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- 2015
- R
- RLJ Entertainment
- 1 h 39 m
- 2015
- R
- RLJ Entertainment
- 1 h 39 m
Summary A young singer struggles with his sexuality and the treatment of others while coming of age in a small Southern Baptist community.
Directed By: Patrik-Ian Polk
Written By: Rikki Beadle Blair, Larry Duplechan, Patrik-Ian Polk
- 2015
- R
- RLJ Entertainment
- 1 h 39 m
- 2015
- R
- RLJ Entertainment
- 1 h 39 m
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Summary A young singer struggles with his sexuality and the treatment of others while coming of age in a small Southern Baptist community.
Directed By: Patrik-Ian Polk
Written By: Rikki Beadle Blair, Larry Duplechan, Patrik-Ian Polk
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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60% Mixed
3 Reviews
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40% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
33
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
60% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
40% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
An odd duck, a Southern melodrama that aspires to be a sensitive coming-of-age story, with some humor mixed in. Sometimes it doesn’t soar the way it should, though it remains engaging most of the way.
The heart of the movie is in the right place. And although some of the acting from the younger stars comes across as amateurish, a few performances truly shine.
Despite its sense of mission, the film suffers from soapy excesses and narrative disjunctures.
The film is, like its main character, too naïve to understand or, at least, to deploy the reparative powers of camp.
It can’t be faulted for its noble intentions. Like many an after-school special, however, it can be faulted in virtually every other department, including stilted performances, turgid dialogue, flat direction, and a general ignorance regarding human nature.
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Production Company
KBiz Entertainment,
Tall Skinny Black Boy Productions
Release Date Apr 24, 2015
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Will you choose to be what you had no choice in being...
Awards
Outflix Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Black Reel Awards
• 1 Nomination
TLA Gaybies
• 1 Nomination
