Hard Pill to Swallow The premise was intriguing and I think I thought it was a documentary but unfortunately it wasn't.
What if gay men had the medical intervention, through an anti-depressant like pill to change their orientation from gay to straight? Would it be a morally acceptable choice? Is it realistic to think a lot of gay men feel isolated and disconnected from the mainstream gay culture and its limited offerings? The thing followed this "every gay" man through the emptiness of the gay male lifestyle and asks the question is it, or should it, be a viable choice (if it ever exists). It is interesting how it sets up this average to plain guy who just says "i don't fit into this gay framework" so screw it.
Think about it: If you aren't white, hot,musclebound, hiv-neg, well off, popular, trendy where exactly do you fit in the gay male org chart? The problem is once the gay guy changes to "str8," the actor (which is stretching it more like the gay guy they hired) is not credible as a straight guy. There is no believable transformation, emotional shift-nothing. He is just the same.
The movie can't move past his interesting premise and looks like it was cast with the directors old friends from hs drama club. No story or background and it seems all the characters conveniently work together..this is not a b movie its not even public access cable ready.
The acting is beyond horrible..
When the guy truns str8 he inexplicably starts kissing his grossly overweight fag hag friend. A poor choice dramatically and aesthetically-its basically a choice a gay man would make to have some sense of normalcy.
This is when I shut off the DVD. SO sad that such a promising concept could be so poorly executed.