9 Dead Gay Guys (2003)
The story of two lads from Belfast as they stumble their way through the London gay underworld in search of 'gainful employment'. This being the offering of sexual favours to older gay men in order to subsidise their respective giros. 9 Dead Gay Guys is a high-camp send-up of gay stereotypes.
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Very disappointing...
Good movie but grossly overrated
good back-story, and good acting
The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
This film is about two Irish guys in London, who embarks on a quest to find a supposed stash of money hidden in a gay man's huge bed somewhere in Golders Green."9 Dead Gay Guys" is a nicely made comedy. It probably had a low budget but it did not appear crappy. The story is well paced and engaging. The title of the film gives away what would happen in the film, but that did not stop viewers from wanting to know what happened. The story is fun, light hearted and very funny. It makes you laugh by using plenty of stereotypes, and yet it does not come across as offensive. I enjoyed watching "9 Dead Gay Guys".
This movie is a completely pointless work of art. It's hysterical, silly, and lewd, and everything that could possibly be related to those words. However, it never makes any claims to be anything BUT hysterical, silly, and lewd. There are a few moments where it might drift into a realm a bit more serious, but then someone will say or do something to bring it right back into crazyland.While some people may feel that this is a tasteless work of stereotypical junk, and it does make use of a surprising number of stereotypes, it doesn't do it in a way that is offensive. It's more of an affectionate mocking between friends (much the way that Kenny and Byron mock each other from time to time). All in all, this movie is absolutely hysterical, and a great movie to watch with your friends, straight or not. Just... no small children or old people not as accommodating as the three park bench biddies.
It seems to be one long gay joke, it really does. Over the top queens, guys at a toilet checking each other out, and no scene is complete with out some sort of homosexual reference.Of course, what do you expect when the film is called Nine Dead Gay Guys...?The film's not funny. It has rare moments which can raise a smile but ultimately each joke is as cringeworthy as the last. The film's barely got a story - each scene seems like it's been added in to add another joke, another bizarre character or just as filler. It copies it's style almost so blatantly from the likes of Lock, Stock.... but fails to capture what made such films great - character.Byron has character, so does Kenny. After that? Stereotype after one-joke-pony after stereotype. It doesn't work, I couldn't care less about who these people are. So I become disinterested, the worst thing a film could possibly do.
I saw this at the same session as cdelator and share his/her opinion. I was grinning from start to finish. This is a fantastic gay take on "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels."I'd recommend it to anyone who appreciates brutal honesty. This film has NO euphemisms.