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I watched the trailer last night and saw Sasha Pieterse in it. Since I have always been a huge fan of PLL I decided to watch it.

I must say, i never thought i'd like this movie. Since i never watch a gay movie before, i really don't know what to expect. But it was not that bad. It was a really fun movie to watch. I was surprisingly entertained. It was hilarious that I couldn't stop laughing throughout the movie. It was well-acted. I literally loved every character in the movie even the mean bee and drama queen. The movie was well made. Plus, i love what it stands for.

Gay or not, this is definitely a movie everyone will enjoy.

This film is about a gay guy who got outed in high school. He instantly becomes the most sought after guy by the hottest girls in school.

The script of "G.B.F" is great! The story is hilarious right from the start, with the hottest girls wanting to have a gay best friend for various reasons. Tanner enjoys the new found attention, and he instantly becomes the coolest guy in high school. Watching the girls battle it out for the gay best friend title is so funny, the battle is so full on, with loads of attitude. The characters are all very developed and differentiated. I really like the fact that even the supporting characters are memorable, like the Asian guy and the Mormon guy. It's such a drama filled fun film, I really enjoyed watching it.

G.B.F. (2013) was directed by Darren Stein. The basic idea of the plot is clever. Three extremely popular high school girls realize that in order to be at the top of their game they need a G.B.F.--a Gay Best Friend.

That concept could have led to a strong, funny film. Unfortunately, this isn't that film. The plot moves forward in a chaotic, almost haphazard way. The acting is weak, and stereotypes abound.

I sat there waiting for the film to fulfill its potential, but that never happened. Great concept, bad movie.

We saw this film at the Dryden Theatre as part of Image Out--the Rochester LGBT Film Festival. It won't get any worse on the small screen. Unfortunately, it won't get any better.

Summary: G.B.F. is highly entertaining, original and likable; even though it doesn't succeed when it tries to be a deeper film. 67/100 (B-)

In G.B.F., social warfare erupts when three high school clique queens battle for supremacy: drama diva Caprice, Mormon princess 'Shley and blonde fashionista Fawcett. When unassuming Tanner is outted, he finds himself cast as the hottest new teen-girl accessory: The Gay Best Friend. The clique queens immediately pounce and makeover Tanner into their ideal arm candy, forcing him to choose between popularity and the true friends - including his own B.F.F. Brent - that he's leaving behind. G.B.F. has an interesting and original premise. I enjoyed it, it was very funny and doesn't deserve an R rating at all. This movie was hilarious and what I really liked about it was the amazing supporting cast, Taylor Frey as "Topher" had the best scenes in the movie, he was great.

G.B.F. has a mostly unknown cast, but there were some famous young actresses such as: Sasha Pieterse (Pretty Little Liars), Molly Tarlov (Awkward) and the actress/singer Joanna "JoJo" Levesque (RV, Aquamarine). They were quite likable, and I'll be honest, I saw this film mainly because I am a huge fan of Joanna's work, and she was good in this movie. G.B.F. is everything but predictable. I liked its execution, the first 15 minutes were laugh-out-loud and straight to the point. The whole first act was kinda of sad, and deep sometimes. The rest of the movie is more about the prom and some funny stuff. The film at the third act tries to go deep again, but it feels forced and ineffective. Some sexual scenes in the film were very awkward to watch, so if you are not familiar with this stuff, just don't see it.

G.B.F. has its funny parts, some of them were very funny. I enjoyed it so much and I was entertained. The movie leverages its uncommon premise and you care for the main character, he's shy and likable. G.B.F. is like a very good T.V. film. You will laugh a lot and is enjoyable. It's just a small, remarkable, indie film, hard to forget. I know that this is a very low-budget film, so don't expect many locations. I recommend it if you like teen comedies. The drama and the deep stuff doesn't work, but the comedy was quite well done. The script is sometimes laughable, but it works, it was amusing and mostly effective. Sometimes in the second act the direction was messy and the relation between the characters was confusing. But overall, I still recommend it. (B-)

So, how easy is it to watch a movie when you know the key actors have a reputation for stealing the works of others? For me it was impossible. Sure, it's been done since the beginning of film, but there's something particular disgusting when it's done by someone who's career depends more on looks than substance. But hey, that's been done and being done too, right? Right.

So to make it short and sweet: I reject this movie because of Samantha Kern, a person - won't use the word actor to describe this bitch - who makes (up) her living by slapping terms like 'actress' and 'producer' next to her name. Why? Simple. Because she can! She and her whole group ripped off a writer, then demoted his contribution to that of a "concept" when she knew full well that it was his story. You see, the actual writer was a pain in the butt, but it didn't justify taking his work, did it? What type of person does that? Oh, yeah. A wanna be. A pseudo actor, trying to be, but never quite making it. So, you and your group who clearly have no conscience to speak of, keep changing the position and contribution of the one person who made "Zombies and Assholes" more than a concept, but one that you were willing to jump on, because you know he didn't know better. you knew he was ripe for the picking, and all you were looking for was an excuse - an opportunity - to justify cutting him off and taking what was his, right? And you did it! Good thing you're in a professional that doesn't care or want to hear about things like this. Good thing the writer was too stupid and embarrassed to protect and pursue his rights to the "concept" as you say. Good thing. Made it easier for you and your husband to move in a like a bunch slugs slowly changing and removing the traces of someone else's work and making it your own.

But no worries, here. From what I'm seeing,no one really visits or goes to the websites and IMDb places where you and the movie is seen. I call this Karma. Meantime, the writer now lives in Seville, Spain, teaching English as a second language. he's found himself, and those who loved and respected him - even in his most disgusting moments -Will watch and cheer as you are barely remembered.

G.B.F. is a great comedy, a tender best-friends love story and a wild and wacky take on high school popularity, peer pressure and what it takes to "find yourself" in today's media saturated world for teenage gay boys and their female friends. Did I mention its also hilarious? Because it is. Seasoned director Darren Stein (Jawbreaker) enthusiastically serves up candy colored images, laugh a minute chatter and a whole lot of heart with this dizzying satire of three-dimensional high school characters who are so hyper-aware of the cultural stereotypes they embody, that they turn your expectations continually on their ear. The top flight cast includes Natatsha Lyonne, Megan Mullahy, Xosha Roquemore, Jonathan Silverman, Rebecca Gayheart and Michael J. Willett as Tanner, a newly out of the closet gay guy who "Doesn't act like the gays on Bravo," according to the school's three most popular girls, who quickly give him a stylish queer makeover to make Tanner their idea of a proper new "Gay Best Friend." All this leads up to the prom in the classic teen comedy tradition, and its all silly and fun, but the heart and soul of B.B.F belongs to Paul Iacono, who plays Tanner's flamboyant best friend Brent who happens to be gay and more "femme." Iacono's crack comic timing still allows for emotional depth of his character's soul to come forward. In a delightful movie full of cake and ice cream, Iacono's serves you the deep main dish. Don't miss this one.

For the people who gave this movie a good review, that reference might be a little too high-brow for you. So, allow me to explain. The Jazz Singer is one of the first movies in Hollywood to have color. It's also one of the most famous accounts of "black face", when a Caucasian actor portrays an African-America by coloring their face entirely black. It can be seen as incredibly offense to people who are African-American.

To put it into perspective, G.B.F. is the the homosexual equivalent of The Jazz Singer. A film that, looking back on it, is incredibly offensive to those who are considered homosexual. I'm not a homosexual and I'm acutely aware of the fact that this is offensive to homosexuals. The entire subject of the movie is how the popular girls need a gay best friend, which just doesn't sound appropriate. The only thing in this movie that I can see as more offensive is how they represent Mormons, saying that they are ether oblivious and idiotic, sexually repressed, or Nazis. While this is probably the most notable aspect of this movie, it's still utter tripe.

This film is very very similar in style to that of Heathers, a fantastic dark comedy that only gets better with age. This movie like if someone wanted to make a Heathers movie without any of the talent of work that was put into Heathers. Every actor is a performance that is ether completely monotone and irritating or coked out and mad. The script has all the intelligence of an 12 year old child just barely learning about homosexuality and mormonism. The set design is looks like a terrible parody of itself. The cinematography is bright and colorful that my eyes started bleeding. I could go on and on, but I have a social life I have to get to unlike the people who actually like this movie.

If you wanted to take my advice, skip this one. If you have any friend who is ether gay of Mormon, don't tell them about this movie. Tell others to avoid this movie. If you want a hilarious comedy that handles homosexual themes well, then watch Love, Simon. It is one thousand times better than this movie will ever be

The offensive pandering monstrosity the trailers and promos were making this out to be suddenly turned into a really nice fun(ny) film. Old fashioned fun, maybe, but fun none the less.

The obvious stereotyping and far too overused gags aside, G.B.F. is actually quite an enjoyable film. There are a few cringe-makingly, unnecessary, "seen it all before" moments but I can forgive a few bad scenes. So, you could definitely call it a very extreme film: the good scenes are fantastic and the not so good scenes are like something out of a bad parody.

The movie practically proclaims itself as a "Gay Mean Girls" and it's a well deserved title. It may not be worth falling over yourself to go see it but it's definitely one to keep on the back burner for a casual viewing.

Rarely do you find a movie so boring and meaningless! My God, it was like taking a sleeping pill. I struggled to keep my eyes open. Bad acting, lame story. Keep away.

A new film for the generation of Mean Girl lovers, Darren Stein's G.B.F. is a hilarious and down right touching motion picture. Starring Michael J. Willet as Tanner, a high school student who's recently outed to his school. When the three main clicks in the school try to use Tanner as an accessory as the "Gay Best Friend" to be crowned Prom Queen, things get very interesting. Because of the unique nature of the film, I had to give it a unique review to go with it.

Things I'm Obsessed With:

Xosha Roquemore: the beautiful and memorable actress that was a breath of fresh air during the powerful film Precious by Lee Daniels, is given a role to stretch her legs. I hope this film mainstreams her into more challenging and accessible roles in the future à la Taraji P. Henson. "Mean Girls – The Musical": The film from moment one will have you thinking of the Tina Fey scribed film from 2004 that made Lindsay Lohan a bonafide star. The film doesn't shy from that at all. Writer George Northy embraces the high school dilemma and fuses it with a touch of drama that gives the film massive heart. He even creates a school production of Mean Girls – The Musical. How can you not love that?

Paul Iacono: Much like our Lacey Chabert character, the talented actor plays the flamboyant and hilarious Brent Van Camp in the same manner of brilliance that Sean Hayes portrayed his role of "Jack" on NBC's hit- show "Will & Grace." Taking the opportunities to engage his character with his impressive zeal and candor, Iacono shows promise to lend himself to more dynamic roles if he chooses. Speaking of "Will & Grace," Megan Mullaly is terrific as Ms. Van Camp, a brief but tender-hearted performance.

Gay Mormons and Presumed Homosexuality: Director Darren Stein and George Northy ride the line of stereotypes and presumed character behavior but there's respect and a sense of urgency to entertain the audience and create an experience that still feels unique. They take jabs and poke fun at religion, high school stereotypes, and overindulged parenting but it works. Sasha Pieterse is a second away from becoming the biggest thing that Hollywood has to offer. She's the standout on ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars" and as the bitchy yet lovable Fawcett, she stands out once again. Our lead Michael J. Willet carries the film quite well but the viewer gets the most connections to what is happening around him rather than with him. No fault of his own, just a simple case of, everyone around me is awesome.

The film does lose steam in the middle but still holds its own quite well. It's a must-see for all movie lovers.

I was first drawn to the movie G.B.F when I watched the trailer on youtube, it was a new, innovative high school comedy about a gay best friend, the comedic plot was what initially drew me, as I believe movies about or affiliated with LGBT are essential, especially today. I was enticed by the talented cast which included Natasha Lyonne (Orange Is The New Black) and Sasha Pieterse (Pretty Little Liars) they are both well known actresses and are incredibly talented, if you watch OITNB or PLL you may agree.

I also read an article which compared G.B.F to the likes of Mean Girls and Clueless which intrigued me. Now you can say all you want about 'high school' comedies, I agree it's an easy concept an 11 year old could of came up with but Mean Girls and Clueless are apart from the rest. They are Iconic and really represent each generation, Clueless (1995) and Mean Girls (2004) a decade later and you have G.B.F. Ultimately I am disappointed to say it did not live up to expectations. I completely understand where they were trying to take this Movie and parts of it were exceptional, but it wasn't enough! Fortunately there were some really great performances especially from Sasha Pieterse as Fawcett, she was surprisingly likable given her character and her performance was believable as she may be one of the few who can actually act in this film. Now the lead Tanner Daniels played by Micheal J Willet, when I started watching his character he was ultimately likable, from the very beginning, although as the movie dragged on I found him aggravating and annoying. Caprice and Brent made as an entertaining duo towards the end but they were not outstanding. This movie being a comedy was funny in parts but some of the acting was unnecessarily over the top and annoying. Now the overuse of abbreviated words!! Leaving high school not so long ago, I understand that not that much has changed, we do not speak Instant Messenger and although sometimes it can be funny, this time, the overuse of abbreviations let the movie down entirely.

Also there is a scene where Brent and his friend are supposed to stare at the others parading down the hallway, he even says a line but the others are not even down the hallway yet! If you've watched the movie you will know what part I'm referring too. Also instead of the unbelievable pink cans for alcohol could they not of just used plastic cups? Seriously! I do really appreciate this concept, three, high school, prom queen front runners battling it out to win Tanners friendship, as he is the only out gay guy at there School. I appraise there efforts. They handled it well as the premise was it could be overly offensive, G.B.F being a trend at there School, a gay guy being more of on object than a human being. Parts of the script were fantastic but the majority let it down. It angers me because this could of been a fantastic movie, I understand the writers idea, although someone went massively wrong in the making of this film. Final verdict, 6/10, Sasha Pieterse made the best out of a bad situation!

The movie develops the story quite well actually. Yet the main theme itself is very much a crazy one. Unfortunately it's too segmented and doesn't really be an all inclusive movie like what it's meant to be. The whole thing with the Mormons is a sad depiction of some people's hypocrisy. The depiction of the gay kisses is just a turn out for some. And I must say that this movie quite tested my patience and tolerance. The jokes are mostly looking forced out to be funny. The comedic moments succeeded only on the depiction of those awkward moments. The acting overall is just a so-so. The movie can be an entertaining piece of work if only there's less homosexual activity depicted in it.

The director of Jawbreaker brings us GBF a.k.a. Gay Best Friend a coming of age, teen rom com. The movie centers around a young man whose outed by being suckered into using a gay dating app in school. Three social queens seek him out and give him a makeover so that he can be their gbf. Mainly because it's trending. It's a fairly basic teen flick with an overdue twist. The movie is cute and funny and manages to explore some fairly relevant subject matter about being gay in high school. But unlike Jawbreaker it's very ABC family, there's not a dark bone in it's glittery body. That being said the movie is fun, colorful and entertaining even though it's all a bit predictable.

7.25/10

This is so bad that it feels homophobic to watch in june for pride month, no one knows how to dress in this movie nor can they even act, plus the awful dialogue makes it so much worse i swear to god.

Every single character is as insufferable as the other, it's also extremely white, as in the only people that could get some kind of unironically enjoyment are white gays, with the racially insensitive jokes and lack of any real representation aside from the two white gay guys.

It wasn't just racially insensitive though, it was also super stereotypical regarding gay guys which could be funny if done right but literally nothing about this movie is funny so it really wasn't done right at all.

If you want to see a funny queer movie that's actually good, just go watch 'But i'm a cheerleader' or some crap, yeah it may also be pretty white but at least the racially insensitive jokes aren't a problem. (it's also a reversal of stereotypes unlike this somewhat offensive trash)

I was really expecting this to be offensive and irritate the gay out of me. But, the film was actually amazing and after two viewings I can honestly say it will go down as one of my favourite films ever!

It's full of laughs, satire, sass, great music, great styling and (most importantly) great acting.

Sasha Pieterse steals the movie though. She's coming for Hollywood sometime soon and will be huge in a few years - I can feel it. Michael J Willett wasn't so bad either, playing the awkward and shy gay guy really well and making me fall for his character very easily!

This film will make you smile and certainly put you in a good mood. And that's all it was designed to be. Sure, it delivers a great message, but don't expect some Oscar winning cinematic masterpiece. Take it for what it is, and you'll love it. A lot. So grab some popcorn, invite your friends around, hit the lights, sit back and enjoy a night in with this hilarious movie :)

Fans of Mean Girls, Easy A, She's The Man, Clueless etc will enjoy.

PS: It's a 9 instead of a 10 simply because I felt Mrs Van Camp was underused. That's all!

The story pretty much, school's three popular girls seek out the latest must have accessory, a GBF, gay best friend. Tanner is outted as gay, and the three girls go head to head for his attention.

This is actually a really really good film. It's light, funny and kind hearted. I think it shows how much things have changed in recent years, and how some things will never change.

A few of the usual clichés, like the token lesbian, and some of the characterisations. The mean girl influences are apparent.

All in all a really good fun film, the trailers did not make it look worth watching, ignore them. 8/10

I know the producer, so I was invited to a screening in North Carolina. I really didn't know what to expect out of this movie because I hadn't heard much about it.

Pros--- I really enjoyed the movie a lot because it made me laugh a lot. I do not typically go see comedies unless they are romantic comedies. I would say that it was probably one of the best movies that I have seen in awhile. I would have to say that it was also very tastefully done. The humor wasn't overdone, so it didn't feel like a fake humor. I felt like most of the humor came from witty comments that I'm not sure everyone in the audience got, but there were quite a few of us that found it hilarious.

Cons--- If I had any complaints at all about it then I would have to say it would be the language. In some instances I felt like the foul language was overused to a point where it was a little distracting and took away from the overall movie b/c I don't feel like everyone talks like that. It may be a generational gap/area of the country gap with me though b/c these were supposed to be high school students. I don't feel like I'm terribly old though, and I do cuss so I'm not a prude. I guess it was just a little more than I was used to, and as a parent it made me feel a little awkward with my 13 year old cousin at the movie. I didn't feel it was appropriate for the 13 year old age group because of foul language alone, and it should probably be rated R when it's in theaters. However, with that said I really did enjoy the movie!

Someone in the audience said the hideous yellow feather looking dress made that one girl look like big bird at the prom, which I found very funny in the middle of the quiet movie theater.