A closeted teen's popularity goes through the roof when he is outed in this broad, sweet high-school comedy
In this broad comedy, shy, closeted teen Tanner (Michael J Willett) is accidentally outed and then finds his social standing goes stratospheric when the school's most popular girls start vying for his companionship, because a GBF (gay best friend) is this season's must-have accessory. As the premise might suggest, the story unfolds in a hot-pastel world of fantasy where parents practically cheer when their kids come out, the school (represented by Natasha Lyonne) is super-supportive, and no one gets queer-bashed (Harry Potter's Evanna Lynch is on hand as the token bigot, though). And why not? The result is mostly swishy, sweet fun, although admittedly it might have benefitted from a bit of tweaking to fluff up bigger, better, and bitchier one-liners. Nevertheless, there's something cheering about the fact that in 2014 it's possible for a film like this to both exist and get distribution. Brits should feel proud that in this country the film only has a 15 certificate, allowing access for the kind of teens it depicts, whereas in the US, it's earned an R.
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/20/gbf-review
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