The greatest movie ever!

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Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Student at a Catholic school, gay teenager Marc Hall (Aaron Ashmore) is denied permission to attend his school prom with his boyfriend. Marc sues the Catholic church in an attempt to overturn the school boards decision, in time for the prom...but will he, or won't he make it to the ball?...If nothing else, at least a film like this get's people posting comments....and after reading some of them, i feel disheartened by the progress society has apparently made in the acceptance of homosexuality. One person wrote that the male couple (Aaron Ashmore and Mak Fyfe) were 'too good looking to be gay...as it is a well known fact that most gay people are average looking and a little effeminate' There were also comments suggesting that the roles have been wasted on heterosexual actors, and whilst i support the the advancement of gay actors in the movies i find it ridiculous to expect 'only' gays to play gay roles...after all that is why they call it acting!...should we then deny gay actors roles in films were they must kiss a female?...i think not On the subject of this particular movie, there were a number of things that frustrated me number 1...was the complete lack of affection between Marc and Jason, which for me just didn't wash. There was nothing remotely 'couple like' going on. number 2...there were a couple of pointless 'people' and stories, fitted in around the main structure which had no conclusion and no purpose other than to fill the gaps along the way. primarily the '3 girls' and the boys arranging the hotels for getting laid on prom night...it's a sign of bad story telling and one of my pet hates! number 3...whilst i would normally argue that a fictional piece of work carries very little responsibility to represent the group it is portraying...this film is a little different as it does represent actual events...therefore i was disappointed by the lack of any real or deep argument relating to the catholic church, it's teachings and homosexuality...this subject was skimmed over at best and left this a very mild and unoffensive movie (some may say uninteresting).Overall the film moved along reasonably well, was not especially taxing on the brain (as nearly all of the legal process was omitted), and passed a couple of hours. It could have been so much better...and of course so much worse!

Hey there! I happened to stumble upon this page doing some research. For those of you who left comments, this is Marc. I thought I would leave some replies to the comments. I am currently attending the University of Waterloo....I'm a psychology major. My life is pretty much back to normal....except for the random event of a movie screening or something. As for that song name...I remember talking about it with someone before....but I really can't remember what it was called...haha. OH, and the guy that said I was on his MSN, message me...I don't remember your screen name, whoops. Anyways, life is good, and thanks for watching the movie, it was a blast making it happen :)

I was expecting something a bit above mediocre. I was expecting the gay issue not to be taken seriously. I was even preparing to be disappointed.This dramatization of the Marc Hall story has risen so far above my expectations, I can't even measure it. It was delightful. Witty, funny, dramatic, touching, and moving are all words to describe this picture. It was definitely a feel-good film.I was especially scrutinizing Aaron Ashmore's performance. Assuming, of course, that he's straight, I watched his ability to genuinely play a gay teenager. I watched the gay part, and the teenager part. Both were just about flawless.He had a youthfulness in his eyes, and he moved with the energy of youth. The smiles were bright and genuine. But maybe I'm just gushing. :)The gay part wasn't perfect, obviously, but it was pretty damned near so. Every time his character was supposed to be looking at his boyfriend with love in his eyes, I could see real joy in Aaron's eyes and a genuine smile on his face. It amazed me, really. He was very happy-go-lucky, and played his part very sincerely.I guess that's what pleases me most. I was really able to believe that Aaron was a very tall, very nicely built, very studly, gay teenager fighting for nothing more - and nothing less - than his right to be equal. And, of course, his right to dance with his boyfriend at his prom.I thought the ending was perfect. It wasn't missing anything, except maybe the prom scene could've been shown in more detail. Maybe have a few conversations with people during the prom.All's well that ends well, and this fairy tale certainly ended well.Aaron, if EVER you read this, you did an awesome job. You played someone guys could easily fall in love with. And fall I did. Call me! :)

I remember cheering & tearing up when Marc Hall won his case in court. I also recall seeing his parents as being a bit media shy on TV news, but still way more articulate than the actors in this poor excuse for a film. It had nothing going for it, which is a shame and a waste of money and effort on an issue that is so vital.The actor playing Marc was way too old for the part, and his hair looked grey, not blue, through most of the film, unlike the real-life character. I gasped when I saw a thinning circle at the top of his head. Yikes, this was supposed to be a high school student? The target audience was obviously around 13-17, which was silly since this story also involved parents and teachers, and still does. The music mostly sounded like something from a child's play program at a circus, adding to the horrible comedy made out of some of the more serious elements of Marc's story, i.e., when coming out to his parents. I could barely hear much of the dialogue with it blaring in the foreground. While Marc gave his key court speech, the music turned horribly clichéd, full of sobbing violins. Of course, the music hardly mattered when Mr. & Mrs. Hall were on, since they were portrayed as unable to speak 99% of the time. Marc's boyfriend is given an attitude that makes us wonder why they even have a relationship. We know they did split up some time after the court case and the prom, but jeesh, they showed absolutely no affection or support for each at all. It's one thing to show viewers how stereotyping does exist, but the goofy gay males at the Hall home meeting were inexcusable. Marc's lawyer preening in the car mirror and manipulating Marc, rather than firmly supporting his case, was another item that helped push my vote way down. What really helped to plunge it down to 1/10 for "Awful" were the 3 female students who did their best to live up to the Bimbo label. Ugh, and Why?Oh, and there was no acting done at all during this film. What a waste. Canada - we can do better than this!