eCupid (2011)
1/10
Terrible
30 March 2013
Warning: Spoilers
I sincerely hated this wretched movie. It was as bad as some of the straight rom-coms that have come out in the last ten years or so, films so horrendous that you wonder if the writers weren't brain dead or smoking crack. It tried to be 'cute', but failed miserably. That is partly because I could not stand Marshall. Maybe it's the fact that he's a poor actor, but the guy playing him could not convey any real emotion. The guy playing his boyfriend did a fine job, but i didn't buy Marshall's so-called 'heartfelt' emotions at the end for even one second. Because when Gabe originally walks out in tears, Marshall shows no emotion whatsoever. Not only does he continue to show no emotion, he pals around with a douchebag from work. I seriously agree with the guy who wanted to date Gabe, Marshall and this ass were perfect for each other. I didn't want Marshall and Gabe to get back together, and seriously ended up yelling at my screen in frustration and disgust: "Gabe, get together with the other guy! Tell Marshall to go screw himself!" The whole movie was so contrived, moving from one scene to the next in such a forced way, that it felt stilted and not natural at all. And it portrayed gay guys as stupid, obnoxious, irritating, and often amoral. So, a typical rom-com only with two male leads instead of a male and a female. And that is exactly why I hated it, because i hate most rom-coms. They are, for the most part, so clichéd, so trite, and so formulaic that they tend to leave me feeling faintly nauseous rather than happy and uplifted.
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