The Art of Being Straight

The Art of Being Straight (2008)

  • 38% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 36% of users liked it
    (314 ratings)

Officially broken up with his girlfriend and looking for a fresh start in Los Angeles, a young and good-looking photographer finds his life turned upside down after he winds up in bed with a successful male executive in director Jesse Rosen's warmhearted tale of one man's search to discover… More

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Unrated,
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Genres
Drama, Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 20, 2008 Wide
Regent/here! Films

Critic Reviews

  • Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

    Smart without being smart-alecky, Mr. Rosen's writing avoids the aggressive cleverness and gummy politics of many similarly themed movies, focusing instead on realistic dialogue and low-key interaction.

  • Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

    The title is the cleverest thing about this minor indie portrait of sexual confusion.

  • Dennis Harvey, Variety

    A low-key comedy high on charm and credible twentysomething observation.

  • Anna King, Time Out New York

    Being straight is hard to do in this brief, ponderous mumblecore flick.

  • Ernest Hardy, Village Voice

    The psychologically flat script isn't nearly up to the task of depicting the pleasure within confusion/despair (or vice versa); neither are Rosen's acting chops.

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    This starts off well enough but quickly devolves into meaningless scattered scenes until it abruptly ends in a sort of non ending.

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