Film Preview: Straight Up (2020)

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(February 23, 2020) Original

Release Date:

February 28, 2020

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “Todd and Rory are intellectual soul mates. He might be gay. She might not care. A romantic-comedy drama with a twist; a love story without the thrill of copulation.”

Poster Rating: C- / C / C- / C-

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Review: (#1) This is a rather inert design that feels lazy in its attempt to invert an image that would typically be used. It’s not revolutionary. (#2) Not a design we often see on posters because of its “taboo” quality. That’s impressive, but the design isn’t. (#3) It’s a place-in-time design that doesn’t feel very exciting. (#4) The first design, but a bit more bolder in terms of color, but not bolder in terms of creativity.

Trailer Rating: B-

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Review: A gay man wants to settle for being straight because he can’t find a man to successfully date is disingenuous at best and self-serving at worst. The trailer does a poor job convincing the viewer that he’ll better understand himself by the film’s end. It does, however, have an unusual cadence and a few bits of interesting humor.