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75Shrewder than you'd think and not half as dumb as it looks.
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70At times a little callow around the edges, Boy Culture upon reflection, displays considerable insight. It is buoyed by some incisive acting and writing and anchored by a standout portrayal from Bauchau, a versatile veteran of international cinema.
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70A slick and absorbing drama.
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63It's a better-than-average gay relationship film, largely because neither plot mechanics nor the same old camp intrude much.
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60It is an entertaining bit of fluff, with a few engaging performances and enough visual panache to keep audiences diverted and amused.
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All told, this is a harmless, well-packaged bit of overly familiar fluff.
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60A strong cast, formal visual style and cynical voiceover that propels the action help elevate this Seattle-set gay romp from the ranks of the stereotypical.
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Almost overcomes weak source material to become a decent film.
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These self-involved studs manage to make ready, anonymous sex look rather dull.
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50Director Q. Allan Brocka (Eating Out) keeps the tone downbeat for too long, but one can't fault his ambition in tackling the elusive connections between love, sex, and money.
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38It doesn't know if it wants to wallow in its characters' pity or to flesh them out with their own personalities. So it does both, with half-hearted results.
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Opportunities for dramatic tension, comedic effect, erotic energy, even just flat-out weirdness -- all are squandered by Brocka and the actors in a haze of blandness that gives the film all the edge of a particularly gay Gap commercial.
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TracyB.6Enjoyable escape but not a great film.