Fresh
The strength of this agreeable comedy, directed by Simon Shore from a screenplay by Patrick Wilde, is that it makes even the tiniest sexual encounters seem emotionally momentous.
David Edelstein, Slate
Get Real
Boy meets boy. Boy likes boy. Boy, oh, boy.
1998 · 1h 51m · R
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Simon Shore
Overview
Sensitive rural town model student Steven Carter hides his gay feelings, except with his neighbor and best friend Linda. Suddenly his desperate search for partners leads to a blind date with golden boy John Dixon, bound for an Oxbridge career.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Fresh, funny and thoroughly engaging.
Derek Elley, Variety
Fresh
An issue movie, a comedy, and a love story, this is pretty good at being all three.
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The film is grounded in genuine emotions and its knowing humour serves it well. I laughed like a drain.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Rotten
The movie bravely goes where too many other films have gone before.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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