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BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="575"><div> <B>All over the Guy </B> (R)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="575"><div> Review  by George O. Singleton</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="575"><div> *** </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="575"><div> Cast</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="580" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Eli: Dan Bucatinsky</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Tom: Richard Ruccolo</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Brett: Adam Goldberg</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Jackie: Sasha Alexander</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Esther: Doris Roberts</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Rayna: Christina Ricci</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Marie: Lisa Kudrow</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Director: Julie David</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="592" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="588"><div> Everybody is all over whoever they want to be</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Bottom Line:</B> The best friends of two gay men arrange for them to meet on a blind date. They try to resist bonding with one another, even though there is a very strong mutual attraction.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Story Line:</B> Jackie and Brett (Sasha Alexander and Adam Goldberg) are the best friends of gay men Tom and Eli (Richard Ruccolo and Dan Bucatinsky). Jackie and Brett arrange for a blind date for Tom and Eli, which turns out to be OK but not great. Were it not for the fact that Jackie and Brett fall madly in love with one another and become engaged, the bickering between Tom and Eli would likely result in a short-term relationship.</div> <bR> <div> Both Tom and Eli are looking for something but they are not sure they will recognize it when they see it. Eli is a crime reporter, who is very sensitive, having grown up in a home with supportive touchy-feely parents. Tom is a macho man schoolteacher, who is a recovering alcoholic, and is not afraid to do sexual one-night-stands. His parents are snobs that are the type who write restrictive rules for their country club to keep Jews and blacks out. </div> <bR> <div> Tom and Eli will get together in the end or the movie will be a heart breaker. They fight and make up, so the question is will they grow from their prior experiences to allow a long-term relationship that is more like <I>The Confession, </I>rathe<I>r</I> than lost, as in the film<I><B> Boys to Men.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tell Me More: </B>Like the film <I><B>The Deep End,</B></I> this movie is an adaptation from a story without a gay theme to one where the sexual orientation gives what might be an ordinary plot a special level of interest.</div> <bR> <div> Often in films with GBF (gay best friends), the gay character plays a supporting role to the person we really care about. Here, the gay characters receive equal and at times superior focus. </div> <bR> <div> Esther (Doris Roberts) is the receptionist at a health clinic that does AIDS testing, where Eli goes after he ends a relationship. Esther is a real pistol, as she chats with him about his concern regarding the outcome of his test, and the relationship she has with her husband, who has a terminal illness. Christina Ricci as Eli's sister, and Lisa Kudrow as a clueless actress auditioning for a commercial, appear in supporting roles.</div> <bR> <div> There are a number of good laughs generated by Jackie and Brett, more than from Eli and Tom. The outcome for the heterosexual couple was less in doubt than for the gay couple. Because you cared about Tom and Eli, you had to wonder not only how things would work out in the end but also how many nails they would have to walk on to get there. </div> <bR> <div> Bucantinsky starred in the stage play version of the film, where Nicole Tocantins was his love interest. On the big screen he did a great job making the relationship challenges work, even with a change in sexual orientation. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="591" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> R (strong sexual content and language)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> George O. Singleton © 2001</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> <A HREF="mailto:george@reelmoviecritic.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:george@reelmoviecritic.com"><U><U>George@reelmoviecritic.com</U></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Mini Filmography </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="579" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="286"><div> Dan Bucatinsky: <I><B>Bounce</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Richard Ruccolo: <I>Luck of the Draw</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Adam Goldberg: <I><B>A Beautiful Mind</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="286"><div> Sasha Alexander: <I>Lucky 13</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="286"><div> Doris Roberts: <I>Full Circle</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="286"><div> Julie Davis: <I>Amy's Orgasm</I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>