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Poster Boy
Regent Releasing

Poster Boy reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 36 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
1.2 out of 10
based on 12 reviews
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MPAA 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)


GENRE(S): Drama  |  Gay/Lesbian  
WRITTEN BY: Lecia Rosenthal
Ryan Shiraki
 
DIRECTED BY: Zak Tucker  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: November 7, 2006 
Theatrical: August 11, 2006 
RUNNING TIME: 98 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

Grand Jury Award (Outstanding Screenwriting), 2004 L.A. Outfest

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...

63
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
The film's strident tone also serves to undermine its generally above-average performances.
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50
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.
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50
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.
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50
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Even with satisfying performances from the principal actors, Poster Boy is longer on energy than focus.
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50
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.
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40
The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis
A polemic masquerading as a movie, Poster Boy unspools like a humorless lecture on right-wing homophobia.
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40
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.
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38
Boston Globe Janice Page
An overwrought story of American politics and image-making that really only gets interesting in the final act.
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38
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.
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30
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.
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30
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.
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25
New York Post V.A. Musetto
Tucker's message is sometimes on target, even if his film isn't.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 1.2 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

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.

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