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I was really rooting for this one--the "gay rom-com" can be a wonderful thing that indulges one's fantasies and even conveys a truth or two. There is still much territory to be mined in stories about dating in the digital age, life in big cities, coming of age as a gay man in a more tolerant society, the relationships between gay men and women and young gay men and their elders, but I guess we'll have to wait a little longer for those stories. Here we have a fantasy that is so far from reality that it's not fun for the viewer, shaking his head in disbelief. It's as if the author of the film wants to have his cake and eat it without so much as a glance into a cookbook to see how much actual work cake-baking requires to get such pleasant results.

First the "one note joke" of the film, that two people who have had at least 2 nights of intimate phone calls (although, other than phone sex, it appears all they do is say, "I like that TOO!") would not pick up right away that a mistake has been made when they meet, just doesn't work. This concept would be perfect for a short film or sitcom (specifically Three's Company) but is a tough one to sustain for 90 minutes. Because all it would take is one or two sentences to clear up the whole mess (and end the movie), and because no one SAYS those sentences, we are left believing our protagonists are stupid people, and it's difficult to enjoy the process of their discovery or even like them (despite being portrayed by guys who are handsome and not bad actors--you can't blame them for some of the wince-inducing dialog). I looked at my watch halfway through the film with disbelief...the "reveal" (that even a 4 year old could see coming--would anyone rent a movie like this to NOT see the heros get together eventually?) was going to be delayed for another 45 minutes? Yes.

Second, the world of this film is curious to the point of drawing one out of the movie. I know the coffee shop where some of the action takes place, and the magazine that is highlighted, which would seem to indicate the film takes place in West Hollywood...if so, it's an alternate universe where everyone is white, under 30, gay or gay-friendly. One of the bars looks suspiciously like a set built in someone's garage (we only see 2 walls of it). No one really seems to work...do these people have hobbies? What do they do all day when they aren't involved in our protagonist finding or not finding the man of his dreams? How do they know each other? Why do they CARE about each other? The women we encounter are by and large fag hags who exist only to comfort or antagonize their gay companions (the one whose only personality trait is having sex with a riding crop in particular). There is one man who appears to be (gasp!) over 50 and he is treated, as is often the case in films but not real life, like some wise sage, a knowing gay Gandalf who again exists for no other purpose than to support the young heroes. Meanwhile, his sudden, and constant, intrusions into his hot young ward's life are creepy and borderline criminal. Bruce Gray delivers some fun quips but was clearly not "directed," though he seems to do his best. Meanwhile--what if the old man and the young kid had found something in common? Or if Xander had turned out to be ugly or of some ethnic persuasion Blaine found initially distasteful? Now there are some challenges. Well he SAID he was in love with the PERSON didn't he?

But mostly I found the central conceit of the film the hardest to swallow...Blaine, like most love-sick protagonists in rom-com films, is supposed to be a sort of undiscovered Cinderella: if only a guy would show up in his life everything would be better. This fallacy is the essence of good rom-coms of course, but ignores the truth, which is that a "good" relationship is born out of trust and develops gradually over time. In the same way that a person with little experience would see older gay men only as quippy, neutered fairies, gal-pals as emotional tampons and go-go boys as hot-pantsed (it's not a "g-string" btw) older brothers, one might look at a "good relationship" between two people as something built on a couple great phone calls and attractive looks. Oh, if only.

What has Blaine offered? What has changed about him by the end of the film? He got everything he wanted and didn't have to do anything but admit he made a mistake that was so foolish and ill-conceived it would be a deal-breaker even for someone desperate, let alone a perfect knight in shining cowboy suit (at least until he sneaks into Blaine's apartment to "sing"...well, to each his own--frankly I might have called the cops). People who say they want to take long walks on the beach with someone should try taking one themselves first--it can be really nice, and then when you do have someone you can share your location with them. People who say they want to cuddle in bed on Sunday with someone ought to be made aware that sometimes people don't smell that good first thing in the morning, but if you care about them you get over it.

Well, again--this isn't reality, it's fantasy, and for all its faults the film looked pretty good for a micro-budget, had many cute moments, and I thought about it enough to warrant writing something on IMDb about it. I hope for many more films that try to tackle the issues of this one, and I hope they succeed in the attempt where this one failed.

Young Nicholas Downs is an early 30 something gay man who is a successful on line columnist who can't get himself a date. The anonymity of the internet works well for him because he lacks a lot of personal self confidence. His roommate Adams Huss makes up for more than enough. He's a part time actor between gigs and earning nice money as a go go boy in gay bar where nightly his cowboy boots are stuffed with folding money.

One day his blog is answered by David Loren a really nice and charming Texas kid with the accent to match. Only he thinks he's answered the roommate's ad.

Cutting to the chase this is a 21st century version of the John Alden/Priscilla Mullins romance with a bit of Cyrano de Bergerac thrown in. It's nicely packaged in every sense of the phrase and the players are charming. There's a nice performance by Bruce Gray as the older gay roommate of Loren. We should all have a wise man like him in our gay lives.

And who could not fall in love with Loren's Texas drawl.

Some 5 minutes in the movie, our main lead, Nicholas, went to order a coffee, being treated extremely rudely by the coffee-bar boy, just because he is - at least the movie wanted us to believe - ugly enough to have a complicated coffee order. And instead of showing a spine, he acted as it was a completely normal thing. He also has a bi*chy straight girl-friend and annoying flatmate.

I disliked literally all of the characters of the movie in the first half - including beautiful but pale Xander (the second lead), for smiling like an idiot all the time, his old flatmate for being too curious about his life, Nicholas' boss and his secretary, basically, all characters that had any screen time.

However, somehow the movie turned out to be watchable, even enjoyable and cute. It's not, by any means, a great movie, but it's good enough to give you some emotions and stay entertained. The plot, despite being a bit stupid and easily solvable, still made some sense. And it shows the search for true love from the perspective of a guy most of us tend to believe we are - average, cute, romantic one. 5.5/10

I liked the concept for this movie and the poster makes it look like a fun romantic comedy with-a-big-load-of-misunderstandings, which caused me to have big hopes it would live up to that.

Unfortunately everything from the main characters performance to the (honestly awful) dialogue to cutting and editing reminded me of the amateur movies of the sort you'd see high schoolers upload to youtube. They are fine and fun in their own medium, seen for what they are, but it did not do well as a full length film pretending to be professional. Unfortunate, because had the same movie been made with a better writer I think it would be a lot better.

Also, worth to notice: there are exactly three women in this entire movie. I don't mean characters, I'm talking out of everyone, background characters and all. That is honestly a little bit hilarious. Where does these people live?

"Is It Just Me?" is a film about a self-deprecating guy who finds his soul mate on the internet, but just as he makes a date with his newfound internet crush, he realizes that he was logged onto his roommate's account the entire time. Instead of owning up to his mistake, he asks his roommate to go on the date for him.

This film is paced very nicely and tells an interesting story. The story is sweet, romantic, funny and filled with eye candy. The actors perform very well and are very relatable.

Overall, this is a great romantic comedy with a fascinating premise and a very satisfying ending. I highly recommend this film.

Why does every gay comedy follow the same VERY tired formula: 1) Take one sort of cut but nerdy guy looking for love 2) Give him a hot roommate or friend or somebody who will spend 90% of the movie without a shirt on 3) Have the love interest show up early 4) Add a sassy female friend who seems to have it all together and dispenses advice 24/7 5) Put ZERO suspense into the film. You KNOW our hero will end up with his new love 6) Add an older gay character to give the film some sort of weight 7) Voila! You have another formulaic waste of time.

I just attended the Canadian premiere of this movie at "Inside Out" (the Toronto LBGT Film and Video Festival) and was quite surprised at how good it was. Normally, with gay romantic comedies I don't expect too much because they true too hard, but this film was endearing without being overbearing and (in some instances) it was downright charming.

The actors were well-cast, with an especially good comedic performance by Canadian Bruce Gray, and the story is something that I think many gay guys can relate to --- trying to fall in love in sea of sexual conquests in the big city. Based on the overall reaction of the audience in attendance, I wasn't the only one who enjoyed it either.

If you this film rolls through your local LGBT film-fest or when it eventually pops out on video, it really is worth seeing it....

Just saw this film at the NC Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, and I was shocked to see it only got 5/10 starts on here. I have to say this is at *least* 9 stars! As far as the "gay movie" genre goes, you can't go into one expecting Casablanca. The plot is not earth-shattering, and honestly it gets a bit hokey at times (maybe it got dragged out a bit too long). That said, this film is definitely on the top of my list of great gay movies! Bruce Gray really steals the show with his Ernie character; the audience was in stitches during all of his scenes. The ending made it all worth while, it may even bring a little tear to your eye. Absolutely fits the definition of "charming" :-)

Yes 'is it just me' is a well intentioned little film. But when did watching a gay movie become like watching a Christian film, or even worse a Tyler Perry movie! So many gay films of the last 10+ years have been so limp and predictable and this one is no exception. You know exactly what is going to happen and it features the usual gallery of gay indie clichés, the fag-hag, the slutty friend and the dryly funny/ miserable old queen. Thankfully the performances are good and characters likable. Believe me I get it, there's little money in gay cinema and we need our rom-coms too but we need more genre benders like Hellbent and Another Gay Movie, I can't keep watching the same story just to support gay indie films. Shelter did it best, that felt like a 90s movie, the glory days of gay cinema. Is it just me? I don't think so.

I really like this romantic comedy! The story is really engaging. I find myself feeling so connected with Blaine's pain and sorrow. I love the ending as it touches me a lot. I enjoyed watching it a lot!

Gay and handsomely average Blaine (Nicholas Downs) can't even get a date while his hunky roommate Cameron (Adam Huss) has no problem. Then he meets handsome hunky Xander (David Loren) online. They get along but Blaine mistakingly sends Cameron's picture out to Xander instead of his own. He realizes the mistake but instead of immediately telling Xander he asks Cameron to play him. Tiresome "hilarity" commences.

I don't want to bash this low-budget gay romance/comedy/drama but I really didn't like it. It wasn't funny at all (I didn't even smile once), the romance didn't work (there was zero sexual chemistry between the actors) and the drama fell flat. There was some nice messages in it about being yourself and going out there and meet people but they were lost. Also the dialogue was pretty poor and the plot could have been resolved easily--but people are constantly doing and saying stupid things. It was far too predictable.

The acting does help a little. Downs was charming and convincing as Blaine. The trouble was I had a hard time believing he had trouble getting a date. He's actually a very good-looking guy! He's better looking than Adam Huss who overacts terribly and got on my nerves a lot. However he DOES have a nice body. Loren was incredibly handsome, charming and hunky as Xander. He definitely made the film worth watching. Michelle Laurent was annoying as the obligatory str8 girlfriend of Blaine and Bruce Gray was downright intolerable as Ernie. If you're thinking of watching it for sex or nudity forget it. The closest they get to nudity is Huss in tight shorts and there's no sex at all. The couple of kissing scenes we get are obviously NOT being enjoyed by the actors.

So this is worth maybe one viewing for the hot guys and pretty good acting by Downs and Loren...but that's it. I can truthfully only give this a 2.

This sweet, small indie movie was very well-received at a Midwest film fest. After seeing it, I chatted with a father who brought his teenage daughter, some elderly folks, as well as gay friends, and everyone loved the way it portrayed gay men seeking romance and love in the same way that straight characters would. It's not that the experience of being gay isn't different - it certainly can be - but in the end we're all human and we want mostly the same things, such as love, respect, the ability to take care of our families and live our lives openly and as we want to live them.

The movie was charming, funny, and ultimately emotionally fulfilling. The lead character is played with empathetic charm by Nicholas Downs, and Bruce Gray is delightful as an over-the- top sentimentalist. This movie treats gay men as "ordinary people" - and that's a delight in and of itself. The twist is that it's a good old-fashioned rom-com... with two men falling in love instead of a woman and a man. Highly recommended.

Tread carefully, but I don't think I'm giving anything out here that can be considered a spoiler.

It's OK. I watched it on a Sunday afternoon, and it was a nice diversion. Five stars because everyone is making an effort here. It just never quite makes it. Like morning biscuits that didn't bake long enough.

The young but inexperienced cast is clearly putting out the effort here. Do any of them have a real future beyond community theater? Probably not. But, as Jack Benny used to say, everyone needs some place to be bad. Well they are not bad. Just not professionals. At least not yet.

The real problem here isn't the cast however. Or even the premise of the story. It's the screenplay. It's screen writing 101 at community college. Some of the dialog Rin Tin Tin couldn't bark his way through. Many of the situations (ably described in other reviews) are lame and totally improbable. (An aggravation surcharge for coffee?) Still, not bad if you have nothing else to do.

This movie is definitely one of the best LGBT films that I've seen, and I hope the IMDb score will start reflecting that as more and more people will come to know it. While it's a simple and clichéd romantic story, most of those that currently exist in the LGBT film genre are quite poor, so for me this comes as a welcome addition.

Most of the characters in the movie are stereotypical, but not in a bothersome way. You have the self-deprecating nerd (Blaine), the perfect dream guy (Xander), the jock who's more focused on sex (Cameron), the older eccentric guy who's lived his life alone, the understanding female friend. I have to give a lot of credit to the actors and the script for not making these characters devolve into annoying rehashes of what we've already seen dozens of time. All of the characters are likable and relatable in some way. The movie does not judge any of them, and there's no bad guy.

The main actors are all excellent. Nicholas Downs as Blaine is very convincing as a hopelessly romantic but self-deprecating and lonely gay guy. While most of such characters typically become annoying and exhausting to watch, I really ended up rooting for him as the film went on. Same goes for Adam Huss as Cameron. This is the type of sex crazed guy that I usually dislike, but Adam never lays it on too thick. And he is definitely studly enough to make his job as a go-go dancer believable. Bruce Gray as Ernie provides most of the humor in the film. I still remember him as George in the American version of Queer As Folk, and he is as great here as he was there. Humorously eccentric, but not so over-the-top as to defy the borders of reality.

Even surrounded by these great actors, it's David Loren as Xander who commands your attention in each scene he's in. Of all the dreamy guys that have been cast in LGBT films over the years, he is probably the most dreamy. Extremely attractive, sweet, adorable, you name it, he is it. What makes his performance so admirable is that even with these qualities, he never seems to be out of Blaine's league. His subtle looks, expressions and actions are all spot on and make all of the chemistry he has with the other characters completely real. I was very impressed and hope to see him move on to bigger roles after this.

Of course, no movie is perfect. There were a few minor annoyances, like Blaine speaking out loud the words he was typing, and his job situation at "USA TOGAY" was a bit bizarre, to say the least. The focus is a bit too much on the romantic drama, where some more time could be spent fleshing the characters out, especially Xander. We don't learn all that much about him other than that he's from Texas and just moved to LA. I also thought it was strange that Xander, after talking to Blaine on the phone for hours and hours, could not tell the voices of Blaine and Cameron apart when he met them in real life.

One last issue I had was that the movie was a bit too homo-normative; the four main characters are all gay guys, and most of the scenes are either in their respective homes or in a completely gay establishment (like a coffeehouse or a gay bar). There was hardly anyone of a different sexuality (or even a different race). In that sense it was like a traditional heterosexual romantic comedy, just with almost all characters rewritten as gay. You could say it's refreshing that the focus was not at all on a specific gay issue but more on a universal issue, but I think the movie could've done a bit more to set itself apart from non-LGBT films, and really address some of the issues that make LGBT such a promising area of film making. Giving Xander more of a background and helping us understand why he is the way he is could've done that. Now he is just a perfect guy and that's it.

Aside from that, the movie is really enjoyable and heartwarming and I highly recommend it.

It's not like I'm super critical by nature, but this movie is really awful. One and a half hours of my life I will never get back.

First thing, so called actors in this movie wouldn't not recognize acting even if it bit them in the nose.

Plot is super simplistic and so naive, like something a six-year-old would write. The characters do not seem to be real people, but more exaggerated stereotypes of gay men, more like caricatures really. The acting is really stiff and unbelievable, and the best part in the movie is played by the dog Bijoux (honestly, it is).

If you feel like wasting your time, then feel free to watch this, but surely you would spend your time better if you stared at the same dot on the ceiling instead of watching this movie.

This one pleasantly surprised me. I am a sucker for the romance films especially when the characters are honest, capable of showing true tenderness, even though they are acting. And this film did not disappoint.

Along the lines and similar to the 'Eating Out' series of films, with the sweetness of 'Latter- Days', this film was fun and a pleasant treat.

I really liked how Blaine (Nicholas Downs) played his role. His acting was amazing and refreshing. Full of heart and soul I fell in love with him at the start of the film and he carried me through to the end.

And then there was Xander (David Loren) This is the first time I have seen him on camera and he captured my heart as well. Besides being incredibly cute with the sexiest accent, this kid can act! Wow, he really played his character with such honesty.

These two were truly exceptional and amazing actors. Not discounting the other characters. This film had just the right amount of sexy and sweet. Blaine's roommate is gorgeous!

If you are into romance with a comical edge, you must see this film!

And if you happen to be alone single dreamer, hoping, wishing for that first or next love, may this film help you see that true love is not about who you are, what you look like, but what's inside that counts.

What is it about American gay soaps that they almost always have to follow the same shy and retiring lad lives with sexually accomplished beefcake storyline? This time it's "Blaine" (Nicholas Downs) who lives with the sex-machine that is "Cameron" (Adam Huss). They are good friends, but "Blaine" has an habit of overdoing it with the men in his life, scaring them off then returning to his flatmate for advice that is always the same. One day, "Cameron" is cruising using his pal's laptop and the end product is that contact is made with "Xander" (David Loren) who chats with "Blaine" but thinks he looks like... Well, you've got the gist. Rather than just own up, though, he decides to try and play the date through and that sets us on a fairly obvious course of mistaken identity, lies, and pretty much everything else from the "Janet and John" book of contrived, implausible, rom-coms. It does manage to take a ping at those folks who order coffee that is extra hot and extra foamy and at the fickleness of the internet one night stand community, but in no way that is remotely original. The ending suggests someone told the director they were running out of file space, so it is compacted into a two or three minutes that really sums up this predictable and over-scripted cheese fest. They are all easy on the eye, it's not a difficult film to watch, but I wouldn't bother if I were you.

After seeing only a few brief clips of this movie last month, I managed to obtain the DVD. Once I sat down, I found that I could not take a break even to use the bathroom. I was afraid I'd miss something in the dialogue. All three of the lead characters had his own positives and negatives (as we all do!). All of them were very handsome, articulate and each actor brought something different to the party depending on their filtered perspective on gay life. For the physique worshipers there is plenty of beefcake in various stages of being clothed (or unclothed). I was laughing out loud (and at one point almost fell out of my chair) at some of the lines that Ernie (Bruce Gray) delivered in his typical deadpan manner. He was so refreshing with his direct, yet politically correct honesty, such as his line: "the walk of shame". In some respects, he kind of "stole the scene" he was in at the moment. It was also an interesting twist that Blaine was confiding in a young female. Most gay men have a male buddy whom they confide in, but this added a feminine touch which tended to balance out all of that male testosterone.

J. C. Calciano has come up with a very touching, sensitive and good "fuzzy feeling" movie. Nicely done!

This film is most definitely on my short list of great gay movies! The "tear-jerk" ending made it all worth while.

This movie struck so many chords with me! Every time I watch it I cry because of the touching and heartfelt portrayal of the two leads. Nicholas Downs and David Loren make the cutest couple, even though a lot of misunderstandings ensue. David Loren is particularly charming with the southern accent and the shy, good old boy demeanor. There was a special feature where Loren was auditioning for the part of Blaine, but that wouldn't have worked because it wouldn't be believable because the guy is just so beautiful no one would ever believe he would have trouble getting a date. Nicholas Downs, though is the perfect Blaine because, even though, he is a very good looking guy and likable, one can understand why his self esteem is so low and why he's so insecure about his looks. Most gay men are out looking for only hook ups in LA and they become promiscuous and reckless. Those types would Never give Blaine a second look. Not so with Xander who has high standards and looks beyond Blaine's insecurities and sees an adorable, nice guy there. The only thing I didn't find believable was if they had two 6 hour conversations, Xander would have immediately recognized Blaine's voice in person. No one is that stupid.