This screwball comedy from 1969 has a pretty wild premise: two guys try to fake being gay just to dodge the military draft. If you watched this today, it would probably come across as super offensive, and I honestly have no clue how people felt about it back when it first hit theaters. My guess is it probably wasn't a huge hit. The humor is really broad and kind of goofy, with a lot of obvious puns that actually reminded me of those cheesy sitcoms from the 80s and 90s. It makes me wonder if this movie actually inspired some of those later shows. The story follows two best friends, Danny and Elliot, who are desperate to get out of the draft. They decide the best way out is to pretend they're in a relationship, but the Army doesn't just take their word for it and puts them under surveillance. Even though they’re both young and have girlfriends, they’re forced to move into an apartment building full of gay residents to keep up the act. It’s a total mess because they’re trying ...
Hayden, who has just moved to a new place, coincidentally helps Damien's grandmother and meets Damien in the process. The two individuals, who had no connection before, start a complicated relationship after an unexpected kiss. They both have burdens form the past. After the grandma's unexpected death, Hayden helps Damien a lot and eventually love grows between them. The other story is of Kelvin and Archie, high school lovers who got separated when a girl who likes Kelvin exposes truth about them in school. Years later, Archie has now returned from England and accidentally meets Kelvin who now is married with a son and runs a bar. They restart their love affair but when the wife finds out she gives ultimatum to both of the guys. After a brief break, finally Kevin decides that he would rather live a life of truth and love. And in between all this we have randomly a girl (I think she ws kelvin's wife, but I am not sure) sleeping with another man in some timeframe.
Having two separate storylines reduces the available time to focus on either plot. Both couples don't receive enough development, so they suffer from shallow backstories and empty characterizations. Not that either of the stories would have potential to stay with you as an audience, since neither gives any new perspective on any aspect of relationships that we haven't seen before. Released as two separate short stories with less melodrama would have been lot more effective. Also I think there was something seriously wrong with the editing. The way the story jumps around (between couples and in time) is confusing and transitions are very abrupt. Though the series carries a sad vibe, it eventually concludes with a happy ending for both couples. The actors were all strictly ok. Neither good nor bad. As I mentioned before here that the content this show is so basic and forgettable that you will forget all about it within 5 minutes of having seen it. In 2023, we expect better. (3/10)
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