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Finding Me

Country: USA, Language: English, 115 mins

Gay | Comedy | 2009

Director: Roger S. Omeus Jr.
Writer: Roger S. Omeus Jr.
Producer: Sontaia Briggs; Roger S. Omeus Jr.

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Does a shoestring budget necessarily mean terrible acting and banal writing?

Well, it certainly does here.

At nearly 2 hours long, Finding Me gets lost in a number of irrelevant scenes and petty dialogue.

Considering that this a recent example of gay African-American cinema, it is a huge disappointment.

It's facile and flimsy - on the strength of this, Omeus should not make another film.

Black cinema deserves much better.

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The(ir) Blurb...

Faybien Allan has it all going on; he's young, stylish, and knows the importance of being seen with hip friends at NYC's trendiest spots. But beneath the sparkle of his nightlife and his stunning good-looks, is a man buckling under his father's homophobia. Filled with self-loathing and desperate for direction, he meanders through life until meeting Lonnie, a confident activist with a flirtatious smile. However, despite their obvious chemistry and fireworks in bed, Faybien's insecurities have him looking for the door. Can a budding romance and a few good friends keep him from making the biggest mistake of his life?