A gay 20-something and his commitment-minded TV-star boyfriend attend the wedding of a straight college friend, which brings up relationship issues and who's-attracted-to-who predicaments. In the lead, Alexis Arquette (who resembles Jerry Seinfeld) can't seem to get his character out of the doldrums; mopey most of the time, with his hands deep in his pockets, his eyes always seem to be fixed on the ground. Some of the supporting players are cute, Maddie Corman can always be counted on for some extra energy, and the modest film has a squirrelly edge (as when a straight couple makes out to the Partridge Family!). Overall, a bit undernourished, but not callow. The movie is lightly peppered with amusing throwaway lines and it doesn't tip-toe around the gay characters, which is a nice change for queer cinema. ** from ****
Review of I Think I Do
I Think I Do
(1997)
Nothing extraordinary, but a frisky film about gays and straights...
11 November 2006