Like It Is Reviews

So it's rubbish then!!

I just love people who write a review 'it was so bad I had to stop watching after an hour!

Then how can you review it? Yes it was made on a budget, and yes it's not the greatest movie ever - but it has a wit behind it which makes up for that! Bad in places the whole is the total of the sum parts and really it adds up! And remember it was'nt full of highly paid pro actors - give it some credit!

Cool

A romantic yet enjoyable experience, this is a must see, my boyfriend and I loved it, although its a budget film and belive me you can tell, it was well worth the cuddle on the couch!! :-) let us know what you think?

Tis dire, dated and dull.,,,

BUT Steve Bell (Craig) gives a good neo-naturalistic performance, despite the hackneyed script. Whereas Ian Rose is excruciatingly dreadful as Matt. The London gay scene / music biz dramaturgy is as dull as yesteryears gak.

Steve packs a punch

Full marks for newcomer Steve Bell whose extraordinarily naturalistic performance is far and away the best in the film. As a featherweight boxer who'd never acted professionally before it's a wonderful achievement (and he's straight, needless to say). He brings much-needed believability to an otherwise daft bit of gay movie fluff. He also brings a great deal of genuine charm and an incredibly sexy body, but we won't linger on that (although the camera lingers on it ... a lot). The idea of a gay bare-knuckle fighter seems preposterous but the director insists in the Making Of that 'Craig' is based on a real individual he once went to bed with. Well, the idea is obvious fantasy fodder, true or not. Like It Is is OK, the script's not bad and it's fairly slickly shot, but the performances (bar that of Mr Bell's) are generally shaky and the plot is by-numbers. Interesting to see Roger Daltrey play a gay man: he's never been the best actor in the world, but he makes a worthy effort as a manipulative and rather sleazy media exec. There's also an appearance by Craig Charles's brother Emile, who I hadn't seen in anything since The Fruit Machine. But it's Steve Bell who is the undoubted star - as serendipitous a bit of casting as that of his namesake Jamie in a rather better known British movie.

It's a good gay interest english drama. It could be better but is ok.

If you like gay dramas don't miss it it woth to see it.

as you like it...

After a somewhat shakey beginning the story gets going and you start enjoying the characters - some of the acting is a bit dodgey and dialogue a little self conscious - but overall its very enjoyable and you do see aspects of a gay scene you recognise...and Roger Daltry is great fun...definitely worth supporting this...oh and the boys are cute to look

a film of it's time

I have watched this a view times and I agree with most of the other people. it is a film made with a low budjet and this does show but the gay scene in london is very much how it is protrayed in this film. the fighter in this film is a real boxer and was on the olympic team for Sydney which makes this debut more interesting. Not the best script and the love scene is staged and not really believable. not the best story and the rating is low as there are so many better gay movies to watch than this. nice to watch but I would not buy it unless it was in the bargin bin for about ?4.00.

Clumsy and cliched

Beautiful actors and enthusiastic directing, but it feels like someone's first script. Every character is defined narrowly by some stereotype, leaving the poor actors little room to let any humanity show through.

Who ever said this was bad needs to watch it again

Great film, good story line. Ok so not high budget but then that would have ruined it for me, by not being over produced it retained a streak of reality.

Well worth watching

a very well told story of a lad coming to trerms with his sexuality the hard way.