Director:
Jamie BabbitGuión:
Brian PetersonCámara:
Jules LabartheMúsica:
Pat IrwinReparto:
Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Cathy Moriarty, Bud Cort, Michelle Williams, Mink Stole, Melanie Lynskey, Katharine Towne, RuPaul, Eddie Cibrian, Dante Basco (más)Sinopsis(1)
The Candy-box colored comedy of sexual discovery chronicles the life of Megan (Natasha Lyonne) a typical teenager coming of age in anything but typical fashion. Megan's super normal suburban existence is filled with friends, pom-poms and rah-rah enthusiasm under her straight laced parents (Mink Stole and Bud Cort) suspect that their "little poodle" may, in fact, be showing deviant tendencies.In a complete panic, Megan's parents elicit the help of her friends and the guidance of a rehabilitation camp to mount an all out intervention. Mike (an out-of-drag RuPaul Charles,) A True Directions counselor, leads the intervention and before Megan can pack herpom-poms she is whisked off to learn how to be a perfect woman. True Directions is run under the strict, all-seeing eyes of sadistic Mary (Cathy Moriarty). Megan dutifully gets with the deprogramming so she can quickly return to her life of boyfriends, football games, and her absolute favorite activity-cheerleading. Everything seems perfect, but the fun begins when her hormones start to rage,and her friends and family wonder where she'll find love! (texto oficial de la distribuidora)
(más)Reseñas (2)
Una comedia adolescente de estilo chillón y colores pastel sobre la reeducación de los homosexuales en un programa de «rehabilitación» de cinco pasos. Jamie Babbit consigue satirizar con mucho humor la necesidad de los estadounidenses de corregir a los demás y marcar el «único camino correcto». A veces es realmente desternillante, a veces es bastante atrevida, pero en cualquier caso es una comedia muy entretenida que no se pasa de la raya, no impone su mensaje al espectador y resulta positiva. [LFS 2019]
()
The sympathetic and unfairly overlooked teenage comedy set in a reorientation center for homosexuals, which in a way surpasses many thematically similar "creations" of its time, as it can easily and humorously present the core troubling issues that gays and lesbians face. Natasha Lyonne in the lead role was adorably innocent and fit there like a butt on a pot. The film contains plenty of homosexual jokes and references, but everything is presented with a strong satirical flavor, so do not expect it to be a celebration of homophobia. The influence of John Waters films is clearly evident here, but it certainly does not reach the same heights of bizarreness as Waters – But I'm a Cheerleader is bizarre just enough to maintain some meaningful value. I enjoyed the first half more, in the second half it focuses more on the romantic side of the film and there I was a little lost. The ending is a classic Hollywood cliché, which I don't hate significantly, but I can't say it satisfied me either. However, I had fun and I give a thumbs up to the creators – if only because this film still has something to offer twenty years after its creation. Plus, I think similarly themed films will do greater service to the queer community than tedious weepy dramas like The Danish Girl. A solid 3*.
()