This year saw a widespread revival of romantic comedy films. From major theatrical releases like ‘The Lost City’ to streaming his juggernauts like ‘Fire Island’, viewers have been offered an abundance of his stories of ridiculously funny and sweet romances. rice field. “Bros” is no exception.
The film follows gay podcaster and curator of the National LGBTQ+ Museum, Bobby Leiber (Billy Eichner), as he prepares for the museum’s opening and gets on well with gym-loving probate attorney Aaron Shepard (Luke MacFarlane). I am looking for ways to make the relationship work.
Eichner, who co-wrote the film with director Nicholas Stoller, proves to be a perfect match for the character of Bobby, as the two are identical in many ways. ‘s brand of bombastic comedy can be adopted. This is best seen in his work on ‘Billy on the Street’, a comedy his game show that he created and hosted. He uses exaggerated facial expressions, movements, and vocal intonation combined with perfect comical timing to make even the most stoic of viewers smile.
As Bobby, Eichner is often given plenty of opportunities to flex his dramatic acting chops—a chance to show a side of him rarely seen in other productions.
Eichner on the other side is the utterly impeccable MacFarlane, deftly matched with him in the aforementioned dramatic scenes, and tangible with him in the light moments that make up their relationship, and thus the bulk of the film. Equally striking was the character’s conflict with his identity as a more masculine, outspoken gay man, the way he acts and reacts to the world around him. His ability to communicate through In one of his such scenes seen early in the film, when Bobby gives him a personal tour of the National LGBTQ+ Museum’s Queer History His Wing, he sees his face. It conveys Aaron’s anxiety and fear through contortions and sudden mood changes.
This scene is one of many that speaks to arguably the movie’s greatest strength: the script. “Bros” successfully balances witty humor with the deeper issues and puzzles of the LGBTQ+ experience. The screenplay tackles a wide range of issues. the importance of queer representation (especially for queer people of color); and mantras like “love is love,” though emotionally nice, fail to explain the nuances of straight and queer relationships . These topics aren’t fully explored in the film itself, but after all, it’s first and foremost a romantic comedy.
That said, Angela (Ts Madison), Marty (Symone) and Lawrence Grape (Bowen Yang) — a shame on the part of the filmmakers, as further exploration of these characters would have been very rewarding. This is an oversight.
Another oversight of this film occurs in the editing room. Despite the film’s frequent jokes and its best attempts to entertain the audience, it feels like it’s been going on longer than it should. Even some of the funniest scenes could have been tighter, such as those movie moments where you go to and drag longer than you need to. It has been blatantly deleted.
However, the rest of the tech behind “Bros” is perfectly on point for the most part. (with a few exceptions, such as when a large number of drag queens appear in glamorous attire), but given the goals of the film, this is more than acceptable. not all films have to be fundamentally good in these departments to be successful.
Ultimately, “Bros” is a hilariously clever rom-com whose rowdy jokes and layered insight into the nuanced nuances of the LGBTQ+ community cannot be overlooked, despite a few minor issues. .
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