This is one of those projects that is just not getting the luck it needs right now. First off this is a dark dramedy about a con-man who turns gay and falls for another man. With the impressive physicality of Jim Carrey, good advanced reviews and a decent trailer, this movie was set to go. So what went wrong?
Well first it got push back to summer in July, which still isn't a bad thing. But then apparently the audience appeal went down for god knows what reason. This could be a possibility with the over emphasis of the gay-persona in this movie. Personally i don't mind it. All of the movies that have been about being gay or involving gay characters have been very subtle such as Oscar winning Brokeback Mountain and Sean Penn in Milk.
It takes a lot of guts to just advertise this so openly. As Jim Carrey says in the trailer, "I'm gay! That's right. Gay gay gay gay gay!". Yes i understand that Bruno didn't exactly give the openly gay character movies any hope with its box office tank, but this isn't for shock value. This looks like an R-rated passionate romance that i really wouldn't mind checking out, hopefully you will as well.
The movie got shelved but not it has a new release date and thank god for that. This looks low budget so why doesnt the studio just ride on Jim Carrey and Ewan Mcgregor, i mean these are some very big stars here, whatever i will never understand Hollywood and its stupid conventions. I think you should find this movie, looks like one of those gems.
I Love You Phillip Morris opens in theaters July 30th
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