Review was originally written in June 6, 2010 and refers to the movie, but the same strengths and weaknesses applies to the LOGO television series of the same name aas well.
A hilariously funny movie interspersed with painfully bad scenes.
Del Shores wrote and directed his theatrical play's transition onto the big screen (and the television series that followed), and
while its low budget gives it an early John Water's look and feel, it fails in
its conflicted direction. The film shines with the over-the-top portrayals of
southern women in a small Texan town. Beth Grant's attempt to quit smoking and
Bonnie Bedelia's obsession with big hair and neighborly gossip are the true gem
of the movie. These laugh-out-loud movements are even more enjoyable because of
its true-to-life characterization (as can be attested by anyone growing up in
the South). It is a shame that these scenes are scattered with really bad
acting regarding its 'coming out' story line. Those scenes in particular are played with a
mix of over-acted intensity and self-conscious foolishness and threatens to bring the whole movie down with it. (This storyline also ruins the
LOGO series, the fact the character was re-casted with Del Shores then real-life boyfriend further taints it with a tinge of nepotism that only highlights the bad acting). In the end it
reads as if Mr. Shores was giving us two sides to story-telling. On one
side you have the heartwarming, sidesplittingly funny craziness of southern life
played to the hilt by solid actors and on the other a painfully preachy and forced coming out story that is mis-casted as well. This is not to say that it shouldn't have been included but perhaps treated with the same approach and touch as with the rest of the movie.
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| The cast between the movie and the television series is mostly the same except for a few changes, namely Delta Burke's character played by Caroline Rhea and the addition of Rue McClanahan (not pictured) in the series. |
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