Totally Confused

There is a story here, it just wasn't developed. It's not a new story, gay guy in love with his straight friend. Of course there is the straight guy's girlfriend. Take that scenario and, we'll, you know the rest. It's not original, it's not Woody Allenish and it really isn't that interesting. When will someone ever come up with an original story that allows the characters to develop. One where a relationship doesn't have to have stereotypical conflicts. If you're looking for interesting better look elsewhere!

That the writer is inspired by Woody Allen here pretty obvious. With all its slightly off-kilter characters, the story is typically Allen too, except that it's Chicago instead of New York here. Since the writer is also one of the lead actors, he manages a Woody Allenesque dialog delivery. And I think he pulls it off quite well. I love that bit where he describes the sex he's having with his childhood buddy as "male bonding...of a more advanced kind". The gay thing is central to the film, but I liked the other parts too (these days nobody seems to make a wholly gay film. it's considered retrograde). The other story line about this pathological-liar agent convincing our untalented hero his music CD being distributed in Greenland is SO funny. I got this film off an American friend of mine visiting India and I liked it a lot. Wish more people might get to see it.