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Poster Boy

Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 12 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 5 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama | Gay/Lesbian
Written by:
Lecia Rosenthal
Ryan Shiraki
Directed by: Zak Tucker
Release Date:
Theatrical: August 11, 2006
DVD: November 7, 2006
Running Time: 98 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for language and some sexual content/nudity
Starring Karen Allen, Michael Lerner, Matt Newton, Jack Noseworthy, Valerie Geffner, Ian Reed Kesler, and Austin Lysy
Inspired by the real-life story of lesbian Mary Cheney, daughter of conservative Vice President Dick Cheney, Poster Boy is a timely and provocative story set against the explosive intersection of radical right-wing politics and increasing gay visibility. (Regent Releasing)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
The film's strident tone also serves to undermine its generally above-average performances.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Hank Sartin
Director Zak Tucker is a bit too fond of jump cuts as signifiers of edginess. Still, when the material doesn't get in the way he's pretty good at getting across the emotional content.
Read Full Review >Variety David Rooney
Underproduced and compromised by an uneven script and a tendency to descend into melodrama, the DV-lensed feature nonetheless is well acted and directed with confidence.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Even with satisfying performances from the principal actors, Poster Boy is longer on energy than focus.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle G. Allen Johnson
Some clunky writing and a distracting subplot limit the effectiveness of this ambitious low-budget indie. Great idea for a movie, though.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis
A polemic masquerading as a movie, Poster Boy unspools like a humorless lecture on right-wing homophobia.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Ann Hornaday
Although audiences will admire the film's do-it-yourself energy and commitment, Poster Boy finally collapses of its own contrived weight, deflating just when it should soar into madcap -- or at least thoughtful -- satire.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Janice Page
An overwrought story of American politics and image-making that really only gets interesting in the final act.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
As irritating as an ideological college student, this earnest debut from Zak Tucker is determined to teach us a lesson about right and wrong.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Melissa Levine
Rather than creating believable characters engaged in nuanced conflict, Boy proffers a pair of obvious symbols and hopes that they'll make a statement about the personal and the political.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Ernest Hardy
Working from a preachy, clumsy script that's full of gaping holes in logic, plot and character development, director Zak Tucker is also handicapped by a cast filled with actors who seem to be in their first year of acting school.
Read Full Review >New York Post V.A. Musetto
Tucker's message is sometimes on target, even if his film isn't.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 2.8 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Shay s gave it a9:
Great Movie overall. But even PORN movies are better directed and edited than this movie.
Steven H. gave it a5:
Not a stupid movie - an interesting idea, actually. I watched with low expectations and enjoyed it more than I expected. I thought the acting was quite good and the direction was OK. It was let down by a script which was interestingly literate in parts and amazingly clunky in other parts; the framing device of talking to a journalist was artificial and unnecessary; the Izzie sub-plot was distracting; and several plot points seemed implausible to me. Nevertheless, by the time of the climactic speech I was glued to the screen and keen to see how it would all end.
Eldon gave it a0:
Geez, I wish I could argue with Randy J's review, but it's really not possible. LOL. It's a really bad movie. And I can't even get into the horrible gay stereotyping. Not a thing illumined here, just keep moving past this one! Wow, it was bad.
Randy J. gave it a0:
stupid movie...really stupid movie.
