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Ready? OK!--Bad Criticism: Someone Didn't Like the Movie
I can't beleive it. Someone actually gave a bad review. Usually, I am not shocked at that, because taste is taste. But it is a bit uncanny, since this movie has been so widely accepted everywhere. Of course, the author seemed to have disliked most, if not all the movies in the Outfest.
I won't bore you with all the other reviews, you can click on the source link to see them. Here's what he wrote about Ready? OK!
Ready? OK! Filling the slot in Outfest’s traditional Young Gay Coming of Age Film category is director James Vasquez’s cheerful but utterly generic comedy about a young lad who dreams not of being on the school football team but of becoming a cheerleader. And why not? He is a peppy young lad who knows his batons from his pom- poms. Eventually, horrified and disgusted mom (prissy Carrie Preston, extra starch) comes to grips with her son’s choices, assisted by a kindly gay neighbor (Michael Emerson). The film’s moral lessons are essentially undermined by the stock characters and creaky sitcom atmosphere – and it doesn’t help that the neighbor is unintentionally far creepier than he needs to be. Except for Tara Karsian, as the boy’s narrow-minded school principal, this is a humdrum effort. (PB) (Fri., 7 p.m., Fairfax; also Sat., July 19, 11:30 a.m., Fairfax)
SOURCE: LAcitybeat.com
I won't bore you with all the other reviews, you can click on the source link to see them. Here's what he wrote about Ready? OK!
Ready? OK! Filling the slot in Outfest’s traditional Young Gay Coming of Age Film category is director James Vasquez’s cheerful but utterly generic comedy about a young lad who dreams not of being on the school football team but of becoming a cheerleader. And why not? He is a peppy young lad who knows his batons from his pom- poms. Eventually, horrified and disgusted mom (prissy Carrie Preston, extra starch) comes to grips with her son’s choices, assisted by a kindly gay neighbor (Michael Emerson). The film’s moral lessons are essentially undermined by the stock characters and creaky sitcom atmosphere – and it doesn’t help that the neighbor is unintentionally far creepier than he needs to be. Except for Tara Karsian, as the boy’s narrow-minded school principal, this is a humdrum effort. (PB) (Fri., 7 p.m., Fairfax; also Sat., July 19, 11:30 a.m., Fairfax)
SOURCE: LAcitybeat.com
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"Ready? OK!" is sweet film, well written, and was completed on a budget that would be less than what is spent on craft services for a hour long drama. The reviewer, Mr. Birchall, apparently took the cast list of the film and immediately said "Oh, its that guy from LOST. I must use the adjective 'creepy' to describe him." There is nothing 'creepy' about the character in the film OR the actor, Michael Emerson. The review of "Ready? OK!" reads like someone who has taken the log line of the film and wrote a paragraph around it without actually viewing the film at all. "Ready? OK!" has incredible acting performances from the entire cast - Carrie Preston, John Preston, Lurie Poston, and Michael Emerson - through out the entire movie.
Its probably not the most prolific paragraph I've written but hey...I was first to leave a comment. :)
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(I have not seen the movie, yet. I will in October when it comes to Baltimore. Hence, I don't feel qualified to comment. But I will comment on the fact that Michael Emerson is not always playing creepy guys.)
Thanks.