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spicedogsI 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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Date: 2008-07-10 05:36 am (UTC)I'm afraid I don't agree with your some what attacking review of Ready? OK! I was fortunate enough to see it when it came to the QCinema fest in Texas and was blown away. Not only was the acting phenomonal but the story was something I hadn't seen before so I don't understand you claiming it generic. Carrie Preston did a stand out job of portraying a single mother struggling to understand her son and Michael Emerson showed just how versatile he truly is by giving a character nothing like his previous roles. But it was Lurie Poston who made the movie. His honest portrayal had everyone in our theater in awe of him.
As for the movie feeling like a sitcom, this couldn't be farther from the truth. Yes, it did have an independant feel to it, but that is what it is. There were a number of shots that I found fantastic and the lighting was beautiful.
All in all, Ready? OK! is a sweet, humorous, and touching movie and James Vasquez did a remarkable job in creating it for everyone to enjoy.