Coffee Date

I like this piece of fluff. I reacted to it like I did to Eating Out where the straight guy has phone sex with the fag hag...and he enjoys it. It is not likely but ok. Todd goes on a blind date with Kelly, thinking it is a girl. It isn't, his brother put his profile on the 'men seeking men' page...juvenille doesn't begin to describe the brother who grates like stale cheese by the way. Now this would only work if the guy's name was like Kelly, could be male could be female...ok could happen. They meet, work out the issue but like each other. Kelly likes Todd like a gay man likes a yummy man...believable? Not so much when you see Todd, but ok. Todd likes Kelly like a friend he isn't sure he is safe with... I like that they form a really good friendship. What annoys the crap out of me is, despite his protestations and his life up until now being not gay, it takes a modicum of encouragement for all to think he is gay and welcome him as a big gay icon. One woman even asks for 'back door' advice...say what now? The mother ought to be put out of my misery, with the brother...pains in the a**. The most unlikely scenario of the lot? Todd now questions whether he is gay, he knows he isn't but everyone else says he is so maybe he is??? Yeah right. What is Kelly's solution? If you sleep with a gay man and don't hate it you are gay, if you hate it you are straight. What?? Is that the only test?? And Todd does it, but doesn't seem to hate it...but isn't gay. Could have told him that. There are some interesting bits in the Deleted Scenes feature, you get to hear a bit more about this session. Then the brother gets in on the act, if the mother is accepting Todd is gay and is getting lots of attention then...he is gay. But no-one believes him, except Todd. The brother is a big pain in the rear...so why, when Todd is not available because he is straight, does the big pussy pain in the rear seem attractive??? Most implausible part and really grots me. Anyway, it is a nice movie. Makes you laugh...made me laugh out loud occassionally and smile a lot.

I enjoy a light, low-budget movie on occasion, but this one had far too many flaws, and far too few good points, to make it very enjoyable. The premise is that Todd's brother, who is staying with him temporarily, posts a singles ad for Todd onto an online dating site. Todd gets a response, and is quite interested in meeting what he thinks to be a very nice woman. It turns out that the brother played a joke on Todd by posting the ad on a same-sex dating website, and the date (Kelly) is a man. Since one good joke deserves another, Todd and Kelly play a joke on the brother and lead him to believe that Todd is now gay and seeing Kelly. This explodes in Todds face as the brother then notifies the mom. Todd is outed to everyone, and is even outed at work, and can't convince anyone he's straight. Over time, he begins to question it himself.The problem is that Todd is not a very likable person. He starts out as very homophobic and is terrified about being mistaken for gay or being hit on by another man. Yet the homophobia seems to ebb and flow as the situation dictates. He seems stereotypically homophobic (portrayed very over the top) one moment, and the next is very comfortable pretending to be gay and holding another man's hand as he's trying to fool his brother. The rest of the movie is basically the same scene in different settings: Todd trying to convince people he's straight. Early in the movie, he states "I know how dramatic you people are", but is a pure drama queen himself throughout the movie. There's nothing in the writing, leaving nothing for the actor to work upon, that shows any reason why someone would be attracted to Todd. Yet people are attracted to him. I couldn't begin to understand why. While Kelly is quite the catch, Todd is one that should definitely be tossed back into the water.The writing is ambitious, but lacks the necessarily skill to pull off believable scenarios and performances, and the bare-bones direction and cinematography simply amplify that lack of writing skill.I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that there is one scene in the movie that is genuinely entertaining. When Todd and Kelly turn the tables on the brother and play the joke on him, it's executed very well and is extremely funny. Unfortunately, that moment stands alone.While it's not a terrible movie, I feel it does fall just short of being "OK". The basis for a good movie is there, the writer and director just lack the skills necessary to portray that movie.

Not knowing what to expect when I purchased the DVD, I really enjoyed this film. Yes, it is light, fun and at times a little lacking in pacing. But, when it does catch fire it becomes a madcap comedy reminiscent of the Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart comedies of the forties. "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "Harvey" immediately comes to mind. It's definitely romantic - but not in the way one usually thinks of romantic films. You would never think of this film as low-budget. Not with the quality of writing, directing and acting. Love that Sally Kirkland! She's always perfect. The two male leads are perfectly cast and project a real caring for each other that goes beyond the usual sexual stereotypes. A believable connection between two human beings It really was wonderful to see this on the screen. I don't know how the director was able to snag the remaining cast as they also were absolutely perfect in their roles. SEE IT! See it for the fun of it. See it because it does not cop out and make fairy tale endings. And it does this with a very sensitive, realistic, and light comic touch. It can also make you feel a little wistful and sad but, at the same time, happy to see a dose of realism in what could have been a fairy tale ending. I am looking forward to more of these types of films.  Coffee Date

Todd is very much the essence of metrosexual. He takes pride in his appearance, worries about hair loss and takes longer in the shower than his ex wife. His layabout brother Barry places a lonely hearts advert for him in the 'men seeking men' category. After a few emails and no photo exchange Todd goes on his date to meet Kelly. Kelly of course is a hunky guy and as soon as they can both laugh about it, they decide to pay the brother back by pretending that the date went really well and Todd has discovered his inner gay.This leads to a snowball effect of friends, family and coworkers all believing (a bit too easily for Todd's liking) that he is actually gay. No-one wants to listen when he says it was a joke, and as his friendship with Kelly begins to develop, he has to ask himself whether or not his friends could be right...This film isn't bad, and I don't think it is as cliched in it's characters as some may see it. The story is nothing new and sadly this is it's biggest let down because if you are going to rehash an old story, you really want to do something spectacluar whereas Coffee Date plays it safe safe safe.There is a lovely chemistry between the two leads, and you can genuinely see why they would become friends, but the age old "am I aren't I?" question starts getting a bit old.All in all, it's an enjoyable movie to watch one rainy sunday, but I wouldn't be rushing out to buy it.

I really enjoyed this movie, it did help that both lead guys were nice looking, very funny at times also quite sad in places but all is good at the end. The straight guy actor brings alot of funny situations to the story, when a straight guy doesn't know what to do when hit on in the nicest way by a guy guy, it's a good story, quite emotional at times, alot of fun to, if you want Gone With The Wind then go elsewhere, if you want pleasant entertainment then this film could be worth your while :-).

Ok if you want a movie you can enjoy and aww a bit at this is the movie you the two charthers as said in a different review go well togther and have a nice buddy. The mother thing is very true as well, from one person who had that same type of promblem with his mother. I have to say the homo-phobic jokes some times got on my bad side, but most of the jokes, are the same jokes that you will hear around the local gay club, anyway, so in a all that should not be really cared about.The storyline is nice, the end is funny and very nice, it all a good watch, but the not best.

One of the Best films iv seen in a long while . Brought back memories of similar situations.And iv had a hard week then i watch this too make me smile and laugh.

Far from ground-breaking as a movie, but a really enjoyable film nonetheless. Wilson Cruz is both dishy and sweet, while Jonathan Bray's character is just sweet and innocent. A great pair together.