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Charming, endearing, and a little clunky, Were the World Mine is an entertaining, if somewhat unnecessary, musical adaptation.
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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. Jan 29, 2009 | Rating: 3/4
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.
Moira MacDonald
Were the World Mine is seriously uneven. If it displays considerable imagination and creativity, it also lapses too often into smug, campy silliness. Dec 12, 2008 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Were the World Mine is seriously uneven. If it displays considerable imagination and creativity, it also lapses too often into smug, campy silliness.
Kevin Thomas
Editorial Review Writer-producer-director Tom Gustafson's musical fantasy Were the World Mine, based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, is mostly delightful. Dec 12, 2008 | Full Review…
Editorial Review Writer-producer-director Tom Gustafson's musical fantasy Were the World Mine, based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, is mostly delightful.
Mike Mayo
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. Dec 12, 2008 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
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.
Michael Phillips
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. Dec 5, 2008 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
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.
Ty Burr
Were the World Mine follows the teen musical formula but renders its material with admirable lushness and intelligence. Nov 21, 2008 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Were the World Mine follows the teen musical formula but renders its material with admirable lushness and intelligence.
Reyhan Harmanci
What could have been a charming and original endeavor becomes tacky and silly. May 16, 2009 | Rating: 1.5/5
What could have been a charming and original endeavor becomes tacky and silly.
Phil Hall
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. Feb 13, 2009 | Rating: 3/4
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.
Chris Hewitt
All teen comedies would be this divine were the world Gustafson's. Feb 13, 2009 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
All teen comedies would be this divine were the world Gustafson's.
Phil Villarreal
Were 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. Feb 9, 2009 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
Were 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.
Sarah Boslaugh
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. Jan 29, 2009 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
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.
Bill White
Tom Gustafson's musical fantasia is the gay indie of the year. Dec 21, 2008 | Full Review…
Tom Gustafson's musical fantasia is the gay indie of the year.
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