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Coffee Date
by TLA Releasing
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DVD
Publisher: TLA Releasing
Howard Wexler
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Actors: Wilson Cruz, Jonathan Bray, Sally Kirkland, Jonathan Silverman, Elaine Hendrix
Coffee Date is a fast-paced comedy filled with sexual shenanigans of a misguided kind. Straight-laced Todd (Jonathan Bray) embarks on a blind date with Kelly, but his mundane world is quickly turned inside out when his female date turns out to be a hunk (Wilson Cruz, Party Monster ). Friends and family even his mother not only think he s gay, but help thrust him towards this new romantic endeavor! Surrounded by an excellent supporting cast including comical Jonathan Silverman and Oscar®-nominated Sally Krikland, Coffee Date is a refreshing, madcap comedy of errors and the perfect metrosexual date movie.
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| Coffee date is a rare treat |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I loved this film "Coffee date" and I also loved the songs used in the film, pity that there seems to be no "Coffee date Songs Cd" or I would myself purchase it.
Romantic and a beautiful and funny film!
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| Thoughtful and provoking journey of self-exploration |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Although some of the story line does not evolve enough beyond the black and white world view of 'gay or straight' (because there are many variations in between), this movie is a thoughtful and provoking romp of self-exploration. The lead character is wonderful, and supporting cast super. Take a journey with "Todd" as he truly breaks down his walls and explores himself with refreshing honesty and childlike innocence, surrounded by a world that does not listen to him.
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| Very mediocre movie |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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I enjoy a light, low-budget movie on occasion, but this one had far too many flaws, and far too few good points, to make it very enjoyable. The premise is that Todd's brother, who is staying with him temporarily, posts a singles ad for Todd onto an online dating site. Todd gets a response, and is quite interested in meeting what he thinks to be a very nice woman. It turns out that the brother played a joke on Todd by posting the ad on a same-sex dating website, and the date (Kelly) is a man. Since one good joke deserves another, Todd and Kelly play a joke on the brother and lead him to believe that Todd is now gay and seeing Kelly. This explodes in Todds face as the brother then notifies the mom. Todd is outed to everyone, and is even outed at work, and can't convince anyone he's straight. Over time, he begins to question it himself.
The problem is that Todd is not a very likable person. He starts out as very homophobic and is terrified about being mistaken for gay or being hit on by another man. Yet the homophobia seems to ebb and flow as the situation dictates. He seems stereotypically homophobic (portrayed very over the top) one moment, and the next is very comfortable pretending to be gay and holding another man's hand as he's trying to fool his brother. The rest of the movie is basically the same scene in different settings: Todd trying to convince people he's straight. Early in the movie, he states "I know how dramatic you people are", but is a pure drama queen himself throughout the movie. There's nothing in the writing, leaving nothing for the actor to work upon, that shows any reason why someone would be attracted to Todd. Yet people are attracted to him. I couldn't being to understand why. While Kelly is quite the catch, Todd is one that should definitely be tossed back into the water.
The writing is ambitious, but lacks the necessarily skill to pull off believable scenarios and performances, and the bare-bones direction and cinematography simply amplify that lack of writing skill.
I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that there is one scene in the movie that is genuinely entertaining. When Todd and Kelly turn the tables on the brother and play the joke on him, it's executed very well and is extremely funny. Unfortunately, that moment stands alone.
While it's not a terrible movie, I feel it does fall just short of being "OK". The basis for a good movie is there, the writer and director just lack the skills necessary to portray that movie.
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| Shall We Dance? |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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This movie dances around the relationship between a gay man and a "straight" man. It definitely has enough laughs to keep the viewer entertained plus an unusual amount of suspense. How will this move end?
The acting is right on. It is a delight.
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| Coffee Date |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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I'm a Wilson Cruz Fan. He'z Gr8 N thiz Movie. Gladd 2 C a Latino as a Main Character. Thiz Moive tacklez such topicz as Inturr-Racial Dating, Sexual-Confusion, Internet Dating, etc. Not Too funny, but a nyze movie.
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