All Postive Thoughts For Netflix’s ‘The Boys In The Band’
Netflix has been on fire recently. One of their newer original films, The Boys In The Band, is a can’t miss sleeper. In my honest opinion, one of the best originals to come from the streaming service. What about this film is so rewarding?
The Boys in the Band revolves around a group of gay men in 1968 New York City. They gather together for a friend’s birthday at the house of Micheal (Jim Parsons). Each character has his own set of demons, especially the college roommate of Micheal, Alan, who’s surprising visit and indifference to the gay culture, causes a lot of tension between the group of friends.
It’s Alan who turns the movie upside down. His arrival is terrible timing for Micheal and his comrades who want their party for Harold (Zachary Quinto) to go off without a hitch. Throughout the film, the presence of Alan, alcohol, and Harold’s attitude towards Micheal, turns Micheal into a different person. This is where the film soars.
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Getting to the meat and potatoes in this film can take some time. Storylines can be a bit confusing, a lot of slow character development, and some heavy dialogue could turn some off. It isn’t until the middle of the second act that this turns into such a great picture. Parsons has truly never been better. What he and Quinto pull off is a clinic in witty banter and o.
There is a lot to unpack with this film. It gets tense at certain points. The entire third act is a rollercoaster. There are moments of joy, but mostly a lot of anguish and despair. Unless you see the trailer (and even that doesn’t prepare you for the emotional journey), you’ll not see the last 45 minutes coming.
One issue facing this picture (and it’s totally a personal issue), the set feels like a movie set. You don’t really get the filmed on actual location and not soundstage feel for this (aside from the first 5 minutes). It did sort of take away from the movie atmospehere a bit. That could have been a deliberate act by the director and producers to give it that late 60’s feel. In my opinion, it felt a bit cheap.
Aside from that, The Boys in the Band really excels. There’s still a lot of grey area about certain characters and their relationships with each other, not to mention a rather vague ending. All in all, can’t complain too much. Not a perfect film, but rewarding enough to be one of the best in 2020.
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