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Drive-Away Dolls

Movie

I guess I know which Coen brother is solely responsible for their success now. Hint, not the one who's name starts with Ethan. This felt like a second year film student in the bottom half of their class in a state college film program trying to make a Coen brothers movie but wanting to be edgier. I wanted to like this, The intro was so bad that I thought it was going to end up being one of those scenes where you think its part of the main movie but then they reveal it was something stupid that the character was watching on their TV or it would be revealed that it was a lame movie being made by some of the characters in the film and they'd pan out to show the set and the main character as part of the crew in a ultra low budget movie. It was to LGBTQ movies what Kirk Cameron movies are to Christian movies. There were occasional good moments, like the bit in the trailer where Geraldine gets criticized for what she is wearing out to the bar and she says What I just came from work, and the other girl says I came from Toledo but I don't dress like it.

Filmmaking

Overall
37
Screenplay
35
Acting
40
Cinematography
40
Production
50
Directing
35
Concept
30
Story
30
Dialogue
40
Characters
40
Pacing
60
Musical Score
50

Attributes

Entertaining
40
Uniqueness
50
How Much I Like It
40
Twists
?
Artistry
?
Fun
?
Cliche
?
Cheesy
50
Broad Appeal
?
Cerebral
?
Emotional
?
Discussion Worthy
?

Genres

Comedy
40
Drama
?
Suspense
?
Action
?
Mystery
?
Thriller
?
Horror
?
Adventure
?
Romance
?
Science Fiction
?
Fantasy
?
Animation
?

Maturity

Family Friendly
10
Positive Message
?
Thematically Mature
?
Intense
?
Sexuality
80
Nudity
70
Violence
35
Gore
15
Crude
?
Profanity
40
Scary
?
Substance Use
?

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