So refreshing movie and I felt SEEN by EVERYTHING
This was bad, I could only get in 10 mins. Billy Eichner is not a good actor.. if you'd even call it that.
So after reading the 13 comments so far (after watching) I think the homophobic tendencies all come out indirectly in people who gave it 6 or less. The one character is intense and the other chill. Sweet Home Alabama Reese Witherspoon's character was intense. When Harry Met Sally, Sally (Meg Ryan), intense. The Proposal, Sandra Bullock's character, intense. This is the most common theme in romcoms, so the only reason to bitch about one of the two characters intensity is stifling male heterosexual stereotypes. They seem to always be the one bitching about how "intense" the woman is or bragging about it.
And I think this movie will connect with strong women, heterosexual or LGBTQ. The confidence "speech" the "intense" character gives fit me like a cocoon. As a strong, successful, financially stable and accomplished in a male dominanted field, the whole thing, especially the parents part (my parents passed early before they could see all my accomplishments) just brought tears to my eyes. It felt like that character in that moment could be anyone who's ever been told over and over by the straight white male community "you can't do that because" you're a woman, you're not this or that, no one wants a (fill in whatever you are that doesn't make you straight, white and male)... Just so on point. He plays exactly how I might have spoken the main parts of that speech, tone, inflection, and why. Of course, I watched an interview with him on CBS Sunday Morning. He's lived it. So have I.
"Confidence is just a choice you make." and "you just keep your head down hoping everything they say... isn't true." If that speech doesn't strike you, you've never known what it's like to struggle with the constant bombardment of other people's perceptions and hopes and insistence you fail. Let alone the daily task of trying to recover over and over and over.
Admittedly it was strange watching two men but that's because Hollywood just refused to do it before because they didn't see it as a money maker. But you know what? Love is love and trying to force people to keep insecure white heterosexual men happy with their fragile egos has gotten old. This movie sets a lot of people free. BRAVO. BRAVO. BRAVO.
true gay equality is getting shitty, mediocre romcoms just like the straights
Me and my boyfriend loved it, finally feel seen!!
I would recommend going into this movie without watching the trailer and knowing as little as possible about the behind the scenes drama surrounding the show.
As a rom com, it was alright. The comedy was strong but so many of its best lines were already featured in the trailer. Billy is a lot and not for everyone but he's not wrong.
Planning to re-watch in 12 months to properly judge the film on its own merits.
Wanted this to be more fun but really it was mediocre at best. Very upper middle-class cis white gay perspective. I'm not a fan of Billy, I never have been; I don't think yelling qualifies as neither acting nor a personality trait. Apparently Hollywood disagrees.
Willing to give this a try because GAY and it wasn't the worst thing but had a lot of issues with it. The story felt disjointed, the chemistry was just not there for me, a lot of jokes didn't land, and a lot of the conflict seemed forced.
I don't think every piece of queer media needs to redefine the genre or be a masterpiece, but so much of what I've seen by middle-aged white cis gays falls anywhere from boring to embarrassing. This movie could've pushed harder on exploring internalized homophobia and toxic masculinity and maybe done something interesting, but it fell far short of something raw and honest.
I don't think I'll be re-watching but I have sat through a lot worse than this. It had it's moments of entertainment and the story itself was follow-able and had a lot of energy. Not bad, not great. I also wasn't the market that the movie was made for but it got recommended so it was not a bad watch.
Like a campfire in the rain, there was a lot of wood but no spark.
Some are saying that Bros' performance anxiety in the boxoffice means that America isn't ready for a gay rom-com. I'm not so sure, I think maybe America just isn't ready for this gay rom-com.
As someone who didn't see this at TIFF (all the rave reviews on Letterboxd are from people who attended the premiere there), I enjoyed much of this film's 'com' but felt the 'rom' didn't deliver.
The characters' motivations felt vague (Aaron is ambivalent about Bobby until they wrestle on a picnic blanket and then suddenly he's in love deeper than the ass of the Mariana trench), story lines were ignored (Bobby starts off the movie as a famous podcaster [1 million subscribers!] and then never podcasts or even mentions it again), but the movie was going for a Nora Ephron remakes Stranger by the Lake vibe and falls short on the Nora Ephron part.
This is not to say I didn't like the film! The Twitter style one-liners were hilarious, Billy Eichner put in an amazing performance and I discovered the amazing Eve Lindley who played Tamara (as in, Tamara, Tamara I love you Tamara!).
I also got emotional over the subplot of crediting those who lived and died making the world a more accepting place for the LGBTQ+ population. It's nice to see their courage, dedication and determination are still being celebrated today.
All in all, Bros is a decent enough Tinder hook up but doesn't have the staying power for anything deeper.
As it started it was weak to me but I continued watching! I ended up LOVING the movie! I didn’t laugh at every joke but the entire movie was entertaining as you get to the second act it pulls you in! I saw every kind of gay character. I also think it’s an eye-opener for people who have commitment issues or internalized homophobia. It hits a lot of issues in a down to earth to earth this is just another way to look at love kind of way
The one thing I HATED about this movie is the fact that my clients (fitness) when to see this and the theater was empty! Just him and his husband, we know what that’s about! I deliberately waited to see this movie. I waited for a busy night at a theater that’s always on the weekend! It was lit but not the “bros” theater!!
I’m thinking to myself, we finally have a gay male movie that’s showed there is an entire loving side of gay people! That we are more than just sex-crazed people and the support is awful! Even if you didn’t like it why not support it so we can have more films with gay male leads?
In the same sense, I blame myself for believing people would support this gay movie when they can’t even say no to a piece of chicken (Chick-fil-A)
Not nearly as much of a “comedy” as I hoped it would be. Very much a “romantic comedy”, which is not my thing as is. It’s a well made, predictable, often funny romantic comedy. I’m sure a bunch of people will really like this one!
Rating: 3/5 - 7.5/10 - Worth Watching
Eichner’s contribution to the script lends the story and character more authenticity and interiority than what I’ve seen in the Neighbors film, but that’s a low bar. It’s a film trying to justify itself happening without quite justifying why it should exist, in this framework, with the constraints of mainstream studio filmmaking and budget. It throws so many punches and has to pull just as many, so while I can appreciate what it’s trying to do, it didn’t hit the way it wanted to comedically or emotionally. It got light chuckles and ‘Aw, that’s sweet’. The cast is all game, there’s touches of what I enjoyed in Platonic of two kind of obnoxious people being the right kind of obnoxious for each other, and it’s far from awful, but it’s not great either. There’s lines that hint at more insightful or examining plots and themes, but they pull away for romcom staples of the sassy best friend or a big romantic musical moment. In the same year I’ve dived into so many queer independent and challenging films through Criterion, I don’t see how being a conventional studio romcom is needed and essential and revelatory, no matter how much this film insists it is. I think I’m done with watching Stoller’s movies for now, but I’ll make a deal with you, Nicholas. Make another season of Platonic, and I’ll watch the second half of your filmography.
The comedy part doesn't work very well, but the romance is not bad, although very typical.
By the way, there are a lot of stereotypes about gay men and homosexuals in general in this movie, especially at the beginning. I'm not gay, but maybe people who are may find it annoying.
Billy Eichner is a great comic performer but as a writer, he needs to rein in the tendency to lecture his audience on LGBTQ matters every few minutes. One or two messages about homophobia in society and the media is acceptable but this movie - which is supposed to be a romcom - is full of them. The movie is still enjoyable but it could have been so much better.
Just a bad and boring movie.
Not even 5 minutes and I had to stop watching. It was just too horrible. I just cannot stand Billie Eichner :sweat_smile:
Cringe and cliché with a couple of cute moments. Felt rather "preachy" in parts
Not a very funny gay or romantic movie, but it was okay. I'll definitely never rewatch it though. There's better gay movies out there.
I found this movie honestly quite boring and that Bobby was very annoying to watch. Constantly yelling at people and the self deprecation was off-putting. He kept looking for reasons why Aaron wouldn't actually be into him even though they were both fine being in an open-ish relationship. Like if Aaron didn't like you why would he even bother with you. I honestly think if Bobby wasn't so intolerable then this movie could have actually been good.
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Such a cute movie. Went with a group of friends and we all came out emotional. It's a movie that is both funny and sweet with depictions of real life for many of us.