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Popcorn Reviews
With Cybčle: In
and Out
By Cybčle Elaine Werts
CybeleW@aol.com
First published
in the Shelburne News, Shelburne Vermont
Popcorn rating (four possible): Four kernels!
Could I have laughed any harder? I think not.
In a strange world where gay men and women are
feared and sometimes even worse, In and Out takes a frank
and funny approach to love, sex, and marriage. The film was
inspired by the Oscar telecast when Tom Hanks, while accepting
Best Actor for Philadelphia, announced one of his high school
teachers was gay. While the incident apparently was not a
surprise to the teacher or to anyone else in town, the movie
takes the opposite tack where the revelation is both unwelcome
and destructive.
A smart and funny comedy ensues with
lighthearted moments littered throughout. As always, Kevin Kline
lights up the screen with irrepressible charm. If a few moments
seem a little seeped in sap, we forgive them for the courageous
ones are equally as apparent.
Suggested gustatory accompaniment: Sloe Gin
Fizz
Copyright 2000
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