In this gangster farce from first-time writer/director Ky Mo Lab, a pair of Irish pals become embroiled in a murder mystery upon their move to London. When Kenny (Glen Mulhern) arrives in the big city, he's dismayed to find his mate, Byron (Brendan Mackey), on the dole and boozing it up. But he's even more horrified to learn how Byron supplements his dole checks: by working as a rent boy in a gay pub. Despite his trepidation, Kenny soon embarks on a parallel career. But when a rich couple named
The Queen (Michael Praed) and Golders Green (Simon Godley) turn up dead, Kenny and Byron think they've found the solution to their financial woes. Rumor has it that Golders Green kept a wad of cash squirreled away in his mattress. Unfortunately, several other colorful low-lives have their eyes on the prize, from The Desperate Dwarf (Raymond Griffiths) to The Iron Lady (Karen Sharman). As the queer corpses continue to pile up, Kenny and Byron wonder whether they'll ever locate the loot -- and whether their newfound occupation has deeper implications. Screened at the Palm Springs Film Festival, Nine Dead Gay Guys marked the feature debut for both Mulhern and Mackey. The character Golders Green is named after the neighborhood where he lives, a historically Jewish area of London. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
This movie is a little raunchy with lots of off-color humor that's bound to offend somebody. It's all done with... not exactly good taste, but in the spirit of good fun.
9DGG wants in the worst way to shock and offend the viewer. Unfortunately though, the film's really a big softy (no pun intended, of course) dressed up in the campy drag of an outrageous farce.
I have a hard time calling this film offensive, because it's far too stupid to be offensive. Sometimes I don't mind stupid comedy, but there's really very little comedy here. It's just one stereotype after another and it never manages to get off the ground. Just a bunch of prattling on about nothing for most of the
movie. I'm not sure why I even watched the whole thing.
I rented this on a whim when I was 14 and never really thought much of it. The title left an impression on me. Not really my kind of comedy, I was a little bored.
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