On first visiting Shut Up and Kiss Me!, it has all the makings of a low budget, naff gay film. Poor camera work and slightly wooden acting. However, if you can see beyond this, this film turns into a little sweet delight.
It captures the story of Ben, a 30 something single gay guy as he embraces the dating world. He goes from date to date unsuccessfully until he meets Grey, a guy who has a philosophical different opinion of monogamy from him.
The film goes out of its way to make Ben a straight guy who just happens to date men. All his friends are straight and he believes in monogamy, while Grey cannot commit in a relationship. I struggle to see how characters can be so black and white. I would imagine that Ben will have some gay friends and the element of Ben's innocence makes his character a bit 2-D.
Despite its amateur film production and its simplistic story line, Shut Up and Kiss Me is quite a sweet story which covers some of the specific issues gay men find when dating. At 78 minutes long it is the perfect length.
Definitely worth a go!
