I see a lot of negative reviews and they compelled me to write my own. I found the movie very funny. True, the first was funnier but this was still very good. I was sorry Willam wasn't in this one but I love Katya and she did not disappoint. She was fantastic. There was an underlying, darker, graver subplot to this movie, just beneath the ridiculously campy main plot that I found very powerful.
But the real reason I wanted to write this review is because of all the complaints about Rex played by Doug Plaut. I'm not sure why people hated this character so much. I found him HILARIOUS. I saw at least one reviewer say that he made them uncomfortable. Doug Plaut has mild cerebral palsy. He also had thyroid cancer and had to learn to speak again. His character is incredibly bizarre but that's what makes him so funny. He really played it very well and he makes the fishiest of queens!
If you go into this movie knowing that it's low budget and campy, you'll likely enjoy it. If you go into it expecting some kind of auteur film, well, you're watching the wrong movie!
My only real complaint is that I wish Alaska had a larger role. Bye-eeee!
But the real reason I wanted to write this review is because of all the complaints about Rex played by Doug Plaut. I'm not sure why people hated this character so much. I found him HILARIOUS. I saw at least one reviewer say that he made them uncomfortable. Doug Plaut has mild cerebral palsy. He also had thyroid cancer and had to learn to speak again. His character is incredibly bizarre but that's what makes him so funny. He really played it very well and he makes the fishiest of queens!
If you go into this movie knowing that it's low budget and campy, you'll likely enjoy it. If you go into it expecting some kind of auteur film, well, you're watching the wrong movie!
My only real complaint is that I wish Alaska had a larger role. Bye-eeee!