Mel, an aging scene queen with the ego of Norma Desmond, believes life is a beauty pageant with him always the winner. But how long can he sashay down the catwalk when his eye bags are bigger than his Gucci bags? And who is going to be waiting at the end of the rainbow when there is no place like home? Ash is tired of the jaded gay scene where steroid bodies and the Atkin's diet are the only offerings on the menu and all the macho posing only reveals a Farah Fawcett in the bedroom. Ash decides
the only way for him to find a real man is to click on those Jimmy Choo's. Will his foray into the wonderland of tranny burrows and tranny chasers bring him his dream man?"Cut Sleeve Boys" is a quirky stir fried journey of self discovery andultimately, a makeover of the British Chinese gay experience.
[Director] Yeung handles [his characters'] parallel journeys of self-discovery with humor, grace and an occasionally heavy hand, with Leow giving a winning performance as Ash.
"cut sleeve" is Chinese for "gay". It's a good movie with a good story and some situations one might relate to, or not. I think it's worth a look.
March 8, 2009
Glen Shrope
Cut Sleeve Boys (2007): "When I die, I want glitter balls, go-go boys, and all my past shags present." - Mel
Two British-Chinese gay friends (sweet Ash and calous Mel) are rudely introduced to their own mortality when a closeted friend suddenly dies. Booted from complacency, they immediately begin the search for
their dream man.
Of course, a search for a dream anything begins and ends with yourself. It's gay humor, but the message is universal.
A good film to show on a Monday movie night at the gay bar. Rest assured, it will go in one ear, and out the other.
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