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Straight-Jacket

EMAILPRINTRegent Releasing / Here! Films

Straight-Jacket reviews
50
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Drama  |  Romance

Written by: Richard Day (also play)

Directed by: Richard Day

Release Date:
Theatrical: November 26, 2004

Running Time: 96 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Matt Letscher, Carrie Preston, Adam Greer, Veronica Cartwright, Victor Raider-Wexler, Jack Plotnick, and Michael Emerson

In 1950's Hollywood, movie star Guy Stone must marry a studio secretary in order to conceal his homosexuality. Sally has no idea her marriage is a sham, though, and turns Guy's life upside-down. (Regent Releasing)

What The Critics Said

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80

Film Threat Eric Campos

In a perfect world, movies this clever would open in theaters every weekend. Maybe some day.

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80

Chicago Reader Albert Williams

The players deftly balance flip caricature with a surprisingly moving depiction of those trapped in the celluloid closet.

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75

Chicago Tribune Robert K. Elder

A talented craftsman of dark raillery, Day and his fixation on Hollywood melodrama are indulged to delicious effect in his sophomore effort.

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70

LA Weekly Chuck Wilson

Writer-director Richard Day, whose debut feature, the drag comedy Girls Will Be Girls, was shamefully neglected by critics and audiences alike, proves again that he's the new master of the catty one-liner, and he's also becoming a striking visual stylist.

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70

Variety Joe Leydon

A fey and frisky farce with a fabulous fashion sense, Straight-Jacket artfully balances broadly campy humor and ironically overplayed soap opera.

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63

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Day's primary mistake is an occasional attempt to get serious. With a deft comic touch and a topic that's still timely, he doesn't need to play it straight.

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60

The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck

Wastes its promising premise with a wavering tone that veers uneasily between camp humor and, pardon the expression, straightness.

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60

Los Angeles Times Kevin Crust

Whatever pleasures it holds, Straight-Jacket is highly uneven.

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50

TV Guide Ken Fox

Melodramatic.

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50

San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle

It has verve, color and energy, but there's something fundamentally bogus about it.

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50

Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez

The light-hearted fun seeps out of the movie, replaced by trite interludes of coming-out angst.

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40

The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias

Loses its sass too quickly.

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40

Village Voice Edward Crouse

Jacket's shrill, Necco-colored sets and distractingly awful CGI long shots almost mask the movie's real coup: Letscher's physique.

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25

New York Post V.A. Musetto

The game cast tries desperately to be funny, but Day hasn't provided them with the material.

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20

The New York Times Stephen Holden

Played in a loud sketch-comedy style that might be described as "Gay Mad TV." The haranguing, badly acted farce wears out its comic welcome within half an hour.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

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