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On Sera Heureux (French/English) [We'll Find Happiness]

By Golu
This movie uses the huge topic of immigration to dive into deep issues like race and class, though the heart of the story is really about sexuality. It uses a pretty unique style where it doesn't just tell you everything upfront. Instead, it peels back layers like an onion, so you slowly start to get why the characters are doing what they’re doing. I honestly loved this film; it’s very subtle and nothing feels over the top. The emotions and the way things play out feel very much in sync with what’s happening in the world today. The story kicks off in Iran, where a man named Reza is getting married even though he’s secretly gay. He gets caught with his male partner and has to run for his life, but sadly his partner is killed. The movie then jumps to Montreal, where Reza is hiding from the authorities in a church basement. Through flashbacks, we learn about his journey and meet the other main character, Saad. Saad is a migrant from Morocco who has actually changed his identity to sta...
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I Want To Get Married

By Golu
Oh God! Such an awful film and unnecessarily stretched for no reason with all kinds of side stories for whatever reason. Set against the time of Prop 8, this film featuring Matthew Montgomery, who has done plenty of gay movies, just looks awful  showing the nerdy side by quivering lips and making faces, which according to me is really insulting.

Paul runs an advertising company. Seeing two of his lesbian friends getting married, he also wants to get married. Given that Prop 8 biting is gonna happen soon and gays may no longer be able to get married (this is 2008), he wants to do this, while he has an option, except he has no boyfriend. He sees Jim at the friends wedding and they both like each other. On the side, one of the biggest client that Paul has is a huge supporter of anti LGBT right and pro conservative people. And somehow the money from the client is blinding him from doing the right thing. Also his mom has run away from home, which we only later find out why, and Paul is trying to reconcile with his estranged family. Of course, everything

There was so much wrong with this film, right from his character development to everything else going on. First of all, there was absolutely no need to make the lead actor show as whatever the makers were trying to. It was simply annoying and wasn't really adding anything. Also why the rush to get married? I mean him and Jim go barely on two dates and are both ready to get married. For what? Given the history of Paul on how he was almost going against the gay rights for his client, that's not an easy thing to just forgive. Way too much time was spent on his mother in a bar talking to a drag queen and playing slots and watching his mother being deserted was just so eye rolling. I mean, who was thinking that this all could remotely be funny!! Just about nothing here makes sense. The couple is barely together for 20 minutes and this almost 2 hour film bores us with all kind of poorly acted and badly scripted film. Tremendously, horribly, cringe-inducingly bad. I try to have patience with some of the LGBTQ movies that paved the way for the more modern approach but even I can't bring myself to find a reason that this movie should ever be viewed again. (2.5/10)
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Golu said…
You are right. I would have rated it even lower, but I also wanted to be comparable to some of the more awful films that I have reviewed here. It definitely doesn't take away from the fact that how bad of a film this one is :)
January 12, 2022 at 8:02 AM
Sailor Maan said…
Horrible, couldn't even finish it. And that was when I liked watching movies with Matthew Montgomery...
January 13, 2022 at 8:15 AM
Golu said…
Terrible. Matthew M was a thing like 15 years back but nothing anymore
January 13, 2022 at 9:21 PM
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