Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

This movie is truly awful. When one of the reviewers wrote that this film was shot with a Nokia 3200. I thought that this was joke but after watching it, I wouldn't be surprise. I know that it is more than 12 years old and technology has improved a lot, but even with my really cheap Chinese smart phone I could film a better movie then this. The editing is terrible, the sound is terrible, the acting is terrible (the actor that played Ben was okay) the script is terrible, the story is terrible and our "hero" Arthur is just so annoying.However, I would still recommend that you watch this movie, as it is really funny. It is so bad its good material. Also if you want to become a filmmaker, this is an example of how not to do it.

I almost feel bad for mocking this film. It's so amateurishly poor that I can't help but feel like I'm kicking it while its down. Its like laughing at a kid in a wheelchair. But good lord, this one just transcends "bad". Its about the a gay couple who want desperately to get married, but the law and one of their brothers stands in the way of their happiness- not a bad basic idea, really, and in the right hands, it could have been a very important film about acceptance and putting ones own petty intolerances aside for the sake of other peoples happiness. But it's not in the right hands. It's in the hands of writer/director/producer/composer/star Sam Mraovich. Who is Sam Mraovich? Well, that depends on who you ask. If you ask Sam Mraovich who Sam Mraovich is, you'll be told he's a true visionary and a cinematic genius who dared to dream. But if you ask any of the few people who've actually heard of him who Sam Mraovich is, you'll be told he's a delusional airhead with no grasp of even the most basic techniques of filmmaking or storytelling, who probably got kicked out of the glee club in high school for being too flamboyant and annoying.So why is Ben and Arthur so bad? Well firstly it's hard to take a film about intolerance seriously when your star embodies every negative gay stereotype you could think of, and then some. Secondly, its even harder to take a film seriously when it's shot on the kind of camera people buy to film kids birthday parties and family trips to Disneyland. Look Sammy, I know the purse string must have been tight on this film, but Hell, even Tommy Wiseau shelled over enough for a decent camera. And really, what else is there to say? We have a supposed homophobe who greets people at the door wearing a fluffy pink bathrobe. We have a Christian minister who also seems to believe in karma, a crazy ex-wife who seems to believe becoming a lesbian will make her gay husband come back to her, a square jawed Adonis who totally goes for short, fat balding men, and a finale that truly has to be seen to be believed. I can't even bring myself to type what happens. Its that horrible. But despite all this, I'd still recommend this film. Why? Because its funny as Hell, thats why!

What can I say, this is a piece of brilliant film-making that should have won an Oscar. A copy should be kept safe in a secure vault for posterity. It should be required viewing for all high school students across the world. Sam Mraovich is a genius, perhaps the most genius writer/director/producer/chef/babysitter/walmart greeter to ever grace the cinema world with his art.Where do I begin with this one? Every millisecond of Ben and Arthur was so completely breathtaking! And Mraovich as Arthur, wow, he is so attractive I'm surprised he didn't go for Mr. Universe. I couldn't contain myself during the nude scene. I loaned this movie to my brother and he called me on the phone saying how Arthur's nude scene turned him gay. I am totally supportive of course, because of this film and it's beautifully crafted lessons in tolerance. Why just yesterday I burned down a church and I wrote "for Sam and Arthur" in its smoldering ashes.The cinematography was the best thing about this film. When that Fed-Ex plane took to the skies amid the palm trees of Vermont, I wept! Why, I never even knew they had palm trees in Vermont or that people could travel on Fed-Ex planes before this film. It opened my eyes to a new realm of possibilities. This film inspired me to enroll in Sam Mraovich's school of Screen writing, Acting, Directing, Composing, Casting, Producing, Production Design and Real Estate. I just want to say, "Thank you, Mr. Mraovich. Thank you for bringing this creation into the world. We can never re-pay you enough."

I don't know what it is about this movie- director Sam Mraovich somehow messed up just about every little aspect in this movie. I would normally say that this is a movie that should not exist, but this movie may be the most important of all time. This movie should exist for the sole purpose of being without a doubt 'The Worst Movie Ever Made'. I've seen bad movies in my lifetime, but this somehow breaks what I considered bad into something much more hard to imagine.Everything in this movie is hilarious, but the single funniest thing is that Mraovich himself considers this to be a great movie.Oh wow...