Wonderful character development!

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

This comedy drama musical about young love and ambition was indeed a wonderful surprise. The inexperienced cast is very talented and lent credibility to the great blend of humor and drama - neither of which became overbearing at any point in the film. Barbie-Q was especially good as house Mama Queen Latina. The love triangle between Bradley, Carter and Princess Eminence was well set up, although I would have preferred Bradley and Carter to meet under different circumstances.For a musical, the choreography and dance routines are quite standard, but it was very entertaining and the music and costumes are fantastic. The film's Sound Design was also very good, as well as the cinematography. The dialogue and lyrics are witty and well crafted and will no doubt become legendary in everyday speech. In general, this is a musical treat to treasure for years to come.

If you accept it for what it is, you will love it. This WILL be a cult classic.It's a fun, enjoyable and touching story about a young gay man who runs away from home.He starts out as a petty thief and meets a guy he likes who then introduces him to the ballroom scene. The story of his "house mother" is also told as she struggles to survive with a lover who is incarcerated. We also explore the lines between masculinity and femininity, as well as the creativity and competition that goes into the dazzling costumes of the ballroom scene.Lady Gaga has nothing on the blood and sweat that goes into these expressions of society's rejected souls.One of the highlights is at the bowling alley, where you will feel empowered to knock down the pins of life.The music is wonderful and while some are fun and light, as the film closes, I dare you to not be touched during the very telling exposition of the consequences of homophobia in the black community.

I have had this movie for some time, but never really paid attention to it, pushing it back on my viewing list. I finally watched it last night. My spouse and I were overwhelmingly impressed with the acting, the singing, and the costumes. Being an indie film, we were not anticipating such a production, because it was gay themed it made it more incredible. Being white gay men, it was certainly an incredible experience and pleasure to see a number of black actors getting parts. This is one movie I will watch multiple times.

The new movie musical "Leave It On The Floor" does for the world of Ball competitions & gay houses what Birth of a Nation did for the Emancipation Proclamation. Both films written, directed & produced by white men seek to portray one dimensional, dysfunctional, shiftless, self destructive African Americans. The men in Leave it on the floor are gay ball dancers in the House of Eminence who are so self loathing they actually except abusive, destructive relationships and sing about those conditions as "Black Love". Leave it on the Floor is a gay black exploitation film. The subject matter as well as the performers are exploited for the benefit or the writer, director and producers. It is highly offensive to African- Americans and Gay African American males specifically. The actors did the best they could with an uninspired script and weak amateurish song writing. Poorly written, filmed, edited & directed.