Trick (1999)

Always loved this movie. Not necessarily a "good" movie, but it does capture the ambiance of the gay club scene going to a place risking yourself not picking anyone going home alone then finding a hot piece on the way and getting in (memorable) trouble. Stupid rules are stupid.Incidentally, the word "defence" is correct, in spite of what your retarded spell checker may suggest.We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Uptight, straight-laced, arms-folded-across-the-chest gay working-stiff in New York City gets picked up by a hunky go-go boy...but they can't find a place nor an uninterrupted moment to make out. Christian Campbell plays the closet case, and he is so unnaturally talkative and self-conscious that one hopes the director will ditch him and take the party elsewhere. Campbell, who smiles like a TV infomercial pitchman after reading his lines, has probably been coached into being a drip since this is the kind of delayed-intimacy picture today's filmmakers are most comfortable with: keep the two gay men as far apart as possible--that way, there are no issues over showing homosexual coupling on-screen. Midway through, our white-bread hero gets cornered by an angry drag queen in a men's room, and it's one of the ugliest scenes in a gay-oriented movie that I can recall. So, will the would-be songwriter and the unassuming stud with the six-pack finally get it on? I'd rather see a picture about the older gay couple who reunite on the street and walk off into the night. * from ****

I sort of liked this, but I don't believe in actors/actresses trying to get by imitating other actors. Lorri Bagley as Judy, has studied Marilyn Monroe and is trying to pass this little girl voice off as her own: it's Marilyn Monroe's. Everything she did here was Monroe.I just wonder if she thinks that she can have a career doing this? I was in a drama class once (HB Studio in NY) and this girl was imitating the young Bette Davis: popping eyes, snatching cigarettes out of her mouth, the staccato speech, even the Bette Davis strut. Our acting teacher, Steven Shrimpell, stopped her and said, "you are NOT Bette Davis, stop it." That's what I'd like to say to Miss Bagley: stop doing Marilyn!I wanted these two to get together and found Tori Spelling's character, very annoying. As a matter of fact, everybody was annoying in this except the two leads.

The movie Trick is a light-hearted comedy/romance ... refreshing in that it did not stray from "true-to-life" gay characters, situations and dialog. Many great "quotables".Also, many enjoyable characters and funny scenes.J.P. Pitoc is gorgeous. Christian Campbell is highly believable as an inexperienced, "gay nerd". Clinton Leupp is flawless, (and dressed like Tori Spelling from Beverly Hills 90210 for those that did not notice.)Steven Hayes' character is a bit of a stereotype, but funny nonetheless, particularly as a singer. And of course, some of these stereotypes come from somewhere in real life... *ahem*There is one particularly funny scene with Tori Spelling in a diner. It's so funny, I nearly pee'd myself. And yes, she clearly has issues.I highly recommended it just for fun. Nothing "downer" about it.