An Angel Named Billy

The first temptation is to define it as modest. And, indeed, crumbs of soap opera are mixed with cliches.

Or to appreciate as expression of good intentions. No doubts, it is it.

But two good points save it in some measure - Dustin Belt , proposing a fresh , reasonable Billy and the messages , from affection for ill father to homophobia and friendship.

It is a film for precise target and this is just obvious. Not remarkable, not memorable, it reminds, in simple manner, essential truths and it makes that just decent. So, at the end, not so reasonable to be very critic about it , not ignoring the sins.

I saw this on an IMDB Gay Films With Happy Endings list that felt it didn't deserve the low ratings. I thought maybe it did deserve better, so I watched it. Boy, was I wrong. It's AWFUL! Terrible. None of them can act, and some of them, especially Billy's father and Thomas, the drag queen, are so over the top and cringe-inducing that I had to fast forward a bit. Everyone else speaks as if they're reading off cue cards.

And the continuity is breakneck. One second, Billy's kicked out of the house, a second later, he's in LA, and he instantly gets a job. Mark, James' father, who's had a stroke, apparently super-glued his lips together and learned how to say his lines with one eye shut, and his son hired him on the spot. Everything happens so quickly with no development.

I like to give films a chance and watch them through to the end, but this one was rough. The person who put together the IMDB list was right about it having a happy ending, though. I was happy it ended.