★★★★-All camp and low budget, it's super fun, original, and good for some laughs. I actually LOLed even and it was female companion approved. However, one of my homosexual homies said the movie was "too gay" for him. For me, the gags are unpredictable and imaginative. Frankie Grande, brother of Ariana, is a sassy, scene-stealing delight. And it is a breezy 74 minutes.
Gist is a group of gay dudes host a bachelor party for their buddy at a haunted house in the sticks. They have a séance, as one does, and shit starts getting weird. Funniest scene is when Grande seduces the pizza man, thinking he was a ghost.
Cast of gays are Travis Coles, Grande, Troy Iwata, Noah J. Ricketts, and Michael Urie (Ugly Betty). The ghost Sylvia is played by Veanne Cox who was in Erin Brockovich, and Harrison, the asshole straight brother, by Nicholas Logan from I Care a Lot.
The film works as a social commentary as well as a while staying fun. The groom's straight ex-military soon to be brother in-law unexpectedly shows up and dumps cold water on the night, almost says the F-word at least once, acts completely disgusted, and other shit like that. It could have taken a darker turn, but doesn't, thank fuck. This guy is something of a homophobe with a history of substance abuse and violence. But don't let that worry you. It does a good job of showing how this dude is a wrong, but also how people like this can come around.
In all, the movie is a complete success, though I was surprised to see it has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's not perfect but it's really good. Plus, I would have thought some bigots would have brought that down. It's also cool to see a raunchy gay horror comedy that has mass appeal. I'm all in for a sequel. Totally great and worth your time.
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