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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

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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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