Where To Begin....I try to be kind to LGBT films, but this one was originally a 30 minute short script, stretched out to a full length film. Some funny bits... mean drag queens, picking on the straight guys, in a drag queen lip-synch nightclub. Lars Berge is "the cherry", a brand new (straight boy) act trying out at the club, where the established acts are catty, as expected. A fun song... "Thanks for sticking it in me!" Although I must say... Waaaaayy too much time spent on Zaza, who does the "Birdcage" bit where she simply can't go on for a myriad of stupid reasons. That got annoying quickly. Some fourth wall stuff... like speaking to the camera, but then suddenly the others can hear it also. It's entertaining, and a fun caper, but the script needed more meat on it. There's a funny bit during the out-takes, which I won't give away, but stick around to the very end... its pretty funny. Directed by Assaad Yacoub, who has written and directed several films. Written by Nick Landa. Currently showing on netflix.
26 Reviews
No. No. & Okay maybe... (really??) NOOOOO!!!
lilithphoenix-6352416 June 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Storyline - boring.
Jokes - highly offensive.
Acting - lacking.
Queerness - over the top. No! Like... even for a camp person I was looking at this thinking "you're giving too much Camp honey, I'm looking for the Rangers."
The only good thing about this horrifying film was when Lars Berge sang Ave Maria . 4 stars for that. The rest of the movie just BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Bob The Drag Queen, what are you doing sweetie? The one who gave the best performance was Jizelle and she did nothing, but sit by Lady Zaza's door and read her script. Whilst getting abused for being the "terrible" actress!
Jokes - highly offensive.
Acting - lacking.
Queerness - over the top. No! Like... even for a camp person I was looking at this thinking "you're giving too much Camp honey, I'm looking for the Rangers."
The only good thing about this horrifying film was when Lars Berge sang Ave Maria . 4 stars for that. The rest of the movie just BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Bob The Drag Queen, what are you doing sweetie? The one who gave the best performance was Jizelle and she did nothing, but sit by Lady Zaza's door and read her script. Whilst getting abused for being the "terrible" actress!
Picking on Women
ekehew3 February 2018
I'm a huge fan of Drag Race, and couldn't wait to see this movie. Unfortunately, there were a lot of lines that were really disrespectful to women. The queens spend a scene talking about how disgusting a vagina is, sing a song making light of abortion (I'm pro-choice, but it is usually a seriously difficult situation), and just generally bash women. I'm all for men dressing in drag, especially to express femininity since our culture tells them to suppress that, but don't make fun of women, you still get to walk around the world as a man. Borrowing women's culture of dresses, makeup, shoes, hair, mannerism, etc., is fine, great even, but to be so disrespectful is not a good look.
Fierce Queens That Don't Get To Shine
mdhalljr19 December 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Seriously, this movie features some of the best Drag Race queens in herstory but doesn't do a damn thing with them.
How can a move featuring Bob The Drag Queen and Detox not be good?
We get almost and a half of endless explanations of each character in freeze frame format with endless boring monologues by the "Cherry" of their background and motivations. Show us, don't tell us!
Then the drag performances are over-dubbed by the same person singing each song. It was funny the first song (barely) then a complete bore by the 2nd song.
I feel this movie was written for the un-charismatic lead "Cherry" to give him a springboard for his career or maybe he's partnered to the writer and they wanted to give him a starring role.
Then he literally almost gay bashes the queens with his awesome straightness just because the drag queens roasted the hell out of him. What an embarrassment because you know Detox would had beat his ass in real life.
Then we get to see the Cherry come out on stage and look completely awkward. Remember how Gene Hackman looked in drag in The Birdcage? This is worse.
How can a move featuring Bob The Drag Queen and Detox not be good?
We get almost and a half of endless explanations of each character in freeze frame format with endless boring monologues by the "Cherry" of their background and motivations. Show us, don't tell us!
Then the drag performances are over-dubbed by the same person singing each song. It was funny the first song (barely) then a complete bore by the 2nd song.
I feel this movie was written for the un-charismatic lead "Cherry" to give him a springboard for his career or maybe he's partnered to the writer and they wanted to give him a starring role.
Then he literally almost gay bashes the queens with his awesome straightness just because the drag queens roasted the hell out of him. What an embarrassment because you know Detox would had beat his ass in real life.
Then we get to see the Cherry come out on stage and look completely awkward. Remember how Gene Hackman looked in drag in The Birdcage? This is worse.
Could be better
kathrynboyt14 January 2018
Warning: Spoilers
I whiled away a Sunday afternoon with this movie (it was playing as I did other things)
From the casting list, I was expecting greatness as I watched the RuPaul Royalty strut their stuff on the screen, after all, the cast list includes Latrice Royale, Tempest DuJour and Bob the Drag Queen to name just a few, these are Drag Queens that I know are very funny and tremendously talented.
So what's wrong with it? Well, dry script, a protagonist that I personally found hard to like - I think the viewer is supposed to sympathise with his dream of being a performer/singer. And a few toilet humour jokes - one queen actually throws up on stage during a song where she's lip-syncing about what she does when she *ahem* soils herself. Actually, can I ask who wrote these songs and how old they were to think the songs were funny? The other songs (all sung by the same voice actress, by the way) include "I can't have this baby right now", "I hate you, white bitch". They pretty much go on in that sort of vein, until the Protagonist does his solo of a straightforward, traditional 'Ave Maria'
That said, it had it's entertaining moments. The one that sticks out at the moment is Tempest Dujour as the aging, headlining act of the club, Lady Zaza who, having lost her partner a few months before the film takes place, and so having "lost the will to tuck", spends her time locked away in her dressing room, playing sad music whilst melodramatically looking in to the mirror, loudly bemoaning her loss to her reflection (and the audience) before writing a suicide letter that's 8+ pages long, stating in it that that she doesn't like long goodbyes.
The film is 79 minutes long and during that time I was expecting to see some character development, other films have managed it in that time, but instead it just sort of trailed off and didn't seem to have a real ending, unless you count more of the protagonist's dispassionate narration about what everyone got up to after his night at the club was over. Maybe if it'd taken place over several nights, made as a series rather than a film, we could have got to know the characters a bit more, as it was, everything felt squashed in.
It's honestly not the worst film I've ever seen but it could have been amazing.
From the casting list, I was expecting greatness as I watched the RuPaul Royalty strut their stuff on the screen, after all, the cast list includes Latrice Royale, Tempest DuJour and Bob the Drag Queen to name just a few, these are Drag Queens that I know are very funny and tremendously talented.
So what's wrong with it? Well, dry script, a protagonist that I personally found hard to like - I think the viewer is supposed to sympathise with his dream of being a performer/singer. And a few toilet humour jokes - one queen actually throws up on stage during a song where she's lip-syncing about what she does when she *ahem* soils herself. Actually, can I ask who wrote these songs and how old they were to think the songs were funny? The other songs (all sung by the same voice actress, by the way) include "I can't have this baby right now", "I hate you, white bitch". They pretty much go on in that sort of vein, until the Protagonist does his solo of a straightforward, traditional 'Ave Maria'
That said, it had it's entertaining moments. The one that sticks out at the moment is Tempest Dujour as the aging, headlining act of the club, Lady Zaza who, having lost her partner a few months before the film takes place, and so having "lost the will to tuck", spends her time locked away in her dressing room, playing sad music whilst melodramatically looking in to the mirror, loudly bemoaning her loss to her reflection (and the audience) before writing a suicide letter that's 8+ pages long, stating in it that that she doesn't like long goodbyes.
The film is 79 minutes long and during that time I was expecting to see some character development, other films have managed it in that time, but instead it just sort of trailed off and didn't seem to have a real ending, unless you count more of the protagonist's dispassionate narration about what everyone got up to after his night at the club was over. Maybe if it'd taken place over several nights, made as a series rather than a film, we could have got to know the characters a bit more, as it was, everything felt squashed in.
It's honestly not the worst film I've ever seen but it could have been amazing.
Too Pooped To Pop
artfarris24 January 2018
Whose brilliant idea was it to make a movie about drag but make it about a straight guy doing drag for the first time (and effortlessly beating his face) while the actual drag queens are reduced to ham-fisted stereotypes? I could see glimmers of talent and the plot line is well constructed. But the final product is the pits.
Not even Bob could save this ship from wrecking.
phillsucks17 December 2017
Terribly unfunny and filled with extremely sad, misogynistic jokes. Poorly written script with the worst of LGBTQ+ stereotypes. Really sad to see talented queens related to a project like this. Who let the white WeHo gays out?
Fun, Frivilous, Campy Film
phaylen30 November 2017
Warning: Spoilers
I sat back at 4am on a Thursday night to watch this film, not expecting much because, while many of the actors are Rupaul's Drag Race Alumni, I had never heard of the Director before. I was curious about what he did with these incredibly smart and undeniably funny drag queens.
He definitely took advantage of the strengths each performer brought to the table, and that was a brilliant move. He let them showcase some really strong acting chops- In particular, Bob The Drag Queen (Here, as Caldwell Tidicu) Allusia Alusia and the spectacular Tempest DuJour who gave a performance so incredibly hilarious and high caliber that she deserve a standing ovation. She definitely stole the entire film, saving it from some pretty bland, unremarkable writing.
The writer and director owe these drag queens a huge debt of gratitude. They carried Cherry Pop with true commitment and fantastic performances. They took their character and made them memorable. There are some uncomfortable moments with the film, unintentionally, but in the current climate it certainly made me cringe watching a straight character walk into a gay bar and physically (Not comedically) attack a gay drag queen character. It demonstrated a tremendous amount of ignorance and insensitivity, specifically because the audience is supposed to love the character doing the attacking.
The main character stays detached throughout the film. He is visibly uncomfortable in the environment- a gay bar. He has no real drive that we understand except to do something that is completely other than drag. It a big "Whaaaa?" moment that left me confused. He also narrates the entire film, which is the first indication of a problematic storyline. The first thing you learn in any film class is that if you have to tell your story through narration, you're not making a film, you should be writing a book. Narration is lazy and does the work on behalf of the writer. True to form, it is often unnecessary throughout the film and proves nothing more than a distraction.
All that aside, while the story itself is problematic, both in terms of execution and cultural sensitivity, the drag queens make it worth watching. You don't have to be a Rupaul's Drag Race fan to enjoy the wit, the banter and the hilarious performances they've turned out. I recommend it, if simply to watch these Drag Queens turn a sour story into a fun, frivolous campy feature.
He definitely took advantage of the strengths each performer brought to the table, and that was a brilliant move. He let them showcase some really strong acting chops- In particular, Bob The Drag Queen (Here, as Caldwell Tidicu) Allusia Alusia and the spectacular Tempest DuJour who gave a performance so incredibly hilarious and high caliber that she deserve a standing ovation. She definitely stole the entire film, saving it from some pretty bland, unremarkable writing.
The writer and director owe these drag queens a huge debt of gratitude. They carried Cherry Pop with true commitment and fantastic performances. They took their character and made them memorable. There are some uncomfortable moments with the film, unintentionally, but in the current climate it certainly made me cringe watching a straight character walk into a gay bar and physically (Not comedically) attack a gay drag queen character. It demonstrated a tremendous amount of ignorance and insensitivity, specifically because the audience is supposed to love the character doing the attacking.
The main character stays detached throughout the film. He is visibly uncomfortable in the environment- a gay bar. He has no real drive that we understand except to do something that is completely other than drag. It a big "Whaaaa?" moment that left me confused. He also narrates the entire film, which is the first indication of a problematic storyline. The first thing you learn in any film class is that if you have to tell your story through narration, you're not making a film, you should be writing a book. Narration is lazy and does the work on behalf of the writer. True to form, it is often unnecessary throughout the film and proves nothing more than a distraction.
All that aside, while the story itself is problematic, both in terms of execution and cultural sensitivity, the drag queens make it worth watching. You don't have to be a Rupaul's Drag Race fan to enjoy the wit, the banter and the hilarious performances they've turned out. I recommend it, if simply to watch these Drag Queens turn a sour story into a fun, frivolous campy feature.
-5 stars
scottbwright4 December 2017
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say: if you are going to make a film about drag performance... include some phenomenal drag performances. It's not that hard to do. Yet this film manages to completely ignore showing them while at the same time trying to be an inspirational film about drag. I'd give it -10 if I could. It fails just on it's basic premise.
Time I'll Never Get Back
harryneeleyjr7 January 2018
I've never written a review before on a movie and I've seen a lot (good and bad). I cannot stress how awful this movie really was. After 5 minutes, I couldn't turn off the train wreck. Like my last relationship, I hung around hoping it would get better; it didn't. I need to re-evaluate my life's choices after this second major mistake. The only redemption this movie has are the bloopers in the credits. That's only because the acting wasn't forced but actually genuine.
An Experience: the Best performance of [
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xatian119682 December 2017
Warning: Spoilers
SPOILERS! The Best performance of Ave Maria you'll hear this year.
This delightfully care free film by screenwriter Nick Landa is warm and comfortable throughout. Along with its inviting cinematography this film is a fun one for those with an evening to relax and laugh - you want to visit this place, if not for its lively backstage drama. And at the height of its success, is the performance by Lars Berge, a newcomer to film, but certainly not to song. Cherry Pop is not the film you may think it is. And although it rests squarely in a dive drag bar just off and on the other side of the railroad tracks, don't let that distract you, this story is honest as it is frank in what is the 'always on going battle' between gay and straight community.
The cast performance did a fabulous job, each delivering a real experience that didn't border on gay or straight stereotype – surely most everyone was in drag, but this film was full of the community that exists outside the dressing room and off the stage. The ladies-in-drag's talent off-screen translated into delivered performances, of performers, just trying to get on with their lives. Their costuming was done with taste and flamboyance, which can be missing on Main Street. For those of you, unfamiliar with stellar 'drag queens', these contributing actors in Cherry Pop make the pop that becomes this cherry. But this film isn't so much about the drag queens, and really is, much more a PFLaG convention, seen from the "P" and the "F" vantage, and not so much the LaG (which may confuse the lgbtq folk, but doubt not in Nick Landa). Nick Landa's story and his success in Cherry Pop is that he has taken the discussion full circle, where straight males and drag queens, doting mothers and frustrated sons, find some middle ground.
This film is also a great love story, about lost love, current love, and love that comes and goes. But Nick Landa has presented a plausible question for all of us, as Allusia Alusia's Dellusia's fashion forward approach in her role presents. On the other hand, Nick Landa has reminded us that a dedicated partner will see us through to the end, and the love that Lars Berge's Cherry shares in music and life will see mainstream heterosexual drag films relegated to the outdated bin. The treatment the story receives by Director Assaad Yacoub is a fresh take on an old story, and the story Screenwriter Nick Landa invites you on is "an experience", and much of it will have you saying, this is a film even Ann Coulter would enjoy. 'Benedicta tu in mulieribus' – blessed art Thou among women. Cheers!
This delightfully care free film by screenwriter Nick Landa is warm and comfortable throughout. Along with its inviting cinematography this film is a fun one for those with an evening to relax and laugh - you want to visit this place, if not for its lively backstage drama. And at the height of its success, is the performance by Lars Berge, a newcomer to film, but certainly not to song. Cherry Pop is not the film you may think it is. And although it rests squarely in a dive drag bar just off and on the other side of the railroad tracks, don't let that distract you, this story is honest as it is frank in what is the 'always on going battle' between gay and straight community.
The cast performance did a fabulous job, each delivering a real experience that didn't border on gay or straight stereotype – surely most everyone was in drag, but this film was full of the community that exists outside the dressing room and off the stage. The ladies-in-drag's talent off-screen translated into delivered performances, of performers, just trying to get on with their lives. Their costuming was done with taste and flamboyance, which can be missing on Main Street. For those of you, unfamiliar with stellar 'drag queens', these contributing actors in Cherry Pop make the pop that becomes this cherry. But this film isn't so much about the drag queens, and really is, much more a PFLaG convention, seen from the "P" and the "F" vantage, and not so much the LaG (which may confuse the lgbtq folk, but doubt not in Nick Landa). Nick Landa's story and his success in Cherry Pop is that he has taken the discussion full circle, where straight males and drag queens, doting mothers and frustrated sons, find some middle ground.
This film is also a great love story, about lost love, current love, and love that comes and goes. But Nick Landa has presented a plausible question for all of us, as Allusia Alusia's Dellusia's fashion forward approach in her role presents. On the other hand, Nick Landa has reminded us that a dedicated partner will see us through to the end, and the love that Lars Berge's Cherry shares in music and life will see mainstream heterosexual drag films relegated to the outdated bin. The treatment the story receives by Director Assaad Yacoub is a fresh take on an old story, and the story Screenwriter Nick Landa invites you on is "an experience", and much of it will have you saying, this is a film even Ann Coulter would enjoy. 'Benedicta tu in mulieribus' – blessed art Thou among women. Cheers!
No
shood-540-88349112 October 2018
Great movie, bad message
andja-803373 August 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Here's the thing: I love drag queen movies. They are the perfect mix of cheesy, preachy, and crude. Cherry pop is a great queen movie at heart, but my problem with it resides in the basic message. This movie is about a straight man who dresses up as a drag queen not because it's his dream or he feels like a drag queen, but instead to catch his big break. That just doesn't sit well with me! First of all, drag is an lgbt thing. It's weird to have a straight white man appropriate gay culture, but not that weird. Like, if his dream was to be a drag queen and he really just wanted to live that lifestyle, then I think it would be totally fine that he was straight. However, his ultimate goal is not to be a drag queen. He just wants to preform. There's nothing wrong with that, it's judt not fair for him to use drag as a way to climb to the top! This isn't his culture and he has no particular love for drag, so he's literally just using it for personal gain and that just doesn't sit right with me. If the message hadn't been so accepting of blatant disrespect for gay culture, than I would've rated this WAY higher than two stars, but unfortunately I just can't support this message. It's a great movie, I just hate the main character!
Cringe
IllogicalGenius15 March 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I was hoping I'd enjoy this, I kept waiting hoping it'd get better, as another review reads. It doesn't.
It's nice to see some familiar faces of the Drag Race girls while introducing us to another three. I actually preferred Allusia and Misty Violet over the drag racers characters.
It starts off a little like the beginning of The Bird Cage, only if the beginning lasted for an entire evening.
I'm a pro-choice but Detox's number was super cringe. And I just think, if a pro-lifer watched that, that's what they think choice is about for everyone. Maybe a pro-lifer wrote these awful numbers.
All the numbers the Drag Queen's vote are terrible and in some ways, it puts them as the butt of the joke. Where as the straight boy gets the moving Italian number essentially at the expense of another Drag Racer.
The only one who's given a whisper of a back story is the straight boy and even then it's a weak one.
Part of ultimate message is great. But with all that comes before...whatever that is, it falls terribly flat. If you don't want to get bad songs stuck in your head. Avoid.
It's nice to see some familiar faces of the Drag Race girls while introducing us to another three. I actually preferred Allusia and Misty Violet over the drag racers characters.
It starts off a little like the beginning of The Bird Cage, only if the beginning lasted for an entire evening.
I'm a pro-choice but Detox's number was super cringe. And I just think, if a pro-lifer watched that, that's what they think choice is about for everyone. Maybe a pro-lifer wrote these awful numbers.
All the numbers the Drag Queen's vote are terrible and in some ways, it puts them as the butt of the joke. Where as the straight boy gets the moving Italian number essentially at the expense of another Drag Racer.
The only one who's given a whisper of a back story is the straight boy and even then it's a weak one.
Part of ultimate message is great. But with all that comes before...whatever that is, it falls terribly flat. If you don't want to get bad songs stuck in your head. Avoid.
Rotten Cherry
edicionccq20 November 2019
The premise is kinda intriguing, and Bob The Drag Queen is incredible but there's nothing else to say. This movie is just boring.There are not risks at stake. There are not characters to root for. Nothing interesting happen.
This movie doesn't offer anything creative or good. It's not entertaining, so if you consider this movie and you think that maybe could be good. Well, it's not.
The greatest drag queens couldn't save this movie
tuvalerie13 August 2020
Hulu recommended me this movie and I only decided to watch it because Bob was in the center of the picture. What a waste. I was excited to see Detox, Bob, Patrice, and Mayhem (and they were great) but they can't make up for the terrible writing and lack of anything interesting in this movie. The cherry on top? The terrible, terrible acting from Lars Verge. Why do directors feel the need to cast mediocre male actors in lead roles when there are talented drag queens right THERE in front of you?
So disappointing.
tonyliedl25 April 2022
I love all these queens from watching them on Drag Race. That said, this movie did nothing to help the image of the LGBTQ community. They all just yelled at each other to the point it that was uncomfortable, picked on people, and acted super b*itchy. Every joke was awful - I was expecting that little "shade sound" from Drag Race when a queen's joke fails, and the camera just shows Ru's emotionless face, then that clanking shade sound plays. That's how I felt throughout this entire movie. Where's Bianca when you need her?
Not funny, I didnt get it..
arek230 October 2021
I was so happy I found a movie to watch on Saturday night.
Being gay & loving RuPaul and drag Queens this is absolutely waste of time.
There's only few scenes where i LOL the rest is bad taste bitching and the songs performed are kinda SICK. Latrice Royal acting is so bad.
Thumbs up for Bob the Drag Queen.
Being gay & loving RuPaul and drag Queens this is absolutely waste of time.
There's only few scenes where i LOL the rest is bad taste bitching and the songs performed are kinda SICK. Latrice Royal acting is so bad.
Thumbs up for Bob the Drag Queen.
Funny moments, funny people, but the lead ... read.
fantasmic197112 April 2018
Warning: Spoilers
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A 79-minute introspection of the backstage goings-on with a company of female impersonators as they prepare for that evening's performance. From the start of the movie, the story is interrupted by a call-bell sound, signaling that an unseen narrator (during a freeze-frame, and we find out who this narrator is later, and then we find out that ANYONE can be a narrator, but I digress) is going to give an account of each character in the story, presumably because we, the viewer, need more than the on-screen action to familiarize ourselves with who we are seeing. And it's annoying. The narrator sounds as if he is reading from a book. And I didn't like the feeling of being read-to. I wanted to watch --and then establish on my own-- who these people are and what they're all about. I didn't need to be told what so-and-so did in the early stages of their life, and why it brought said whomever to this room, on this very night. That had nothing to do with the queen who had barricaded herself in the other room, lamenting over the loss of her dearly departed and deep in the throes of a major mental breakdown. I also forgot about the information the narrator gave us about each characters backstory because, well... it had nothing to do with what we were watching.
Moving forward ...
A character throws-up in this movie. YUCKY! I always hate that. Always! That is never cute, or nice, or funny, or ...anything I ever want to ever see in a movie ever. Ever!
!!!Ever!!!
Also, this movie teaches us (and we already knew this, but you know) drag queens lip-sync to music with extremely vulgar lyrics. All of them. I mean every song! What show director in their right mind would be okay with this? That's like everyone that night just happened to come to work prepared to do a Celine Dion ballad. Nope! Change your music or go home. I mean, I don't mind a little schlock, but this was schlock for schlock's sake. That's like rhyming the word "go" with "go", and we all know how Dorothy felt about that when Rose did it. Clear. ...just a sec. Did these girls really only have to do one song? And one show a night? What bar doesn't have their girls do three songs a show, two shows a night? I need to take a break ...
I'm back, with the LIKEYS AND NICEYS: I liked (practically) every character in this movie. The DJ was a hoot -- so silly. Like. Even the shirtless bartender and his controlling colleague. They worked. Like. The big-mouth fan who didn't pay for his drink, the two people who sat with Miss Cutie's Mom during the show, the woman who barged-in and pulled Big-Mouth out ... like. The Bouncer, the Tow Truck Guy, the rest ... like. They were all good. Only, the "Cherry" ... I did not connect-with, or sympathize-for, him. Because I did not believe in the performance of the person portraying him. Now, really, the writing was fine - the idea was fine. It was the actor (and I'm sorry to be so, you know) but he just didn't sell his character to me. He always gave the impression that he was rehearsing and not performing. Acting like he was acting. His eyes distracted me too ... like he was watching whatever was happening in the background, because I wondered if he was. Now to be fair, for a brief moment, when he was consoling Miss Ariella hottie in the powder room, I almost kinda sorta started to think that maybe just a teensy weensy bit this guy might be going somewhere with his performance. But then --no.
Misty Violet ... WOW!!! That's who I was watching and I don't care WHO knows! Someone needs to write this earth-angel a heel-wearing-blair-witch-something-buddy-cop-sorta-spaceshipcaptain-type-thing because I REALLY want to see what this sexy muthafuqah can do!!!
OH! Miss Thing in the gold dress was dynamite!!! SO FUNNY - Luv'd her! She needs her own movie too. With Misty. Yes, those two. My favorites. Netflix series. Needs to happen. WAIT! Who was the Jane Jetson with the Rubypolitan hair writing or reading those monologues? Because she was adorbs, too. Yes, those three. Somebody write something for them as funny semi-drivers hauling bootleg Coors to Texarkana or I don't know what, but quickly, thanks!
Everyone else ... HAY!!! Just not the Cherry. Sorry. And that's all I feel like writing now because, you know, I'm at work and all.
Moving forward ...
A character throws-up in this movie. YUCKY! I always hate that. Always! That is never cute, or nice, or funny, or ...anything I ever want to ever see in a movie ever. Ever!
!!!Ever!!!
Also, this movie teaches us (and we already knew this, but you know) drag queens lip-sync to music with extremely vulgar lyrics. All of them. I mean every song! What show director in their right mind would be okay with this? That's like everyone that night just happened to come to work prepared to do a Celine Dion ballad. Nope! Change your music or go home. I mean, I don't mind a little schlock, but this was schlock for schlock's sake. That's like rhyming the word "go" with "go", and we all know how Dorothy felt about that when Rose did it. Clear. ...just a sec. Did these girls really only have to do one song? And one show a night? What bar doesn't have their girls do three songs a show, two shows a night? I need to take a break ...
I'm back, with the LIKEYS AND NICEYS: I liked (practically) every character in this movie. The DJ was a hoot -- so silly. Like. Even the shirtless bartender and his controlling colleague. They worked. Like. The big-mouth fan who didn't pay for his drink, the two people who sat with Miss Cutie's Mom during the show, the woman who barged-in and pulled Big-Mouth out ... like. The Bouncer, the Tow Truck Guy, the rest ... like. They were all good. Only, the "Cherry" ... I did not connect-with, or sympathize-for, him. Because I did not believe in the performance of the person portraying him. Now, really, the writing was fine - the idea was fine. It was the actor (and I'm sorry to be so, you know) but he just didn't sell his character to me. He always gave the impression that he was rehearsing and not performing. Acting like he was acting. His eyes distracted me too ... like he was watching whatever was happening in the background, because I wondered if he was. Now to be fair, for a brief moment, when he was consoling Miss Ariella hottie in the powder room, I almost kinda sorta started to think that maybe just a teensy weensy bit this guy might be going somewhere with his performance. But then --no.
Misty Violet ... WOW!!! That's who I was watching and I don't care WHO knows! Someone needs to write this earth-angel a heel-wearing-blair-witch-something-buddy-cop-sorta-spaceshipcaptain-type-thing because I REALLY want to see what this sexy muthafuqah can do!!!
OH! Miss Thing in the gold dress was dynamite!!! SO FUNNY - Luv'd her! She needs her own movie too. With Misty. Yes, those two. My favorites. Netflix series. Needs to happen. WAIT! Who was the Jane Jetson with the Rubypolitan hair writing or reading those monologues? Because she was adorbs, too. Yes, those three. Somebody write something for them as funny semi-drivers hauling bootleg Coors to Texarkana or I don't know what, but quickly, thanks!
Everyone else ... HAY!!! Just not the Cherry. Sorry. And that's all I feel like writing now because, you know, I'm at work and all.
unique elements
benfitness-7357911 June 2021
Funny
Tr-u-mpbilly11 March 2018
best comedy i have seen in years *amazing work
cotties4 March 2018
This movie took me back to the years when i used to work with
trans gendered and cross dressers .. man i miss those days
this is severely the best drag movie i have ever seen
laugh out loud funny the whole way
I will be watching this again and i don't do that often
after seeing only two stars on google i had to review this with 10 stars
and this is the first review i have ever made about a movie
thank you all so much for the laughs i really needed it much love xo
ELDAFYRE XOXO www.eldafyre.com
Borderline Brilliant
Larryis775 April 2018
Warning: Spoilers
A laughfest from beginning to end. Great silly performances by all. Lars Berge was very effective and perfectly acted as the straight guy who wants to really sing in drag just so he can perform in front of an audience.He manages to finally get accepted into the gang. Loved it.
Campy and fun
hecateae27 July 2019
I'm not much for leaving reviews but seeing all the hate on here for this movie, I had to say something.
Just like drag, it's not going to be everyone's cup of tea. This movie is not Oscar material and it's not trying to be.
But just like drag, it is campy, quirky, irreverent, button pushing, over the top, bawdy, sometimes cringey, and fun. The actors were having a great time and it shows. The ridiculous juxtapositions are smart. The dialog is snappy. The dive bar drag was fun for the eyes.
Do be warned though: This is not the ultra sanitised, family friendly version of drag you might be familiar with from Rupaul's Drag Race. But if you're looking for an amusingly farcical but smart movie, this could definitely fit the bill.
Just like drag, it's not going to be everyone's cup of tea. This movie is not Oscar material and it's not trying to be.
But just like drag, it is campy, quirky, irreverent, button pushing, over the top, bawdy, sometimes cringey, and fun. The actors were having a great time and it shows. The ridiculous juxtapositions are smart. The dialog is snappy. The dive bar drag was fun for the eyes.
Do be warned though: This is not the ultra sanitised, family friendly version of drag you might be familiar with from Rupaul's Drag Race. But if you're looking for an amusingly farcical but smart movie, this could definitely fit the bill.
Hilarious Movie In Drag
ladymidath27 January 2021
This movie had me laughing out loud. The characters were brilliant and the lines were snarky and snappy. I found this little gem by accident on Tubi and I am glad that I did.
The music was another plus as well. This is a fun movie.
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