The Boys in the Band

POSITIVES…

  • This is a dialogue heavy movie, and thankfully the dialogue is great.

  • Despite the limits of the film mostly taking place in one location, and it being more about the conversations than anything else, it really manages to be engaging.

  • The ensemble cast is fantastic, with a very strong performance by Jim Parsons, Matt Bomer being the eye candy, and Zachary Quinto just flaunting his screen presence.

  • Musical interludes were nice.

  • “The Game”

  • Snarkiness and insults, it’s got some good jokes.

  • The themes and social commentaries are solid. Expected and obvious, but solid.

NEGATIVES…

  • Needless to say, not everybody is going to take a liking to this movie.

  • It’s still essentially a stage show translated into a movie, so it can only do so much visually in a cinematic fashion.

  • Some of the characters are kinda too annoying for my taste.

  • There are a plot or two that I just didn’t care much for.

  • Speaking of which, there’s a particular plot point that really came off as a bit unbelievable to me.

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