Defying Gravity
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Movie Reviews of Defying Gravity
Movie Review: An encouraging first film....
Summary: 4 Stars
I have to say that I did enjoy the film very much - despite some of the some of awkwardness. The lead characters are believable if not always realistic. Most of the technical aspects of the film show that the production team made an attempt to pay attention to detail. More so that some 80+ million dollar films that I've seen lately. The only real awkwardness of the film, for me, was that most of the college students were so insulated from any sort of gay community. Most schools today have some sort of gay outreach/organization. That's easy to forgive though since the location is never mentioned (even though some of Los Angeles landmarks show up).
I think the director will get better with time - he learn little tricks of subtlety and suggestion. The same goes for the actors. There aren't a lot of hollywood actors that would take on parts in tiny films like this.
Movie Review: A pleasant if flawed surprise
Summary: 4 Stars
A friend of mine made me watch this and I wasn't expecting much. I've found most gay-themed movies to be fairly trite and burdened by poor acting and low production quality. "Defying Gravity" suffers from some subpar performances and, cinematically speaking, it's not much. (It sort of looks like an "Afterschool Special.") But its heart is in the right place, and it remains surprising throughout. There are also some wonderful touches. My favorite is when Griff and Pete, who are secret lovers, are hiking with their oblivious straight friend, Todd. The two lovers fall back a moment to check out their friend's butt. It's a quiet, funny moment. Also be sure to catch a bittersweet interlude in a tree and a great joke about boxer shorts. If you look past its flaws, you'll see that "Defying Gravity" is a sweet, big-hearted movie.Movie Review: Pleasantly surprising and real
Summary: 4 Stars
This sad-yet-sweet film about queer fratboys is an absolutely pleasant surprise. When fraternity hotshot, Griff (Daniel Chilson) falls in love with frat brother Pete (Niklaus Lange), he begins a coming out story nobody should have to live through.
Pete is brutally gay-bashed and Griff is left to confront his own internalized homophobia in daunting silence, surrounded by fraternity machismo and southern homophobia.
As Griff overcomes these issues, a beautiful and realistic story
unfolds; one of queer love, true friendship, and confronting violent homophobia. Not just another queer hate-crime story, this movie actually does its job, with a talented cast and an intelligent script.
Movie Review: Predictable but Wonderful
Summary: 4 Stars
If you are looking for something unexpected, don't watch this movie. If you are looking for something that is going to make you think, don't watch this movie. If you are looking to be entertained, you might want to give this movie a try. After the first time of watching this movie. I decided that it was a nice piece of fluff - no substance. But then two days later, I found that I was still thinking about the characters. I had to rewatch it. The plot isn't anything wonderful, but I found that I really began to care about the characters. I still find myself thinking about them.
Movie Review: a god movie
Summary: 4 Stars
ijust finished watching this movies i gave it 4 stars instead of 5 becouse the acting is a bit under done i felt that the lead could have shown some emotion when reading his lines but the story it self was a good one and well worth seeing i wont go into a marative about the plot there are other reviews here that do that but i do recomed this film to anyone who likes happy ending feel good movies