Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Rexanne It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Irishchatter I honestly thought this was going to be one of the worst gay films I've ever seen out there because of the comedy sacastic jolly theme to it but it however did prove me wrong. I really liked how there was some scenes that made you laugh, cry and dance to the "macho man". Seriously Kevin Kline has got some moves because honestly, that scene where he dances made you dance.Add to that, they did get good well-known stars to appear into this such as Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck, Matt Dillon, Glenn Close, Jay Leno, Whoopi Goldberg and the late Debbie Reynolds. I really didn't think Cusacks and Dillions characters were going to end up together, I really thought Dillions and Klines characters were going to be happily ever after. Ah well, sure it's best to have Dillions character with someone else lol!Tom Selleck and Kevin Klines characters made a great couple on this even if they are straight married men in real life. I thought either Kline and Selleck were gay but it was such a surprise that they aren't with guys for real! Anyways sure they are great actors anyhow!This movie would be good if you're bored by doing nothing because it's one heck of romance ride! I give this 8/10!

mark.waltz When you are outed on the Oscars, a la Tom Hanks' teacher from the year he won for "Philadelphia", how are you going to react when you happen to be engaged....to a woman? That's the case with respectable Kevin Kline who is preparing to marry the high strung Joan Cusack. What happens the day that Matt Dillon, as a fictional actor, outs Kline on the Oscars, turns into a two hour horror movie for Kline but a fun filled laugh fest for the rest of us, ultimately because it's so silly. Everybody is all of a sudden looking at him different, and neurotic Cusack obviously thinks that she turned Kline gay. It's a "whatever floats your boat" for his mother Debbie Reynolds and father Wilford Brimley, and pretty much mom already knew. Their small town is not only abuzz with this gossip, but abuzz with the onslaught of the sleazy press, out to get a story....any story.The scene-stealing Kline has some mighty tough competition here between over-the-top Cusack, gay icon Reynolds, brassy Brimley and hunky Tom Selleck, cast against type as a gay reporter who takes his own interest in Kline. It's obvious that in the early 1980's, a lot of gay men had the Tom Selleck look (most notably a few famous soap opera actors of the time), even though it was obvious that Selleck was as straight as a future Australian California governator. But for straight actors to take on gay characters and only to use the minimal amount of stereotypes is respectful, sometimes a bit too much in this p.c. world of ours, and even though the shock in this conservative town is great, everybody is just oh so nice about it. Cusack delivers the best performance, and she became known for her hysterical take no prisoners performances as drag queen like characters who were basically gay men trapped in a woman's body. When she goes on her rant, "Is everybody in this town gay?", you'll have to watch how hard you laugh, because I was in pain for hours afterwards when I first saw it. Dillon, playing a serious actor not unlike himself, shows his likability and the easy going manner that made him popular, if not the humongous star he should have been over certain mega stars consumed with ego. Kline adds this onto the list of unforgettable characters he played in "Sophie's Choice", "The Big Easy", "A Fish Called Wanda" and "Soapdish", among others. This is a fun film that spoofed a real life incident, although it would have been more realistic for there to have been a darker side to the town's acceptance of Kline, as harsh as that reality is.

JoeKarlosi Another of my girlfriend's DVDs I watched with her, just to placate her. The premise is that Kevin Kline plays a popular high school teacher in a very small backwards town in Indiana. He is all prepared to be married to Joan Cusack when someone (it's not important who) broadcasts on national television that the teacher is gay. Now, Kline has to try and "prove" he is heterosexual, but perhaps he may just be in denial of his homosexuality.It's pretty hard to believe this story takes place in 1997 when everyone in this Mayberry town behaves as though it's 1957. This is only a standard level comedy, though it's not too unbearable at only around ninety minutes. Kevin Kline is well cast for this part, but the best moments come from the hysterical antics of Joan Cusack (who it may be argued has never been very attractive, and yet I found her quite appealing in this film). Bob Newhart is okay as the bigoted high school principal. Tom Selleck seemed out of place to me as a gay news reporter who mentors Kline. Oh, and there is a grand, vomit-inducing, sappy happy ending at the end, which just seems phony. ** out of ****

SnoopyStyle Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline) is a popular English teacher and coach in Greenleaf Indiana. His past student Cameron Drake (Matt Dillon) is a big star up for the academy awards. In his acceptance speech, he dedicates the award for his homosexual soldier performance to his gay teacher Howard. This brings all kinds of entertainment reporters including Peter Malloy (Tom Selleck) and shocks everybody in town including his fiancée Emily (Joan Cusack).This has some funny moments. It's almost killing homosexuality with kindness playing up Howard's inoffensive effeminate traits. The massive news coverage is ridiculously over the top. Its heart is in the right place and so is most of the townfolks. The movie is filled with homosexual clichés and hasn't really aged well. It tries to take on homophobia with such a finger tip light touch. Kevin Kline walks a very fine line. In the end, this is an one joke movie that doesn't quite work anymore.