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      50 Ways of Saying Fabulous

      2005 1 hr. 30 min. Drama List
      30% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 49% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Billy (Andrew Paterson), a farmer's son in 1970s New Zealand, would rather play dress-up than rugby. His effeminate nature earns him more than his share of teasing by his classmates, especially when his tomboy cousin (Harriet Beattie) is not around to protect him. When a new boy (Jay Collins) arrives at school, Billy alternates between soliticing his friendship and bullying him. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member A confusão e as quebras de ritmo entre uma sequência e outra são atenuadas pela abordagem sutil e ao mesmo tempo realista do roteiro. Mais um ensaio sobre a perda da inocência que mostra, ainda na pré-adolescência, a ebulição de descobertas e inadequações enfrentadas pelos gays. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member a must see for everyone. such a quirky coming of age movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member "Cute" in a way but way too cute for my appetite. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Its soap opera appeal makes this nothing but cheesy, the script makes the story seem nothing but uneven, even the performances are embarrassing. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Great coming of age story Australian style. To all those chubby gay kids of whom I was one. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member It's so chessy and uninteresting, i wouldn't want to see it again Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 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. Rated: 2/5 Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Adam Nayman eye WEEKLY 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. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 9, 2005 Full Review Don Willmott Filmcritic.com The disconnect between comedy and grim reality hurts the film. Rated: 3/5 May 10, 2007 Full Review Maitland McDonagh Film Journal International Handsomely photographed but painfully fey. Mar 1, 2007 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...yet another coming-of-age story... Rated: 1/4 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 4/5 Aug 29, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Billy (Andrew Paterson), a farmer's son in 1970s New Zealand, would rather play dress-up than rugby. His effeminate nature earns him more than his share of teasing by his classmates, especially when his tomboy cousin (Harriet Beattie) is not around to protect him. When a new boy (Jay Collins) arrives at school, Billy alternates between soliticing his friendship and bullying him.
      Director
      Stewart Main
      Screenwriter
      Stewart Main
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Rerelease Date (Theaters)
      Jun 2, 2006
      Release Date (DVD)
      Oct 1, 2015
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital