Such Good People

Did you know that "dolphins are smart, they're like chimpanzees with fins" or "porpoises are the people of the sea"? Well that's what we learn as we follow the antics of "Richard" (Michael Urie) and boyfriend "Alex" (Randy Harrison) after they agree to do some house-sitting and discover $980k and a curious looking sculpture in a secret cupboard. Next day, "Dr. Paige" (Carrie Wiita) and her husband "Cooper" (James Urbaniak) arrive at their door to announce the death of the owners and to give her step-brother ("Alex") his marching orders. Why? Well it turns out that she knows that the money is on the house, but doesn't know where it is! Can the lads smuggle it out un-noticed? Then what will they do with it? Buy an house, or maybe donate to some Bhutanese orphans, or then again - maybe porpoises with purpose could get the cash? The police (Ana Ortiz) are quickly on the case, too, and as the couple lurch from one self-induced catastrophe to another it becomes clear that they are all going to have to cooperate if anyone is to stay out of jail. It is quite good fun for the first half hour. Stereotypical, yes, but there's a degree of chemistry between Harrison and Urie and some fun bitching with half-sister Wiita but the story doesn't really go anywhere but down after that as the plot runs out of ideas and veers just to close to cheesy farce for my liking. The opening titles reminded me a little of the "Pink Panther" but that was as quirky as it got. It's watchable daytime telly fodder but that's the height of it.

What an intolerable film!!

I could only finish it by increasing the playback speed by 100% !!!

Randy Harrison's pace of delivery was a special form of torture. I don't know if it was his acting style, or the writing, or the directing! Probably all three!

Such a pity considering the caliber of the cast and the promise the plot held. We should have definitely seen more of Ana Ortiz and Scott Wolf - their story lines were a LOT juicier than that of flat-lining Alex and Richard.

Definitely give this movie a very big miss.

We tried to watch this movie on 2 different occasions (the second time was to give it another chance). After 20 minutes the first time and 30 the second time we conclude that the story line is weak and NOT funny. Don't waste your time.

A little uneven, but fun and campy. Richard (Michael Urie) and partner Alex (Randy Harrison) are house hunting. As are Alex's sister and her husband. They all end up at a house party, watch some weird video, meet some freaky people, and that's just in the first four minutes. Odd pacing; the director spends a whole lot of time on a party scene, and a slow motion scene that didn't seem to add anything to the plot. Also lots of LONG, strange pauses during conversations. And long periods of time where there's no conversation, just scenes of the blissful but ditzy couple. It gets a lot better as it goes along. Anyhoo... they find a secret room with a whole lot of money, and we'll see if they do the right thing. And if the rightful owners do the right thing. Directed by Stewart Wade, who had also directed Coffee Date. (If you haven't seen it, check it out. It's Great!) Some fun cameos in here - Lance Bass, Alec Mapa, Drew Droege. It's a campy 90 minutes of fun, if you just go along for the ride.

This was a fun film, great for a late night or a lazy morning.

Thank You Michael Urie and Randy Harrison! The Ugly Betty fans at my house have been without a new installment for what seemed like a century until we stumbled upon this gem on Netflix.

I enjoyed the theatrical body work Urie and Harrison brought out in this film. Some would call it slap stick, but the movements of the actors really added to their overall character profiles. The humor was simple, but the choreography really added a fun flare. Urie and Harrison fit together as well, in the line of other good gay films like "The mostly unfabulous social life of Ethan Green", and "Eating Out."

Ana Ortiz; Alec Mapa; Drew Droege; Tania Gunadi, how much fun did they all have making this? This stellar supporting cast made this film; and was quite reminiscent to how entertaining it was to watch Ugly Betty - not because of the writing, but because the actors made the writing complete.

Certainly this film won't win many awards, but after watching Leo DeCaprio drag himself through the mud for five hours just for a gold stature, this film is a great antidote to the blase cinema culture expecting every last film to come out to be Shakespeare drab. Cheers!