KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

martin-1150 This being a gay film for a gay audience it does help to find the actors attractive and Steve Bell meets this criteria as a tall, good looking athletic northern lad (with accent to match - I love the way he says 'Tony' (Tone aye) when speaking with 'he's family' affection of his brother (despite having many arguments with him about his fighting which Tony does not approve of)). Although a film made on a tight budget that almost wasn't made due to financing problems the fight scenes are quite realistic - you can actually see whats going on unlike the current trend as in the Bourne films for example where the camera is so close to the action that the fight cannot really be seen. To aid the clarity of the fights some parts were filmed with the actors fighting in slow motion and then this was speeded up for the film. The film is based on the experience of the Director and is admittedly something of a fairy tale but has many appealing features. Bell, Rose, Behr & Daltrey all do a good job. The ending is also something of a fairy tale perhaps but I'm not complaining - with Matt refusing to be bought by Kelvin (Daltrey) and leaving his job to find Craig back in Blackpool (after falling out with him) and to ask whether they can give the relationship another chance. Craig's response is touching but not repeatable here! What is touching (indeed tear jerking for me) is the compassion shown towards Craig by his older brother & Matt.My only complaint is that the film is not sexy enough - I found scenes in the film Quadrophenia more sexy than those in Like it is - for example the bath scenes & the passionate kissing scenes - which is telling since Quadrophenia isn't really about sexuality.

esh04676 Somewhat disjointed in continuity, Like It Is nevertheless did hold my interest. Steve Bell, who plays the young boxer Craig, is effective as the bare-knuckle fighter trying to make his way in the world with his bare fists. At the same time he is troubled by the nature of his sexuality as gay impulses begin stirring when he meets Matt, played by Ian Rose. Their first attempt at a physical relationship is a disaster, but later on they consummate their love in a scene that must have been challenging for the two young actors. The film was obviously shot on low budget but the DVD has a couple of "extras," a sign for me that the producers are aiming to capture a larger audience. Unfortunately a big obstacle is the lack of captions. Much of the film was shot in Blackpool in northern England where the regional dialect is difficult for Americans to understand. It is a "foreign language," and the viewers need a break with some interpretation.

Evy_Sunshine A friend of mine rented this film because it sounded interesting- gay, British boxers and their love problems. And Roger Daltry was in it, so this had to be a good time. He watched it before me and told me it was so bad, I would just keep watching in the vain hope that it would eventually become good. And it never did. The acting was horrible, and before this I don't think I've ever said that about a British movie. It really says something about a film when Roger Daltry is not only the best known actor in a movie, but also the best actor PERIOD. My friend and I have told all of our friends that if they are stupid enough to watch this movie, they'd better not complain about it to us because we would mock them for not paying attention to us.

caspian1978 I'm sure that 99% of Roger Daltrey fans watched this film and wondered why? The core of the film is hard to find. If not apart of a gay audience, the spectator has nothing to root for as the film is in progress. It's hard to watch the film as a "straight male" and try to find a character in the story that you connect with. If not gay, most of the characters in the story are harsh, including Daltrey, are evil or just simply for themselves. All in all, a gay film for a gay audience.