3 Guys, 1 Girl, 2 Weddings

By: Scott Cranin
In-House Review - Nov 30 2005

When this writer reviews a French comedy, we're prepared to be underwhelmed as they don't seem to translate well to English, but 3 Guys, 1 Girl, 2 Weddings is a totally enjoyable exception to this rule. The story of a gay guy and the straight guy he lusts after is funny, smart and completing entertaining. Dan and Laurent are best friends and roommates. Dan is straight, hosts a radio show called "Let's Talk Sex" and afraid of commitments. Laurent is gay, a physical therapist and involved with the a political group trying to secure marriage rights for gay people. As the story heats up Dan meets the love of his life and his whole belief system is thrown into the air. Dan moves out and Laurent is to face his worst demon, he's so in love with Dan, what's he to do? Suffice it to say that there's lots of mayhem in this brew and it will keep your attention. Featuring strong performances and crisp direction, 3 Guys is a winner. (French with English subtitles)

By: just a reviewer

((1)) Admittedly the acting in this romantic comedy (well, maybe also just a little bit 'serio-comedy') is quite high level.......the two male leads do seem to throw their hearts into it (same goes for the two female characters, for that matter). But what bothers most, in this reviewer's opinion, is that, while the production is cute and fun for the most part, it nevertheless seems to be afflicted by a too serious case of 'will he-- / won't he--itis'. When seemingly for the 1000th time we're brought to the brink of: will our 'hetero hero' finally realize he is, in fact, in love with our 'gay guy' and will our 'gay guy' finally be able to tell our 'hetero hero' of his love for him, things begin to pass the stage of ho-hum on this particular plot point.

((2)) But speaking of point, there do have to be some given for 'hetero hero' finally being able to reach the (dare I use the word again) point of giving 'gay guy' that long anticipated lip lock.........even if it is only one of those 'grab quick and push your lips through his face' kind of things. Aw, shoot!

((3)) Finally, points also given for high production values, which help to make this video a fun addition to my collection.

((4)) PS: Whatever else you may decide to do regarding viewing/purchasing this video, make sure that you let nothing stand between your purchase and viewing of the 'Picture This' video company's truly great release: "Just A Question Of Love" ("Juste Une Question D'Amour"). Failure to do so will be a lot more serious, even, than shooting yourself in the foot. (Happy viewing)