G.B.F. (2014)

Very disappointing...

The Worst Film Ever

As Good As It Gets

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

This movie has a few isolated good moments, but it's mostly an unfunny and painfully predictable comedy about gay teen angst.It will appeal mainly to very young people who are very much like the characters in it - silly, bitchy, superficial and not overburdened with intelligence - or to older people and others who wish they WERE like those characters (I assume its writer and director are in that group).It does NOT have the more universal appeal of a genuinely great movie like Clueless, to which some reviewers have compared it. And it definitely is NOT one of the best gay movies ever made.So if you're an insecure gay teen and wish more than anything that you were popular, or if you find such characters appealing, you may love this movie; but if you're older and have wider interests you'll probably be as bored by it as I was. Watch Clueless instead.

'GBF' is set in an American high school where no pupil has ever admitted being homosexual (a reticence possibly explained by one of its main cliques being of Mormons). But this changes when comic book geek Tanner is accidentally outed, and to the school's most popular cool girls he suddenly becomes that most desirable of accessories: the Gay Best Friend.Tanner's journey from outsider to prom king, and how it affects both him and the uncool friends he leaves behind (including his 'still in the closet despite being the screamiest queen since Graham Norton' best friend) forms the meat of the film. You'll be able to cross off the teen movie plot developments as they arrive with clunking regularity: Tanner's former friends are disappointed in him; the school's most popular girl is actually insecure and simply wants a friend; at the end there's a big speech about being true to oneself and everyone claps. Not usually seen in teen movies, but in countless other genres, is the entirely predictable 'we already know' reaction of Tanner's parents when he comes out to them.The characters are also from the teen movie checklist (the prom queen, the jock, the cynical girl, the less-attractive-than-the-cute-lead best friend). One of the film's most telling (possibly unintentionally) moments is when a white girl tells the film's sole main black character how she's always wanted an 'SBF' - Sassy Black Friend.But perhaps that's the point: this is a bog-standard teen movie, but with a gay boy as the lead character instead of being one of the main character's hangers-on. There's a lot of laughs (particularly when Tanner, nonplussed at his parents' calm reaction to his coming out, suggests he might instead be bisexual and his father bursts out laughing). You'll also have fun spotting the famous television faces in supporting roles - Jonathan Silverman, Rebecca Gayheart, Megan Mullally... In short, if teen movies are all much the same, there's no point in watching more than one of them, and you could do worse than make this the one you watch.

I was really expecting this to be offensive and irritate the gay out of me. But, the film was actually amazing and after two viewings I can honestly say it will go down as one of my favourite films ever!It's full of laughs, satire, sass, great music, great styling and (most importantly) great acting. Sasha Pieterse steals the movie though. She's coming for Hollywood sometime soon and will be huge in a few years - I can feel it. Michael J Willett wasn't so bad either, playing the awkward and shy gay guy really well and making me fall for his character very easily!This film will make you smile and certainly put you in a good mood. And that's all it was designed to be. Sure, it delivers a great message, but don't expect some Oscar winning cinematic masterpiece. Take it for what it is, and you'll love it. A lot. So grab some popcorn, invite your friends around, hit the lights, sit back and enjoy a night in with this hilarious movie :)Fans of Mean Girls, Easy A, She's The Man, Clueless etc will enjoy.PS: It's a 9 instead of a 10 simply because I felt Mrs Van Camp was underused. That's all!

I know the producer, so I was invited to a screening in North Carolina. I really didn't know what to expect out of this movie because I hadn't heard much about it.Pros--- I really enjoyed the movie a lot because it made me laugh a lot. I do not typically go see comedies unless they are romantic comedies. I would say that it was probably one of the best movies that I have seen in awhile. I would have to say that it was also very tastefully done. The humor wasn't overdone, so it didn't feel like a fake humor. I felt like most of the humor came from witty comments that I'm not sure everyone in the audience got, but there were quite a few of us that found it hilarious.Cons--- If I had any complaints at all about it then I would have to say it would be the language. In some instances I felt like the foul language was overused to a point where it was a little distracting and took away from the overall movie b/c I don't feel like everyone talks like that. It may be a generational gap/area of the country gap with me though b/c these were supposed to be high school students. I don't feel like I'm terribly old though, and I do cuss so I'm not a prude. I guess it was just a little more than I was used to, and as a parent it made me feel a little awkward with my 13 year old cousin at the movie. I didn't feel it was appropriate for the 13 year old age group because of foul language alone, and it should probably be rated R when it's in theaters. However, with that said I really did enjoy the movie!Someone in the audience said the hideous yellow feather looking dress made that one girl look like big bird at the prom, which I found very funny in the middle of the quiet movie theater.