The Gymnast

2006

The Gymnast

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Movie Info

A down-and-out gymnast receives a second chance at success and happiness in the debut feature from director Ned Farr. After being sidelined by an injury, Jane (Dreya Weber) settles into an unfulfilling life. But when she teams with Serena (Addie Yungmee) for an aerial gymnastics act, Jane gets a new opportunity to perform. Along the way, an unexpected attraction develops between the two women. The Gymnast won both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Award at the 2006 L.A. Outfest and received honors at a number of other gay and lesbian film festivals.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama, Romance, Gay & Lesbian
Directed By:

Ned Farr
Written By:

Ned Farr
In Theaters:

Apr 11, 2006 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Sep 18, 2007
Runtime:

98 minutes
Studio:

Fearless Angel Productions

Cast

Dreya Weber
as Jane

Addie Yungmee
as Serena

David De Simone
as David

Allison Mackie
as Denise

John Lee Ames
as Q

Andrew Ableson
as Julian

Ronald Drewes
as Holt

Tony Horton
as Chad

Amy Lemons
as Sandy

Paul A. Hicks
as Jim

Kathe E. Mazur
as Dr. Weiland

Maggie Mellin
as Mrs. Goldberg

Fred Ornstein
as Mr. Goldberg

Tricia Small
as Crystal

Mam Smith
as Nicole

Jeff Sugarman
as Stan

Stef Tovar
as Dan

Robert Sean Burke
as Police Officer

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Critic Reviews for The Gymnast

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...a nice cross-generational and interracial romance while giving more than an eyeful to admirers of muscular women.

Sep 21, 2008 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Sarah Boslaugh
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Audience Reviews for The Gymnast

Jul 02, 2008

[font=Century Gothic]In "The Gymnast," Jane(Dreya Weber) is a 43-year old masseuse who is hoping to get pregnant to invigorate her loveless marriage, while weaning herself off antidepressants. A chance meeting with Nicole(Mam Smith) leads to a unique opportunity to put her skills to use as an aerial acrobat alongside a younger dancer, Serena(Addie Yungmee).(Even though Jane is decades removed from her prime as a star gymnast, she is in such good shape that it is frankly annoying.) Even after Nicole has to leave for a family emergency, Jane and Serena decide to stay with the program...[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]"The Gymnast" is an engaging movie with relaxed performances that does more than a capable job of balancing its endearing story with the spectacle of the acrobatics, while smoothing over the predictable elements and most importantly not giving into the temptation of exploitation. However, it does end on a rather bizarre note. Basically, the movie is about how there is more to a woman's life than just being the good wife and the good mother, especially if it involves finding fulfillment in doing what she enjoys the most.[/font]

Walter M Super Reviewer
Oct 01, 2007

Graceful, beautiful and quiet would be the first things to come to mind to say about this. But then unfortunately it is also ever so slightly shallow in its characterizations, lacks chemistry between the leads and relies too much on the amazing aerial acts. I was drawn in nevertheless, so it gets a good 3 stars - but I might be giving the benefit of the doubt here. I will rewatch it on DVD to form a final opinion on it, as my expectations of this were probably too high.

Ina S Super Reviewer