brokenheartsclub

SYNOPSIS - BROKEN HEARTS CLUB

REVIEW

In his feature film debut, openly gay
writer/director Greg Berlanti (co-
executive producer of Dawson’s Creek
with Kevin Williamson) has crafted a
funny, touching slice-of-life portrait on
the lives and loves of a group of gay
West Hollywood friends. The
characters include Dennis (Olyphant),
a promising photographer, his
housemate Cole (Dean Cain of TV’s
Superman), a charming man-stealing
actor; Benji (Zach Braff), a punkish
gym bunny fancier; analytical grad
student Howie (Matt McGrath, Lonny in
Boys Don’t Cry); cynical quipster
Patrick (Weber) and his lesbian sister
whose lover (Long) wants his sperm;
and Taylor (Porter) whose long-term
relationship goes on the rocks. They
all hang out at a restaurant run by the
group’s unofficial patriarch, Jack (John
Mahoney of Frasier) and play together
on a softball team coached by Jack (a
part-time drag performer). Drama
abounds, especially when Cole
seduces and abandons the fragile, just-
out-of-the-closet Kevin (Keegan)
leaving Dennis to help pick up Kevin’s
emotional pieces. A witty and
entertaining comedy/drama that offers
an attractive cast and a touching story
of gay men’s romances and friendship.

"If any of the characters sound familiar,
they are intended to. Berlanti has risen
to the challenge of representing a
specific lifestyle in all of its vicissitudes.
These characters are real people,
funny, flawed and vulnerable,
struggling with dating, breakups,
jealousies, and just making sense of
their lives."
John Cooper,
SundanceChannel.com