
In 1950's Hollywood, movie star Guy Stone must marry a studio secretary in order to conceal his homosexuality. Sally has no idea her marriage is a sham, though, and turns Guy's life upside-down. Then he falls in love.... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1950's Hollywood, movie star Guy Stone must marry a studio secretary in order to conceal his homosexuality. Sally has no idea her marriage is a sham, though, and turns Guy's life upside-down. Then he falls in love.
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| Film ThreatEric CamposIn a perfect world, movies this clever would open in theaters every weekend. Maybe some day. |
| Chicago ReaderAlbert WilliamsThe players deftly balance flip caricature with a surprisingly moving depiction of those trapped in the celluloid closet. |
| Chicago TribuneRobert K. ElderA talented craftsman of dark raillery, Day and his fixation on Hollywood melodrama are indulged to delicious effect in his sophomore effort. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohOn film, things play as flatly as any failed soufflé. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderAs satire, it is often deliciously barbed and catty, the jokes flying fast and furious ... but when it tries to make its points seriously, it immediately loses me. |
| L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonWriter-director Richard Day, whose debut feature, the drag comedy Girls Will Be Girls, was shamefully neglected by critics and audiences alike, proves again that he's the new master of the catty one-liner, and he's also becoming a striking visual stylist. |
| VarietyJoe LeydonA fey and frisky farce with a fabulous fashion sense, Straight-Jacket artfully balances broadly campy humor and ironically overplayed soap opera. |
| Boxoffice MagazineAnnlee EllingsonThis clever confection adopts the genre conventions of the era's madcap romantic comedies and, later, melodramas for its tale about barely closeted movie star Guy Stone. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckWastes its promising premise with a wavering tone that veers uneasily between camp humor and, pardon the expression, straightness. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustWhatever pleasures it holds, Straight-Jacket is highly uneven. |