Synopsis
The gay son of a conservative senator who is also the poster boy for his father's re-election unknowingly befriends a gay activist bent on destroying the hypocritical campaign.
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Cast
- Jack NoseworthyAnthony
- Matt NewtonHenry Kray
- Valerie GeffnerIzzy
- Austin LysyParker
- Lorri BagleyDierdre
- Neal HuffMarcus
- Ian Reed KeslerSkip Franklin
- Ebon Moss-BachrachCharlie
- Karen AllenEunice Kray
- Michael LernerJack Kray
Recommendations
- 63
TV Guide Magazine
The film's strident tone also serves to undermine its generally above-average performances. - 50
Chicago Reader
Director Zak Tucker is a bit too fond of jump cuts as signifiers of edginess. Still, when the material doesn't get in the way he's pretty good at getting across the emotional content. - 50
Variety
Underproduced and compromised by an uneven script and a tendency to descend into melodrama, the DV-lensed feature nonetheless is well acted and directed with confidence. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Even with satisfying performances from the principal actors, Poster Boy is longer on energy than focus. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Some clunky writing and a distracting subplot limit the effectiveness of this ambitious low-budget indie. Great idea for a movie, though. - 40
The New York Times
A polemic masquerading as a movie, Poster Boy unspools like a humorless lecture on right-wing homophobia. - 38
New York Daily News
As irritating as an ideological college student, this earnest debut from Zak Tucker is determined to teach us a lesson about right and wrong. - 30
L.A. Weekly
Working from a preachy, clumsy script that's full of gaping holes in logic, plot and character development, director Zak Tucker is also handicapped by a cast filled with actors who seem to be in their first year of acting school.
