So tonight I PAID to see 'I Can't Think Straight' and was incredibly disappointed. I wasted 7.50 on a campy lesbian chick flick. The characters were wishy-washy and poorly constructed. One second Tallah was rebellious and devil-may-care and the next she's all distraught because her family wouldn't understand? She didn't want to hurt her boyfriend? And overnight Leyla is all the sudden 100% positively a lesbian after dancing with Tallah for, oh, about 2 minutes, even though in the beginning of the film she goes on and on about how she's so strong in her faith and a good little Muslim girl! What gives? It was just too cheesy for any film genre; I honestly contemplated walking out and asking for a refund. It would be one thing if I had seen it for free, I paid for that and all I could do to pass the time was to make fun of it. The drama of it all was so over the top. And they both have understanding younger sisters and fathers, but the moms can't take it? The one real moment I liked where I thought they really made a point of showing what a struggle it can be to be homosexual in a culture of strong religion is when the mom yells "Then you will BURN IN HELL!" Ouchers mom. Anyway, I've seen lesbian films and I've seen gay films and all I'm saying is, there have been better. Much better.
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