rjhlg Reviews

Connie and Carla (2004)

Cute movie!

[8/10 · 1 November 2004]

Connie and Carla will make for an entertaining evening. The storyline (written by Nia Vardalos) is fairly solid and humorous. There are some similarities to Some Like It Hot in the fact that they are in drag, but it breaks away from the mold by Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette's wonderful musical numbers. This is a must see for musical theatre buffs!

Both Nia and Toni deliver solid performances. The story could have been better if there were more depth added to Nia and David Duchovny's relationship. This and many of the other relationships in the movie are easily outshined by the numerous duets by Nia and Toni.

All in all, this will be added to my movie collection.

Get Your Stuff (2000)

We liked it.

[7/10 · 1 November 2004]

I read the reviews posted here before buying this movie and actually tried to return it based on what I read. Unfortunately I couldn't send it back as it had already shipped out to me. My friend and I sat down and watched it and both really enjoyed the film.

I read more than one of the scathing reviews posted on here and I just don't see where they're coming from. Comedy films can be a big hit or miss due to the fact that everyone's sense of humor is different. Personally I don't feel it was 'knee-slapper', but it wasn't bad. A big budget film its not, but based on the circumstances, they did a good job.

Being a gay male myself I did see several cliché stereotypes here and there, but I didn't care. The main 2 characters are supposed to fit a certain mold to accommodate the story.

Don't let your judgment be swayed by the bad reviews. Check it out yourself!