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Were the World Mine (2008)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:15
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.2/10
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Nov 21, 2008 Limited
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Reviews for Were the World Mine
There are times when it is safe to say that a labor of love is love's labor lost, and, reader, this is one of them.
12/05/08
So sincere, so earnest in it’s desire that everything work out for the best for everyone, that one cannot help but give in to its earnestness and decide to like it, if not love it, despite its few failings.
12/01/08
A diverting Chicago-made export, director and co-writer Tom Gustafson's gay fantasia on Shakespearean themes is set in a socially stratified private school ruled by the rugby jocks but about to be sent into a tizzy thanks to the magic of Shakespeare.
12/12/08
Top CriticWhat could have been a charming and original endeavor becomes tacky and silly.
05/16/09
This picture dares to summon the spirit of the Bard as well as the ghost of Arthur Freed and succeeds as a rousing, warm-hearted spectacle.
07/31/08
Top CriticWhen the film narrows its focus from big questions addressed through overly broad strokes and instead zooms in on one-on-one interactions and the emotional power of a well-made musical sequence, it taps into a winning sweetness and poignancy.
12/11/08
Were the World Mine is seriously uneven. If it displays considerable imagination and creativity, it also lapses too often into smug, campy silliness.
12/12/08
Top CriticThe movie takes the familiar scenarios of high school angst and adolescent crushes and gives them a wonderful musical spin, complete with elaborate sets and choreography.
05/01/08
This high school reworking of A Midsummer Night's Dream never really takes flight, but neither is it the preening misfire the first half promises.
02/12/09
An ambitious gay musical fantasy inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream, Tom Gustafson's Were the World Mine is far better in concept than execution. The shoestring budget hurts.
11/21/08
Top CriticWere the World Mine, an indie alternative to Disney's High School Musical franchise, is a small, endearing film.
11/21/08
Top CriticWere the World Mine is a charming picture with a very simple message: be who you are, let others be who they are, and we can all be happy. In fact, we might even be fabulous.
02/09/09
Were the World Mine follows the teen musical formula but renders its material with admirable lushness and intelligence.
11/21/08
Were the World Mine is an independent film that succeeds through the excellent work of a cast and crew whose imagination compensates for budgetary constraints.
01/29/09
Were the World Mine gets by on sheer charm -- and on Gustafson's inventive direction, Kira Kelly's elegant cinematography and co-screenwriter Cory James Krueckeberg's whimsical production design, which works wonders on a limited budget.
01/29/09
The material has been playfully updated, made into a parable of gay desire and wish fulfillment, but its significance remains the same, right down to Timothy's understanding that free will must ultimately be restored.
11/16/08
The songs are bright and beautifully sung, the cast's naturalism works against the surreality of the concept, and ultimately, the pieces fit together like a dream.
02/13/09
Like a hybrid of the lads from Dead Poets Society and HSM3, the teenage fellas of Were the World Mine gird their loins to produce a musical rendering of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
11/20/08
The clunky script keeps pulling everything to an earthbound level well below the desired airy realm.
06/10/08
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