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Undescribable Perfection
WasAnnon
Slow pace in the most part of the movie.
Glucedee
It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
Raymond Sierra
The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
hddu10
...but a BAD taste. In my humble opinion, I believe Will and Grace thrust gay culture, characters and overall relevance into American society. Yes, there were some very wonderful and meaningful low-budget gay-themed movies before before that show aired-- but "Defying Gravity" simply is not one of them. This film is more of a gay man's fantasy; meeting a "hot" guy (in this case the West Hollywood stereotype), getting acceptance from one's peers and coming to terms with one's own life challenges. Sounds reasonable enough...only the (over) acting and overall script are severely lacking. Throw in the typical and formulaic "gay bashing" to ruin everyone's happy plans and well...yeah, no. For some REALLY good 1990s pre-"Will and Grace" films, I would suggest "The Sum of Us", "The Lost Language of the Cranes", "Beautiful Thing" and several others...but not this.
wittewaslijn
A pity I discovered this movie so late. There seems very little information about this movie available and I'm even more surprised that there is even less information about the actors on the web, especially Daniel Chilson is a very promising actor and I don't understand why he (apparently) played in only one movie. As someone else also mentioned: the scene in the mountains is simply superb and I've seen many well known movies with "big" actors who didn't reached at all this "niveau" (as they put in french). I'm far from being a movie-specialist but one thing is for sure: I enjoyed this movie immensely and I think this is one of the main aims for a movie. Go on guys.
bartolomr006
The movie captured many different outlooks on how homosexuality is feared because of ignorance, unacceptance, peer pressure, and the pride of being in love (to show this love in public.) The movie clearly captured the struggles of three best friends, in which, two have fallen in love with each other, and had struggles with accepting the relationship. I loved how the move went "through the motions" of falling in love, keeping the relationship a secret, how others knew, but didn't want to say anything, the parent's acceptance, and the many struggles to keep the relationship alive and strong. I recommend this movie to everyone! Without a doubt, this is one of the BEST "Coming Out" movies I've seen!
dave_mill
When I saw this film the first time I had an uncontrollable urge to smile to myself and go "agghhh" rather like granny when she looks at a particularly embarrassing baby photo of me. The film has many flaws but I watch it over and over again. The plot is well developed although quite predictable as it progresses. This is however not a thriller. There is some quite good acting from Nicklaus Lange and Don Handfield. Daniel Chilson looks right for the part and tries his best. He is however on a few occasions fairly wooden and ill at ease. I can well understand that his film acting experience had been (still is?) a little low level. The film is professionally produced with good production values.The script was OK. It dealt with plot development well but some of the dialogue was appalling. Do intelligent people talk this way in America? Some of the characters were ghastly stereotypes of gay people. The camp pink shirted activist was I think cast for effect but he made my toes curl! I know these are flaws but don't let that put you off. This is a "feel good" film and rather made me think of "Beautiful Thing" (time shifted slightly and moved to America). I recommend it to all
