Boys in the Band

[KT2000]

That was a really impressive show. Never having seen much by Jim Parsons, I was totally blown away. His transition was incredible to watch and I sure would not want him focusing his anger on me - those eyes! Just excellent!!

[TexasBushwhacker]

1. It's nice that they could use openly gay actors this time around

A lot has changed in 50 years.

[nuxvomica]

2. I really enjoyed it

It was very "playlike" for a movie. I don't mean stagebound so much as full of well-written dialogue that the actors really enjoyed performing, like this sort of thing was the reason they became actors. In that way, it reminds me of the film versions of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and A Lion in Winter. Everyone brought their A-game but Parsons was a revelation.

[KT2000]

3. My shorthand for that is

"talky." My brother loves plays so when I recommend a film of that genre I think he would like, I say it is talky.