Beautiful Thing
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• Closed-captioned
• Color
• DVD-Video
• Widescreen
• NTSC
In Theaters : 09 October, 1996
DVD Release : 20 May, 2003 |
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Beautiful Thing description
This absolute winner, based on a stage play by Jonathan Harvey and adapted by him, is a kind of enchanted, urban slice-of-life tale about a gay teen, Jamie (Glen Berry), who is in love with the boy next door, Ste (Scott Neal). Hampering Jamie's progress on the romantic front is his fear that his mother (Linda Henry) will find out, as well as concern ov ... review details
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The title says it all - this is a Beautiful Thing
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| It is truly a beautiful thing. A true love story, and for those that follow my reviews you know that is my favourite thing! Don't let the fact it is a 1996 movie put you off, the story and quality lasts the test of 12 years. Jaime and live next door to each other. Steve (Ste) is in an abusive home, Jamie doesn't fair much better but he is loved. Ste is a jock, Jamie is not. After being beaten by his brother Ste goes to Jamie's, his mother tells Jamie to let Ste share his bed...how many gay young men get THAT kind of offer (to be fair she doesn't know her son is gay). The boys have a rapport, Ste looks at Jamie with soulful eyes...is he gay or does he just like Jamie? The sleeping together platonically continues... At one point we see the effects of abuses on Ste both physically and mentally..."You're not ugly" is answered with "They've made me ugly." Things progress, and it is a beautiful thing. It is not graphic, it is poigniant. They go to a gay pub together, Jamie's mother follows them... It turns ugly, but not tragic. Love saves the day...Jamie's mother, despite her hard as nails exterior comes through. The end scenes...lovely. The boys dance in public, Ste's hard man extereior melts for Jamie, he knows the reaction of dancing in public but takes his man and holds him close...sigh. It ends here, but it is implied he will go to live with Jamie and his mother at her new pub, she will be landlady. Well that is the ending I see. Scott Neal (Ste) played a gay cop on the British series 'The Bill'. What is better than 2 men kissing? Answer, 2 men in uniform kissing...!!! More grahpic scenes would have been nice, but it didn't lose it's impact without them. The kissing scenes...well they are teenagers and kiss like teenagers. Jamie is so sure of himself and Ste, Ste has a lot going on inside (and is facing danger from his family) - I like the premise that you can lift others from the pit of despair and hopelessness through love, acceptance and the belief it will be ok. This is thoroughly watchable and very enjoyable. It is similar to "Get Real" which I also love, check that out too.[[ASIN:6305744777 Get Real]] |
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