StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.
Ensofter Overrated and overhyped
Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
johnyoungda When you watch a gay indie film, you have to accept the fact its going to have a budget smaller than one episode of a TV game show. So if you're expecting Juila Roberts in "My Best Friend's Wedding," go rent the real thing and enjoy its $50M budget. That said, there's a lot to like here. It's a twist on Victor/Victoria with a straight boy pretending to be gay to attract women. We get quite a few delightfully uncomfortable scenes where the straight dude has to put up or shut up. Personally, I would like to have seen this taken farther. If this were a European film, Caleb (Scott Lundsford) would have been persuaded to try gay sex and, perhaps, actually enjoy it--a little. This is probably why many reviewers criticize the film as "homophobic," because it seems to reinforce the notion that M to M sex is kicky. The very, very, very brief nude scene between Caleb and Marc is rather pointless. (I'm surprised the straight actors agreed to do it.) There was a missed opportunity for a very funny (and sexy) scene with the boys getting undressed for the big event--and Caleb being both modest about his own body, while very interested in Marc's. The script could have certainly used a polish, bit it isn't bad. It's main weakness is the ending, which should have given more weight to the Kyle character (Jim Verraros) in the story line. As presented, the story seems to be about Caleb, but with the ending as written, the movie is really about Kyle. So we should have had some foreshadowing scenes to back up Marc's reveal about being a secret irer all along. That would have taken the movie to the "comedy of errors" level I think a lot of reviewers have expressed disappointment about. Casting is a bit of a problem too. Verraros is BY FAR the best actor of the bunch, but he's relegated to the "incidental sidekick" role for most of the movie. While he's not quite as gym toned as Caleb and Marc, he's got the cutest face and dresses like an Abercrombie model. Hardly the nerdy, unlovable character the script suggests he is. Again, Marc's reveal at the end would have made more sense if the audience had been aware of this earlier in the film. Where was the scene of Marc secretly attending Kyle's concert? That should have been scene one. (BTW, the character the audience MOST wanted to have do the gratuitous nude scene was scruffy A&F boy Kyle).Caleb's family is one note too many. This 90 minute film tries to cram too many characters into a small space. The focus should have been on the characters in the love triangle (well, quadrangle in this case): Caleb-Marc/Marc-Kyle/Gwen-Caleb. Finally, as others have noted, both Gwen and Tiffani are way too cartoonish to be taken as serious love interests. We can overlook this in the case of Tiffani, who is the comic-relief character of the piece, but it's hard to imagine soft-spoken, sensitive Caleb falling for bombastic Gwen.
jfs999 Gone With The Wind, it wasn't. But it WAS a good movie! I have friends like these guys. It was supposed to be a farce and the writer did a good job... there are some witty lines here and there.Caleb was a hunk. I'd do him on the front lawn. Scott Lunsden underplayed his role and was really believable. The film had a positive attitude overall.Caleb's family was a hoot. His parents are so determined to be progressive and ive that when he's outed to them, they totally his "new lifestyle." The relationship with his little sister was very much like those in my own family - loving, but she never cuts him a break.Tiffani was good. You could tell the actress who played her really had fun with the role. In fact, it looked like everyone involved was having a good time. That always comes through in a movie and makes it worth watching.I rented this one, but I plan to buy it so I can see it again.
Colette Corr Eating Out is a warped college sex comedy from up-and-coming indie US director, Q Allan Brocka.Shot in ten days on MD, it's about Caleb, who falls for fag hag Gwen, infamous for turning all her previous boyfriends gay. The way for Caleb to steal her heart? To pretend that he's gay, according to his roomie, Kyle. But the plan backfires when Gwen decides to set Caleb up with her best friend, Marc.The cast includes Scott Lunsford as Caleb, Emily Stiles as Gwen, Ryan Carnes as Marc and Jim Verraros as Kyle. Rebekah Kochan has a memorable cameo as Caleb's kinky bonk-buddy Tiffani.Eating Out is light, pacey and funny, although it's obviously been made on a shoestring budget. In addition, the actors never transcend caricature to behave like real people. In one scene Caleb and Marc get it on, with Caleb only able to do so while Gwen whispers phone sex talk in his ear. It's clear that Marc's being used here, but he barely even notices.If that doesn't faze you, you'll probably enjoy Eating Out, which screens as part of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, running from March 11-21.
seanybobo Watch the length of Caleb's sideburns in the scene with him and Kyle sitting on the bed. Caleb's sideburns appear to alter from long and pointed, to short and square sideburns several times during this scene. To me, it indicates that extra footage needed to be re-shot at a later date.The Australian DVD contains the male full frontal scene discussed on this website by others. It is brief but both actors are seen nude before they get dressed. Good movie with some funny lines but the ending is uncomfortable and the male "hook up" at the end is silly.
