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| REVIEW - BEDROOMS AND HALLWAYS Rose Troche's long-awaited follow-up to Go Fish is a complete departure from her lesbian milestone: a hilarious comedy set in London about the tangled love affairs of a gay man. Failed romantic Leo (Trainspotting's Kevin McKidd) is just hitting thirty. His kitschy roommate Darren (Tom Hollander) only reminds him of what he's missing, merrily touting Darren’s frequent, illicit meetings with a lusty real estate agent (Priscilla, Queen of the Desert's Hugo Weaving). So with nothing to lose, Leo joins a men's group to bond with his fellow males and get his mind off romance. However, the latter notion didn't account for sexy straight Irishman Brendan (James Purefoy). But wait…is Brendan straight? For that matter, is Leo? And life is never as black and white as it seems, especially after Leo and his group go on a drum-thumping, chest-banging camping retreat where a snarl of love triangles and jealousy explodes. Colorful production design, glossy production values, and an energetic ensemble cast (including Simon Callow and Jennifer Ehle) contribute to the lighthearted proceedings, of which Hollander takes the cake. Darren's snippy dialogue and misinformed sexual antics are a true highlight. Troche rattles the straight/gay/bi boundary lines and shake the sexual tree. The result is a knee-slapping spoof of gay men, the New Age movement and witty send-up at the rigid notion of sexuality. |
