![]() ![]() ![]() But the film is far less concerned with who will emerge victorious in these efforts as it is the surprising friendship that develops between Ellie and Paul-two people who couldn’t appear more different on the surface. In this Cyrano-inspired tale, high schooler Ellie Chu ( Leah Lewis) helps a jock at her school ( Daniel Diemer) win the affections of the girl they’re both in love with ( Alexxis Lemire). But perhaps none has felt as needed as The Half of It-a proudly queer love story from Alice Wu, director of the 2004 cult classic Saving Face. Netflix has been credited with reviving the rom-com in recent years by distributing popular titles including Set It Up and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. But I said it.” Even wilder: the movie manages to prove just that. And to say that something is greater than a Jane Austen narrative is insane-unhinged of me-to do. “The fact that we did that feels miraculous, considering what we were up against.” Added Yang, “A Jane Austen narrative meeting an Asian American narrative meeting a queer narrative: Those three helices come together in a way that’s greater than the sum of their parts. “We made something really, really special and unique and gay,” Booster told Vanity Fair of his celebratory rom-com. Faced with a similar transformation is Howie ( Bowen Yang), whose burgeoning courtship with Charlie ( James Scully), gets mixed reviews from his friends, including Keegan ( Tomás Matos), Luke ( Matt Rogers), and Max ( Torian Miller). Set in the LGBTQ+ destination of Fire Island, Booster plays Noah, a proudly single nurse whose outlook on dating is rocked by the film’s Mr. ![]() Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is the narrative basis for this queer romantic comedy, written by and starring Joel Kim Booster. By Jeong Park /Searchlight Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection. FIRE ISLAND, from left: Tomas Matos, Joel Kim Booster, Conrad Ricamora, Matt Rogers, Margaret Cho, Torian Miller, 2022. ![]()
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