Straight Story

Despite its technical flaws, this is a daring and clever addition to contemporary Greek cinema. What I like about Straight Story is that there is no clear message other than what the viewer chooses to project onto the movie. Nevertheless, this film inevitably critiques the xenophobia and homophobia that underlies the new, supposedly more progressive Greek society. As a story, it has its narrative flaws, but I don't think that's the point of this film. The point is to critique certain aspects of Greek culture without getting too preachy, and also providing entertainment. Nevertheless, Straight Story has a unique narrative premise, and a twist at the end that might make you frustrated. For me, though, that frustration and disappointment is indicative of how far (or not) we have progressed as a Greek society.

Well.......if u see this movie lightly it's a fun and weird film for what it was and what it tried to do for a change.....but if u see it seriously then it's the proof why humanity in general will never agree on this matter the movie is about. straights and gays.......there will always those who will support the others and always those who will call the others perverts and that's human nature. people of today forget that life isn't perfect. humans may all be.....humans but they are not the same nor all have same religion and beliefs about what is norm in this life and what's not. for example if u are a Christian u have no choice but to think the gays are sinners and perverts and they need to repent if they want to be saved by the lord. that's Christian beliefs especially if u are an orthodox or even a catholic. u can't be an orthodox Christian and at the same time to think that gays are normal. so only by this example someone can understand that as long as humans exist in this planet the dispute between gays and straights will never end. in my opinion what needs to be done is to allow all the humans no matter if they are "sexually normal" or not to have rights as much as possible in this life. whatever u do in your bed is your choice as long as u don't disturb your fellow human. thing is.......u can't have the same exactly advantages as a human the ....."normal" human does as for example if a gay person wants to be a Christian and marry his love interest in church the way the straights do this is forbidden by the church for the well known reasons and so by this act there is not a real equality no matter if today many states allow gays to be married out of the church and even to adopt children. there are always those who protest against this act and u can't blame them as this is their beliefs. so this is the answer to the other reviewer in this site for this movie when he talked about......."democracy".....and that "Greece is time to change too...etc..." in his view to be gay and do whatever also the straights do is...democracy.....he forgets that for others this is a sin and not.......democracy. when we people will understand this FACT OF LIFE then maybe our world will be in a better place. you can't force all people to share ONE VIEW at things.

The film is extremely funny if you possess the ability to laugh ... or at least have a sense of humor. Excellent production - excellent still photography. Excellent roles with appeal to every taste sexual preference and age. Not offensive to the Gay audience not sarcastic towards the Straight audience. A huge commercial film for Greece but with equally high quality in plot - roles - and to top all that a magnificent original music soundtrack by C:real ! Funny balancing the message with humor. At the end we realize that all the happily married couple of Mouriki and Kuriakidis wanted to say to the audience is that racism has no face and we must give love and accept love with examining the other's sexual orientation ... as Epicures said thousand years ago ..."It is not the things that upset people ... but the peoples ideas about the things " so the message here is clear and it is amusing to ... free your mind "and as here" the rest will follow . Enjoy an 8+

When I first read the premise of the movie, I thought it would be similar to the film "Almost normal", which had a great idea but a not-at -all good realization. That's why I was really pleased with "Straight story".

The writing is excellent and very funny, and it does include basically every aspect of what makes homosexuality problematic in the current society - the homo/heterophobia, the bars, the hiding, the violence ... Since the film is technically a parody, the acting is funny, especially Sofia stands out.

All in all, a very good and relaxing movie.

Even though the idea is interesting (a society where the Gays are the majority and the straights are the exception), the implementation of this subject on the movie was awful. Characters without any cause of existence (the two fathers, the "funny" friend of the boy etc), a REALLY NAIVE plot, caricatures who scream all the time without knowing why (it is supposed to be funny in Greek movies), and a very bad approach lacking any comedy characteristic. I didn't laugh at all, and at the end of the movie I felt like an idiot (the end is VERY-VERY naive). At the pros of the movie I only add the photography and the good production. Don't see the movie and waste your time like I did.