I had no grand expectations about this movie but I was quickly drawn in and enjoyed the modern take on the classic plot. When I watch a movie of this genre, it makes no difference to me what the sexual orientation or race of the main characters happens to be. However, that assertion is only non offensive when all races & sexual orientations are regularly represented. In other words, in the old days when all main characters were of one race, one gender & one persuasion, others having been systematically excluded from even applying for those roles, it would have been disingenuous to claim that the same factors were immaterial when those factors never varied. Context always matters. The general acceptance also cuts both ways. I am not gay or Chinese but I am human and fully comprehend and enjoy all of the elements of a Jane Austen plot. Fun, romantic & thoughtful movie.
Review of Fire Island
