- What do drag queens, aspiring sex therapists and Tori Spelling have in common? They’re part of a madcap night out on in Manhattan for two frustrated guys that are desperate to find a place.any place.Running Time: 90 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: R Age: 794043492921 UPC: 794043492921 Manufacturer No: N4929
What do drag queens aspiring sex therapists and Tori Spelling have in common? They’re part of a madcap night out on in Manhattan for two frustrated guys that are desperate to find a place…any place.Running Time: 90 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY UPC: 794043492921While most of the recent outpouring of gay cinema tries to coast on a smile and a little bit of charm, Trick provides some considerable filmmaking cojones to back up its good looks: a talented cast, a witty screenplay, and a sweet sense of romance. Unfolding as part stressed-out fever dream and part farce, Trick chronicles one tumultuous night in the life of aspiring Broadway songwriter Gabe (Christian Campbell), who’s suffering from both a heterosexual roommate (who kicks him out when there’s female companionship) and a bad case of writer’s block. Making an impulsive side trip to a gay bar, he locks eyes with a hunky go-go boy (J.P. Pitoc), who magically appears later that night on the subway, with amorous intentions to boot. Hotfooting their way back to Gabe’s apartment, they’re interrupted in medias res by Gabe’s roommate, girlfriend in tow. From there it’s downhill fast, as the two unsuccessfully scramble to find a place to finish things up. On their nighttime odyssey, though, both discover that there’s more than sex and heat to their interaction. And much like its premise, Trick evolves from what seems to be a quickie one-night stand to something more substantial, a film with heart and a very funny soul. Jason Schafer’s screenplay puts the luckless couple into one bind after another, and furnishes them with incredibly entertaining dialogue; fortunately, both the leads are up to the challenge of bringing it to life. Campbell (Neve’s older brother) has a sweet smile and gentle comic timing; the surprise, however, is Pitoc, whose chiseled physique belies both a wicked sense of humor and a sincere-without-being-gooey romantic streak. Both are aided and abetted by a finely tuned supporting cast, most notably Clinton Leupp as an acidic, motor-mouthed drag queen and Tori Spelling in a go-for-broke star turn as Campbell’s best friend, a painfully bad singer-actress. By the end of the movie, you’ll be entirely won over, and anxiously awaiting a second date and more from these actors and filmmakers. –Mark Englehart
March 15, 2008
#1
i wish to see gisti in this movie and not tori spelling
March 15, 2008
#2
i cannot get thru this one. i started fast-forwarding but there didn’t appear to have any good spots. when i saw that christian cammpbell was in this, i thought, this has to be good. i had just finished a movie where he starred. can’t remember the name of it. i guess a person should never buy a movie because of who stars in it. tori spelling is well known, but not to me. someone should have put her out of her misery right from the start. she does not play a flake very well, and i don’t know what to call her except a flake. i stopped this dvd in about the first 1/2 hour and will go back and give it another shot, but with tori spelling as one of the leads, i already know this one does not have a prayer. i would say; save your money on this one unless you are under 13. i have a ton of straight and gay movies that tell a story and a couple or few that don’t. this one falls into this category. one that came with this one was “the broken hearts club” and while not my cup of tea it was far superior to this piece of garbage.
March 16, 2008
#3
my God… i switched channels by mistake and i ended up watching the last 20-25 minutes of this movie -thankfully. this is The worst movie i have ever seen. a very bad pretend copy of “beautiful thing”. there you got the sweet-looking guy, the streetwise guy, and the rest. believe me, i could’ve written a 10 times better plot for this movie. the dialogues are so so so not the lines you would’ve liked on a movie. okay, i do understand this is an “alternative genre” movie but that doesn’t mean it has to be dumb. obviously, they wanted to make BT’s american version with a weird twist, clearly, they screwed up baddddd. no two rocks hit the same spot (unless you’re really good at it) so please, stop making copies out of somebody else’s artwork.
March 16, 2008
#4
This movie was recommended as a very funny movie…only if you like VERY stupid, young (and I mean young) gay humor. I was extremely disappointed and bored with the poor acting as well as the … story line. Do not waste your time or money…wait for it to become an after school special or something.
March 16, 2008
#5
The idea that these 2 characters will fall in love is way beyond believable. Poor performances all around. Tori Spelling shines because the rest of the cast is so horrible.