
Straight Up
Taste attributes: comedyromancegay/lesbianwholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringlove conquers all
"He might be gay. She might not care."
Boxlist takeAn emotional, simple romantic comedy, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.1 /10
TMDB · 39 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Todd is a hyper-articulate, obsessive compulsive gay twentysomething whose fear of dying alone leads him to a baffling conclusion: he might not be gay after all. When he meets Rory, a whip-smart struggling actress with her own set of insecurities, the two forge a relationship that’s all talk and no sex.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Valparaiso Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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