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5.6/10
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A young singer struggles with his sexuality and the treatment of others while coming of age in a small Southern Baptist community.A young singer struggles with his sexuality and the treatment of others while coming of age in a small Southern Baptist community.A young singer struggles with his sexuality and the treatment of others while coming of age in a small Southern Baptist community.
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- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
Julian J. Walker
- Randy Rousseau
- (as Julian Walker)
D. Woods
- Leslie Crandall
- (as Wanita 'D. Woods' Woodgett)
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It is low budget movie....so what! The actors portraying the teens were great. I would have liked them to be fleshed out more...but so what! The story line of youth coming into their own is probably playing out in millions of homes across the world. The writing was start/sad/witty/funny. I would have liked to see more about the young couple and their struggles. The sex scenes were not just obligatory, they were well produced/directed. Did I say it was low budget....SO WHAT! I can't find the soundtrack to this movie...the first song should be on my Ipod...Period... If there is a soundtrack please release it somewhere....Period
A nice surprise, which I didn't have terribly high hopes for after seeing the ratings but it was actually a nice little film.
It's a drama about a black teenager from a really religious upringing who's struggling with his sexuality, biggest reason for his struggle being his force-fed belief that homosexuality is a sin.
But there is tons of humor in the movie as well, it's definitely not all darkness even though there are plenty of sadder moments as well it combines the serious drama and comedy very well.
The cast all do a very good job and may I say that the lead; Julian Walker is a brilliant singer as well? Well he is.
The only issue I have really is that there was a moment in the end where they throw a bit of a twist on you that I didn't really quite understand fully but on the rewatch I'll pay closer attention and perhaps it will fully make sense.
Still nothing that takes away from the overall feel of the movie.
It's a drama about a black teenager from a really religious upringing who's struggling with his sexuality, biggest reason for his struggle being his force-fed belief that homosexuality is a sin.
But there is tons of humor in the movie as well, it's definitely not all darkness even though there are plenty of sadder moments as well it combines the serious drama and comedy very well.
The cast all do a very good job and may I say that the lead; Julian Walker is a brilliant singer as well? Well he is.
The only issue I have really is that there was a moment in the end where they throw a bit of a twist on you that I didn't really quite understand fully but on the rewatch I'll pay closer attention and perhaps it will fully make sense.
Still nothing that takes away from the overall feel of the movie.
How in all of hell did this get only a 5!? I absolutely loved this film! loved the characters, the REAL sense of feeling, everything.
Just like others the rating put me off a bit but i still decided to watch, and I will never regret doing so. It was heart warming, heart breaking, kept you in place as you watched everything unravel in a fantastic string of events that led to an ending that confuses your heart and emotions in the best way possible. I have no doubt that if anyone were to ask me to recommend a movie to get there heart working and there emotions running high this would be my first pick. I know many wouldn't look twice at it because of the gay theme to it but that shouldn't deter you from watching something so well produced.
Just like others the rating put me off a bit but i still decided to watch, and I will never regret doing so. It was heart warming, heart breaking, kept you in place as you watched everything unravel in a fantastic string of events that led to an ending that confuses your heart and emotions in the best way possible. I have no doubt that if anyone were to ask me to recommend a movie to get there heart working and there emotions running high this would be my first pick. I know many wouldn't look twice at it because of the gay theme to it but that shouldn't deter you from watching something so well produced.
There are a few scenes that are definitely a tear jerker! Not only was the acting very good, but the humor in it leveled the sad parts. I will not tell you details about the movie because I highly recommend you to watch it. If you like chocolate shawty's then Torrey is definitely a chocolate drop and his body is on point. This film tells a great message that folks today are definitely dealing with.
Mo'Nique is such an underrated actress. She's really good when given the opportunity to showcase it. This film, much like Precious, really shows her serious side, although we do love her funny side, there's always more than one side to a person.
Mo'Nique is such an underrated actress. She's really good when given the opportunity to showcase it. This film, much like Precious, really shows her serious side, although we do love her funny side, there's always more than one side to a person.
This has got to be one of the most boring films of all time. It's bad enough to beat a dead horse in a movie. But this just beats on three dead horses. Don't waste your time with it. There's really only so many times you can do a movie about a particular subject before it's already been done to death. This movie take three different subjects that we have known about and continues to just over do it. On all accounts. IF you can make it to the end you'll be asking yourself "Really? Another movie about that?" Save your time. Save your insanity. Just go to the local mall and sit there for about an hour. It's cheaper and more entertaining.
Did you know
- GoofsThe brand of car driven by Marshal was switched between Buick and Pontiac thorough the film.
- Quotes
Randy Rousseau: Are you okay?
Efrem: I wish you would quit fucking asking me that man. I'm running out of punchlines.
- SoundtracksLord I Want To Be Like Jesus
Performed by Julian Walker (traditiona) and The Hattiesburg Choir
Produced and Arranged by Kim Burne
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $78,400
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $45,834
- Apr 26, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $78,400
- Runtime
- 1h 39m(99 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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