Wow, was this a bad movie. The script. The acting. The story. Really, it doesn't have much going for it at all.
An insecure guy turns off everyone he talks to. Until, for some inexplicable reason, a nice lguy takes an interest in him. And then he works his damaging magic even on the one nice character in the movie.
The gay world is depicted as shallow, and trite, right from the get go when the "hero" of the film, Bob, is looking at a house in a "gayborhood," and two neighbors stop in to criticize the prospective buyer.
At every turn, I couldn't help but take umbrage at the über-negative stereotypical depiction of gay men. Just about everyone in the movie is a cartoon character. Even Bob's mother.
This movie is almost a continual an eye-roller, because it's hard to believe that someone actually thought this was a good idea (?).
There's no reason that anyone would stay friends for long with Bob. His negative attitude, which I guess is SUPPOSED to represent his insecurities and poor self image, would repel even a saint.
Ironically, Bob is portrayed as one of the few people in the LA gay community that have real feelings. But they're all so negative and self-deprecating that it quickly gets tiring to sit through. He treats everyone, from his mother to his lover, very badly. He mistrusts, and turns against everyone around him, and goes spiraling off at every perceived slight or emotional injury.
Tiresome, silly, implausible, and even the attempted comedy falls sadly flat.
Take a Quaalude if you're really desperate for a downer. It would be a better experience than this downer of a movie.
