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Get Real begins with a couple of hedgehogs having sex, and deals with a topic just as prickly: gay love in adolescence. Steve (Ben Silverstone) is a student at a British school where everyone wears classy uniforms, knows he's gay, and is pretty comfortable being so. John (Brad Gorton), a top athlete and all-around admired guy, is just getting an inkling and isn't sure how he feels about it. This, cleverly, is how the movie manages to explore coming-out issues and be over them at the same time. In fact, the whole movie is pretty clever--witty dialogue, deft direction, nimble pacing, and clean editing--in exploring the seriousness of adolescent life without taking it too seriously. The key is in Silverstone's performance; he's a completely convincing mixture of hesitation and recklessness, all the conflicts of high school in one sweet-faced package. As the movie follows Steve and John's relationship--their evasions at school, getting picked up by the police in a park, goofing around in a heated swimming pool, grappling with coming out to the world at large--it lays out a bit of contrast with Steve's best friend Linda (Charlotte Brittain), who's as unapologetically fat as Steve is gay, and who's having an affair with her driving instructor. Excellent performances all around, funny, sexy, charming--if only straight teen comedies were half this good. Get Real even demonstrates the proper etiquette when soliciting sex in public restrooms; what more can you ask for? --Bret Fetzer

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Most helpful customer reviews   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: Charming, Dec 27 2003 By  andrewjack (Ohio) - See all my reviews This review is from: Get Real (VHS Tape) This is a charming coming of age/coming out tale set in suburban England. Steven, an aspiring writer, and John the typical high school "jock, discover their mutual affection for each other. Amidst family pressure, moral convictions, and teenage angst, the two boys struggle to explore their newfound sexuality. The movie has a "feel good" quality about it, though it does have its dark moments. Ben Silverstone and Brad Garton who play the two male leads deliver two rock solid perfomances with a complement of fine supporting actors. This is a genuine, fun, and inspirational romp through the sometimes dangerous territory of young gay love. Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: well,, Jun 25 2004 By A Customer I watched this months and months ago on tv, but I still want to buy it! From what I remember, its really sweet in parts and I decided it was my favourite film immediately after watching it. Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: Great Movie For Gay Youth/ Coming Out, Nov 2 2003 By  Daniel (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews Wow, where to begin. Get Real, based on the play, What's Wrong With Angry?, tells the story of Steven Carter (Ben Silverstone), a gay high school student who through meeting older men in the nearby park, gets his first glimpse at "gay life", or at least all the Basingstoke has to offer. As Steven frequents the park after school, he discovers John Dixon (Brad Gorton), the school's all around student and hunky jock also goes there. Problems arise when Steven and John start seeing eachother secretly. As soon as Steven's parents find out he's been at the park, Steven, overcome with stress and pressure from his peers at school, urges everyone to get real. Full of lots of laughes, mainly provided by Steven's best friend Linda (Charlotte Brittain), and an equally entertaining amount of drama, Get Real is great movie about the social pressures of teens, and especially gay youth. A definite movie for Gay/Straight Alliances in school, or to watch with your friends. Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers:  › See all 106 customer reviews...		Most recent customer reviews An Emotional Roller Coaster This movie has it all. The cute young Gay man with his straight female friend that stays by his side, the confused and sometimes brutal bi-sexual young man that supposedly loves... Read more Published on Nov 11 2003 by Scott F. Rogers GREAT COMING OF AGE MOVIE this movie was fantastic. i absolutely loved it. it was really cool seeing a person already so comfortable with himself and his sexual identity.