Average Rating: 4.9/10
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Average Rating: 4.8/10
Critic Reviews: 17
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Actor and playwright Dan Bucatinsky wrote the screenplay for this adaptation of his play I Know You Are, But What Am I?, though for the big-screen version, his slightly fractured love story was given a same-sex twist. Eli (Dan Bucatinsky) is a journalist working with a major L.A. newspaper who is single and not loving it. Eli is also gay, and makes no secret of the fact that he's looking for a nice guy that he can settle down with. Eli's best friend Brett (Adam Goldberg) knows a woman named
Aug 10, 2001 Wide
Dec 18, 2001
Lions Gate Films
All Critics (57) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (27) | DVD (9)
It is not a surprise to learn that Bucatinsky is developing a sitcom based on this film, because it plays like an overly long pilot.
It may not be totally fresh and original, but All Over the Guy is nearly void of gay stereotypes.
As one predictable scene follows another, it becomes progressively more likable and more watchable.
Probably plays better on the stage. On film, the dialogue sometimes seems too writerly, too cute.
A nicely turned and witty screenplay from Bucatinsky.
This isn't another one of those annoying gay rights movies -- it just wants to have fun.
Better than "The Opposite of Sex", all-round good fun!
A funny and warm little film that really deserved more attention than it got.
Sitcom humor substitutes for wit, and tedious angst supplies the drama.
I guess it's a middle of the road romantic comedy... featuring gay men!
All Over the Guy, while by no means a groundbreaking piece of cinema, is a breezy and fun romantic comedy.
In my humble estimation, what several of my colleagues have missed is the almost groundbreaking manner in which this relationship is presented. There are no recriminations, and no one is struggling with the issue of "coming out." In fact, being gay
It says nothing new, but it says it painlessly.
This film really was not trying to make a statement about homosexuality. It was more about disfunctional upbringings adversely impacting the way we relate to others. I think this is one of the reasons I enjoyed it. In not beating you over the head with "accept me because I am gay" messages and simply seeing the main
July 17, 2007Super Reviewer
I really liked this movie. Its characters are quirky but believably so, which is rare. Really funny.
April 28, 2008Super Reviewer
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