Review of Get Real (2009) by Mikhael E — 02 Aug 2009

I really enjoyed this film. There are obviously two perspectives that you could watch the film from, the gay perspective where you emphasise with the main characters and compare them with the struggles in your own life, or the straight perspective where you are confronted by homosexuality and realise that they are people, with the same urges and desires as you but just for a different gender.

The plot is simple enough; a gay dude who hasn't told anybody that he likes men, except for the girl next door who is his best buddy, finds out that this other dude at his school is also gay. The rest of the story shows their developing romance and also the struggles they have in keeping it a secret.

The film is actually pretty funny as well, with a lot of humourous moments to add to the drama, but the main problem with the film is the actual drama itself is a little soft. Sure it shows the guy getting bullied a bit, but unfortunatly these bits seem a little bit tame and unrealistic and although it shows the two dudes going through problems the problems and situations they find themselves in seem slightly contrived.

Overall however I thought that the film, despite its flaws, was very interesting and fairly moving as well. More than once I shed a couple of tears. You should check it out.