Girls Will Be Girls

OK, this movie is not for everyone, but I loved it. Girls Will Be Girls is the funniest thing I've seen in years. I rented this movie for Coco Peru, and she was fantastic. YOU GO COCO, GIRL!!! The entire cast was great, though. I wish Divine could see this movie. Finally, drag queens not playing drag queens. I've not seen anything like this in a long time. For those of you that loved this movie, I urge you to find a copy of Women in Revolt(Paul Morrissey's take on Valley of the Dolls starring Holly Woodlawn, Candy Darling, and Jackie Curtis.) I can't believe no one has mentioned that yet. The similarities are amazing. Any chance of a sequel???

I have not had the opportunity to laugh out loud like this in a very long time! Three men play three women with lust in there hearts and stars in there eyes in an homage to sketch comedy, B-movies, bad wigs, tasteless humor, and everything else that was not nailed down.

Intentionally silly plot twists and over-the-top acting make what could have been a very bland "Hollywood production" into a laugh-fest that will keep you smiling everytime you see a can of Cheez Wiz. There were several shameful laughs at everything from incontinence to abortions to rape to suicide. This movie is a wake-up call for anyone that actually thought that "To Wong Foo..." was funny and not patronizing to men in drag.

So put some sass in a glass, loosen your corsette, and see this flick with somebody that doesn't think your laugh is stupid!

The film can't be taken SERIOUSLY as a comedy-drama. It is just very good camp. Having seen the three leading "ladies" before I knew it was going to be good. Jeff Roberson is an excellent performer on stage and he didn't let me down in this film. It was laughable all through the film. I bought it because I want to watch it over and over again. You must watch the DVD extras to see the boys becoming the girls and the commentary of the cast lets you in on the "secrets" of the movie. I hope to see more of these "actresses" in the near future. They deserve a bigger audience so their talents can be appreciated. I hope the idea of role reversal movies makes a comeback, this is sure to become a cult classic.

A comedy/drama with guys in drag playing the three female leads. Over the hill actress Evie Harris (Jack Plotnick) and her maid Coco (Clinton Leupp) bring in a housemate--young energetic Varla (Jeffrey Roberson). However it turns out Varla is the daughter of Evie's long-decreased rival. Coco tries to keep everything under control but it doesn't work.

The film is very funny--full of vicious bitchy humor which mostly works. Plotnick spits out toxic lines with ease, Leupp plays straight man most of the time and Roberson is full of life and energy. It moves quickly (it's only 80 minutes) has some incredible costumes and production design (Evie's house alone is a jaw-dropper) and has some nice eye candy from hunky Ron Mathews (playing Stevie--Evie's son). However some of the jokes fall flat (or are TOO vicious) and it takes an unwise turn to all out drama towards the end...but the VERY end is a happy one. A one of a kind and not really great but is worth catching.

Very funny. Completely captivating. The visual style was all 70's pastel kitsch: house, clothes, hair. Cheesy low-tech special effects don't seem to follow any particular style but simply add fun comedy touches. Strong language is often fresh and honest. The aging actress character always says exactly what's on her mind. Think of it as "Hairspray" meets "Valley of the Dolls".