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Eating Out

Play trailer Poster for Eating Out Released Feb 14, 2004 1h 30m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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A young man (Scott Lunsford) pretends to be gay to attract a woman (Emily Stiles), but draws the attention of her roommate instead.

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The cast recites lines of forced wit that aren't funny, and the clunky plot has too many contrivances.

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Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post A sweet and funny take on the crossed-wire romantic couplings of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Jun 10, 2005 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle It's just too bad it's not still stuck in a plain brown wrapper. Rated: 0/5 Jun 4, 2005 Full Review Wesley Morris Boston Globe Rarely more than sophomoric. Rated: 2/4 May 27, 2005 Full Review Gary M. Kramer Out Magazine Eating Out may be uneven, but at least it's not unlikable. May 17, 2022 Full Review Don Willmott Filmcritic.com You almost want a sequel just to see how hot and heavy it gets when all the characters are finally matched up with their appropriate partners. Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 23, 2005 Full Review Jeff Vice Deseret News (Salt Lake City) It's too formulaic, much too obvious and features some of the most unpleasant characters in recent film history. Rated: 1/4 Jun 10, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lee W A great movie to have on while you do something else. For a reported 50K budget this movie is a spectacular achievement. Sort of a gay or bi sexy indie flick the guys are attractive enough to make you watch but the plot is slight enough that it doesn't demand your full attention. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/05/21 Full Review Audience Member It's pretty stupid and a little pervy, but I see the charm. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Hölzernes und mieses Schauspiel, uninspirierte Dialoge, grottige Kameraführung und Schnitt, dämliche Geschichte. Ohne Worte! Einzig wegen Scott Lunsford gibt es den halben Stern. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Gives gay movies a bad name. Terrible on too many levels to list! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member A camp gay comedy flick that looks like a school project with a high budget. Gets more points for showing dicks. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Bordering on the obnoxious, or more like difficult to digest, EATING OUT thinks itself as witty but is in fact filled with over the top performances, cardboard characterizations and some flatline humour. Although sexual confusion that causes misunderstanding between three men is the gist of the matter, unfortunately at its heart is Gwen, the mean spirited, unreasonably vicious and vacuous friend, that becomes the film's burden and, I hate to say it, an act that's hard to swallow. Here, as portrayed by Emily Stiles, she outdoes the drama queens as played by the three male leads. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young man (Scott Lunsford) pretends to be gay to attract a woman (Emily Stiles), but draws the attention of her roommate instead.
Director
Q. Allan Brocka
Producer
Danielle Probst, Michael Shoel
Screenwriter
Q. Allan Brocka
Production Co
Ariztical Entertainment
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 14, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
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