren
(Tom Hollander) only reminds him of
what he's missing, merrily touting
Darren’s frequent, illicit meetings
with a lusty real estate agent
(Priscilla, Queen of the Desert's
Hugo Weaving). So with nothing to
lose, Leo joins a men's group to
bond with his fellow males and get
his mind off romance. However, the
latter notion didn't account for
sexy straight Irishman Brendan
(James Purefoy). But wait…is Brendan
straight? For that matter, is Leo?
And life is never as black and white
as it seems, especially after Leo
and his group go on a drum-thumping,
chest-banging camping retreat where
a snarl of love triangles and
jealousy explodes. Colorful
production design, glossy production
values, and an energetic ensemble
cast (including Simon Callow and
Jennifer Ehle) contribute to the
lighthearted proceedings, of which
Hollander takes the cake. Darren's
snippy dialogue and misinformed
sexual antics are a true highlight.
Troche rattles the straight/gay/bi
boundary lines and shake the sexual
tree. The result is a knee-slapping
spoof of gay men, the New Age
movement and witty send-up at the
rigid notion of sexuality. |
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