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A boy has to decide just how far he's willing to go to maintain a new friendship in this offbeat coming of age-drama. Billy (Andrew Paterson) is a 12-year-old boy growing up in a farming community in New Zealand in the '70s. Billy's slight weight problem, his flamboyant personality, and his fondness for costume play has made him a target for bullies at his one-room school, and his only friend is Lou (Harriet Beattie), his tomboy cousin who prefers to play football with the boys and is dreading the onset of adolescence. As Billy resigns himself to his status as an outcast, he's assigned a new deskmate -- a new arrival in town named Roy (Jay Collins). Roy is a few years older than Billy, and takes an immediate liking to him; however, while Billy is a bit fuzzy about the practicalities of being gay (something he's accused of on a regular basis), Roy seems to have a good bit of practical knowledge of the subject and seems keen on pursuing a physical relationship with his new pal. As Billy is torn between happiness at having a new friend and confusion about Roy's level of interest in him, he discovers Roy is also attracted to Jamie (Michael Dorman), who has just hired on to work at the farm owned by Billy's dad. 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous was given its North American premier at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
G, 1 hr. 30 min.
Drama
Directed By: Stewart Main
Written By: Stewart Main
In Theaters: Jun 2, 2006 Wide
On DVD: Apr 24, 2007
Olive Films
Cast
Andrew Patterson
Billy
Harriet Beattie
Lou
Jay Collins
Roy
Michael Dorman
Jamie
Rima Te Wiata
Georgia McNeil
Ross McKellar
Stephanie McKellar-Smith
George Mason
Michelle O'Brien
Critic Reviews for 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous
All Critics (12) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (7)
The movie's insistently playful tone and cheesy fantasy sequences ultimately work against its ambitions, undermining a story that seethes with abuse and sexual obsession.
June 24, 2006 Comment
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
Top Critic
The disconnect between comedy and grim reality hurts the film.
May 10, 2007 Full Review | Comment
Don Willmott
Filmcritic.com
Handsomely photographed but painfully fey.
March 1, 2007 Full Review | Comment
Maitland McDonagh
Film Journal International
...yet another coming-of-age story...
December 30, 2006 Full Review | Comment
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
Bumps along wide-eyed, like a queer Stand By Me from down under, blue-ing up its spacey nighttimes and redding out its heated days with lush cinematography.
August 17, 2006 Full Review | Comment
Billy Manes
Orlando Weekly
Main tries to put messages into the film, lessons like to not believe in gender stereotypes. But his people seem to be taken more from wishful thinking than from the real world.
June 6, 2006 Full Review | Comment
Mark R. Leeper
rec.arts.movies.reviews
New Zealand writer-director Stewart Main's adaptation of Graeme Aitken's 1995 novel is a cheery, at times fanciful tale of a chubby New Zealand farmer's son growing up in remote Central Otago and coming to terms with his feelings for other men.
June 2, 2006 Full Review | Comment
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Uneven in both script and performances, but there's plenty to enjoy along the way.
May 18, 2006 Full Review | Comment
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
Young lead Andrew Paterson is so likeable that the film occasionally threatens to be affecting, but a series of strenuously melodramatic developments late in the game kept us detached and unimpressed.
September 9, 2005 Full Review | Comment
Adam Nayman
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