Walk a Mile in My Pradas

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I am a gay man with no talent, only opinions In my opinion the story premise was great! That this was Nathaniel Marston's last movie. My deepest sympathy to his family. The problem usually with gay themed movies is the budget. This movie budgeted at 3 million was badly spent! The writing was awful except for the last 15 minutes. Did they bring in a ghost to finish it? The acting was forced. The dialogue and attempts at comedy played to GAY/Straight stereo types. I think it borders on being insulting. If you are looking for a Gay themed Christmas movie...keep looking! This is not worth the time!

The movie is so bad on every level, I am embarrassed just by having seen it. Acting was the worst of all. The cheapest soap opera is played better. Do not watch it.

The premise of the movie is cliché but somewhat interesting. It tries to promote a message of equality, but does so in an entirely too heavy-handed way. And the attempted message is totally undercut by the horrendously outdated stereotypes. I could forgive them in a movie made in the 90s, but this was made in 2011. There really isn't a good excuse for it. A movie like this doesn't get made without the involvement of at least some gay people. How did none of them help course correct? If you want to watch this movie, plan to have it on while you're doing something else, because it doesn't deserve your full attention.

So terribly offensive to the LGBTQ community. I feel victimized watching this. Dee Wallace, what were you thinking?

This movie didn't work for me at all. I suppose part of the problem was the plot. I can see the lesson for a straight guy who learns what it is to be gay, but what lesson can there be for a gay guy who learns what it means to be straight? Really, there is nothing there. All you can do really is focus on the mechanics of what might happen to a gay guy who was suddenly into women. Embarrassing for his gal pals! I guess I also reject the precept that men would change so completely just because of a change in sexual orientation. Sexual orientation and sexuality are not that important. Their whole characters would not have changed like that. Another problem was the writing. The overt homophobia of the straight guys, especially good-looking white guys living in LA in 2011 (and their fathers), was just over the top. It was an unsophisticated imagining of what straight guys think and say. It made me uncomfortable because it felt forced and cheesy. Another problem for me was that Nathaniel Marston was too sexy for his role. To me, it seemed unrealistic that a guy like this would be like this. I didn't find the movie offensive (unlike other reviewers). I just found it lame.

I thought this movie would be funny, but it was horrible. It took every cliche and stereotype and put them together in an bad attempt to be funny.

There are small, independent films with gay themes that are gems, like 'Trick', and, 'But I'm a Cheerleader'. Sometimes these small films can be a bit amateurish, with poor lighting, sound, and sets but the movies are good so you can forgive the little issues. Unfortunately, 'Walk a Mile in My Pradas' is not in league with either of these films and the tech problems are magnified because the plot is so thin and the jokes so forced and unfunny. If you have seen the trailer for Walk a Mile in My Pradas then you have already seen the best jokes in the film. This movie uses a gimmick that has been used many times in other movies and works even less in this film. I gave it a 2 because that was how many times I actually laughed. I was expecting more.

There are some genuinely funny parts to the movie, but the over-the- top stereotypes, clichéd situations and uneven acting make the overall result pretty poor. We begin with the two central characters, Tony and Steve, portrayed as heavy-handed caricatures of the macho homophobe and the irritatingly in-your-face cringe-worthy gay man. Then, with the help of a magical Christmas tree ornament, the homophobe becomes gay and the gay character becomes hetero. To ensure we understand what the change has wrought, the newly transformed characters become equally cringe- worthy examples of a straight slob and an effeminate, silly gay who suddenly loves flowers, fashion and cooking. Had they toned down the characterizations following the transformation to demonstrate that "becoming" gay or straight didn't turn someone into such unpleasant personalities, it might have been a bit more acceptable … but not by much. Some of the more seasoned actors, including Tom Arnold, Mike Starr and Dee Wallace, as well as some of the supporting cast, turned in decent performances. Even Nathianel Marston as Tony, when he refrained from over-acting, was reasonably good. Tom Archdeacon as Steve was definitely not a success and made the production seem more amateurish than it might otherwise have been. Unfortunately the negatives overwhelmed the positives in this film. The humor was generally lame and, if there was meant to be a message in the idea of switching circumstances in order to see the world through the eyes of the other, it was lost by making the characters, both before and after the change, rather ridiculous. I noticed that a few reviewers claimed it was a good movie for all the family to watch. It's sad to think that some people thought that the characterizations were fair & realistic and that the portrayals of both the straight and gay actors would do anything other than reinforce prejudices.