allovertheguy

SYNOPSIS - ALL OVER THE GUY

REVIEW

Opposites attract in this romantic
comedy about two very different gay
men and their search for true love. Eli
(Dan Bucatinsky, who wrote the
screenplay based on his stage
production) is a cute, neurotic X-Files
addict whose favorite film is Gone With
the Wind. When his straight best friend
and next-door neighbor Brett (Adam
Goldberg, of Saving Private Ryan) falls
in love with Jackie (Sasha Alexander,
from TV's “Dawson's Creek”), Eli is set
up with Jackie's hunky best friend, Tom
(Richard Ruccolo, of TV's “Two Guys
and a Girl”.) However, whereas Eli is
commitment oriented, Tom claims to be
only looking for a good time. From
their disastrous first date, through a
tentative romance, to periods of not
speaking to each other, Tom and Eli
try to get close but are often foiled by
their own insecurities. The film
amusingly flips back and forth between
Eli and Tom recounting their
relationship to strangers, each trying
to believe that they are "all over the
guy." Director Julie Davis coaxes
wonderful performances out of her
attractive cast, and Bucatinsky's witty
screenplay features some great, fast-
talking dialogue. Furthermore, as a
favor to executive producer and lover
Dan Bucatinsky's partner, Don Roos
The Opposite of Sex), Christina Ricci
and Lisa Kudrow contribute memorable
cameos, as well as Andrea Martin as
Eli's overbearing mother (who’s not
averse to leaving rather graphic
messages about testicular self-
examination on her son's answering
machine). Romantic, funny and even
sexy!