Rating: - Have a laugh with the boys
Basically, a feel good movie with a gay foundation. Very funny! Mixing straight people with gay people in a way they're forced to come to terms with, is always a funny device. Now, doing so using the most macho of male egos, the Guido-type, is the taking of this device to the extreme. But the straight guy in this film was a good egg and willing to learn how to cohabitate as a way to better his entire life. Gay humor, more so the catty wit of the gay male, kills me and this film didn't let me down. Lotta laughs and everybody wins in the end.
Rating: - Lost Possibilities
[...]"Kiss Me, Guido" is a cute little piece of fluff that reminds me of "The Little Engine that Could" but didn't. It's a light little comedy about mistaken identities, misunderstandings, and mismatched romantics. The movie is little more than a comic diversion and I doubt it was supposed to be more than that. The characters and the situations are stereotypical but the cast is energetic and seems to be having a good time.
The premise of the film is funny and fairly well done but it is a good movie that could have been so much better. As a low budget campy Italian/American comedy it is funny ... Read More
Rating: - OH NO, HE'S A PINOCCHIO !
"Kiss Me Guido" is titled by a single line in the film, which is heard only once. It refers to a straight Italian male, which in the gay community is not a real cool thing to be. This is a very good film about a straight guy who moves in with a gay roommate not knowing what he's really getting into. There are a lot of surprises ahead for Frankie Zito (Nick Scotti) who is searching to find a life of his own away from his Italian family. Frankie is an aspiring actor but must decide how willing he is to pay his dues to get there. This is the debut performance for Scotti who does a marvelous job portraying ... Read More
Rating: - A solid four stars
Not remotely believable for even a second, this movie is still very entertaining. The plot is reminiscent of the screwball comedies of old, with misunderstandings and double entendres bouncing all over the place, with the difference that what would have been a winking gay subtext in the past is now (of course) front and center.
I think the script could have delved more deeply into the friendship between Warren and Frankie and how they become more comfortable with each other -- as it stands, it's like there's no second act. But Nick Scotti does a great job as Frankie and proves to be physically ... Read More
Rating: - too sterotypical
And I liked it then, but now there is so much more to choose from that is actualy thoughtful, less stereotypical, and better written.
I empathized much more with the straight character, who was trying to make the best of a bad situation. The gay character is caddy and snippy and, frankly, not very attractive.
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