Straight Up

2019

Action / Comedy / Romance

Plot summary


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Katie Findlay Photo
Katie Findlay as Rory
Randall Park Photo
Randall Park as Wallace
Betsy Brandt Photo
Betsy Brandt as Topanga
Tracie Thoms Photo
Tracie Thoms as Dr. Larson
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883.05 MB
956*720
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
P/S 0 / 6
1.77 GB
1424*1072
English 5.1
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
P/S 1 / 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle8 / 10

gabfest

Todd (James Sweeney) is obviously gay. Only, he hates bodily fluids and growing disillusioned with gay dating. He decides to be straight. He meets struggling actress Rory (Katie Findlay) who has issues of her own. They hit it off right away and begin a relationship. They are the perfect couple except for the sex.

I love the writing in this. The rapid fire dialogue really works. Sweeney has limitations as an actor but he fits so well with Findlay. Their exchanges pull them through. Sweeney's limitations do contribute to this film's try-hard charms. As a director, he is obviously trying to imitate Wes Anderson. His low budget and a few bad choices keep this from achieving top marks. If he's going for Wes Anderson, he can't inject the hand-held shaky cam. This is a new filmmaker with a limited budget doing something very interesting. I can't wait to see more from him or quite frankly, him redoing this film with a leading man actor and a bigger budget.

Reviewed by ksf-27 / 10

gender bending.... insecurities...

Written, directed, and starring (which is sometimes a danger signal!) James Sweeney. He's Todd, who wants to know his own sexuality. His friends have decided he's gay, but he's still not sure. He meets Rory, who has her own issues. She's having a terrible week. They both are uptight and a little goofed up, which they both freely admit. All Todd's friends are happy to have sex, and to talk about sex, but Todd blames his own lack of sex on his OCD issues. Lots of really fast talking. By various characters. It's good, if you can get past the endless, fast talking, which frequently descends into arguing. Clearly another stall tactic, so Todd doesn't have to perform sexually. With anyone. Todd thinks he might be bisexual. Or asexual. I guess the question is, would he be equally comfortable loving and living with a guy as he is with a girl? If it really IS just the weirdness of body contact during sex that grosses him out, I guess that would be the tell. Love without sex was the plot of about half the episodes of will and grace... they even make a joke about will and grace! There aren't many people who would be happy staying in a relationship without ever having sex. Brendan Scannell (Bonding) is here as Jerry. You'll also recognize comedian Randy Park as Todd's dad. There ARE some really funny bits in here, but there's SO much fast talking and or arguing. I don't have much patience for that. Showing on netflix.

Reviewed by rocksy4017 / 10

I've been looking for this angle

Honestly, it's seems pretty unlikely but it's a delight! Very entertaining dialogue that keeps the audience engaged. Funny moments, romantic moments, cringey moments, and thought provoking moments. I think this film does a fantastic job at exploring unconventional relationships. One of the few that do it right.

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