Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor take centre stage in I Love You Phillip Morris.
And Mark’s been along to check the film out…
There are typically only two means through which gay movies make it into the American mainstream.
The first is through prestige and worthiness.
The second is to portray homosexuality as a joke.
EnterI Love You Phillip Morris, which crosses between both and has thus had a troubled path to cinemas.
Indeed, at one stage it looked likely that the film would go straight to DVD.
It can lull you into a false sense of poignancy and then make you laugh out loud.
It can have you chuckling away and then emotionally sucker-punch you.
Whatever your thoughts on homosexuality, this isnt a film you’re able to relax into.
Only one scene stood out as a contrivance.
An escape attempt by Steven leads him to procure some clothes from another inmate.
Apparently, all he could get was a leopard-print mesh vest and some red hotpants.
In this case, audiences should choose Ewan McGregor as the lead love interest over Jennifer Aniston any day.
Rating:
4 out of 5
