As You Want Me (1996) User Reviews

A totally soft « cruising » set in Italian « Birdcage » (vhs)

[leplatypus · 7/10 · 27 May 2016]

For the first one, Vincent does like Al : he is a policeman who does his duty in the gay zone and who become disturbed by this new way of life. For the second, those gays are not the hard leather guys but rather funny, eccentric queers ! If it's true it bores me to have gay characters popping in whatever the movie is about, i have no bias when this sexuality is indeed the main element of the story (see also « boys don't cry »). Here, i really enjoyed the movie because it stays realistic, close to real people : Vincent is a young and inexperienced policeman, la Bellucci works in a factory, the friendly queer prostitutes to earn his life ! The Roma locations is inspired as we see the old monuments but also the quiet, unseen city and for sure, we also met the Italian icons : Pasta and Church ! Above all, the stories of the characters are believable and the cast is really into it : for one time, la Bellucci speaks and doesn't do the statue. And the Italian trans is really sweet and caring and has something like Penelope Cruz. If i don't give « 10 », it's because some scenes are stretched to fill the time and the other trans are really just unbearable and totally clichés !

Not the ugliest

[who_cares_about_the_IDs_here · 4/10 · 25 March 2006]

I watched it, because there was nothing to do, but to look through some channels, and for an instant i catch up Monica on TV. then Cassel appeared and i was fully but not in a good meaning inside this movie! movie is not bad really, if it's 5 am and you don't know what to do, and if the TV set is on and this movie is on screening you can watch it! don't mind if you began its watching from the midst! now something about acting! as you all know, actors are good, but i'll stress the good acting from Cassel, and what about directing, it's not as good as it can be! i think that most of other directors could made this movie in a better way!