
This tenderly romantic film tells the story of Steve, a young boy in a at secondary school, as he struggles with coming out and falling in love with John, the top athlete at school - who, amazingly, falls in love with him as well.... (Full plot summary below)
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This tenderly romantic film tells the story of Steve, a young boy in a at secondary school, as he struggles with coming out and falling in love with John, the top athlete at school - who, amazingly, falls in love with him as well.
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| San Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisWhen the film's poised tone and occasional staginess threaten to intrude on the moving, sincere, recognizably true drama, the fact that the source material comes from a recent work, not some 400-year-old play, keeps it real. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. Nesbitabove the usual mundane coming of age genre films |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThere's so much good here, in the dialogue, the performances and the observation, that the movie succeeds at many moments even while pursuing its doomed grand design. |
| Film ThreatAllen WhiteThe performances are solid throughout, and the writing is straightforward and tight. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatCelebrates the right of every person to put forward his or her true self every day without reservation or hesitation. |
| Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionEleanor Ringel CaterThe movie bravely goes where too many other films have gone before. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasShore and Wilde have done an admirable job in re-imagining Wilde's play as a movie, and they've created a wrenching, thoughtful entertainment that incorporates considerable comic relief. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenIt offers a far more realistic and compelling vision of teen-age growing pains and peer pressure than any of the recent high-school movies from Hollywood. |
| Nitrate OnlineCynthia FuchsGet Real mainstreams gayness in an unthreatening way: the appealing gay character is set up as the audience's point of identification and the phobes are the obvious villains. This might be considered progress, for now. |
| Austin ChronicleSteve DavisCan you imagine a movie such as this one coming from a major American studio? Get real. |