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  1. If you don't watch My Fake Boyfriend, I have to say, you're missing out on nothing. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/12/22 Full Review Ivan R It was one of the worst movies Ive seen ...

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    • Keiynan Lonsdale
  2. Jun 17, 2022 · My Fake Boyfriend, Rose Troche. ‘My Fake BoyfriendReview: Rose Troche’s Queer Romcom Goes Broad With Its Social Media-Driven Plot. Reviewed online, June 17, 2022. MPA Rating: R. Running ...

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  3. Jun 18, 2022 · The movie doesn't seem to recognize this, with too much on its plate to focus solely on their budding romance. Instead, My Fake Boyfriend offers social media humor and gross-out bathroom jokes that, while not necessarily a bad thing, also undermine what makes the movie so charming in the first place. A romantic comedy lives and dies by its ...

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  4. Jun 16, 2022 · But once Andrew meets Rafi (played by Samer Salem, who could probably seduce a wall), it’s hard to want to watch anything else. Their chemistry is off the charts, though this film’s R rating ...

    • Lena Wilson
    • Rose Troche
    • A Decent Premise
    • What Makes The Film Work
    • Some Very Real Flaws

    My Fake Boyfriend‘s setup is goofy but promising: After trying unsuccessfully to move on from his vain soap opera actor boyfriend, Andrew (Keiynan Lonsdale) enlists the aid of his best friend, Jake (Dylan Sprouse), and Jake’s girlfriend, Kelly (Sarah Hyland), to disentangle himself from his emotionally abusive ex, Nico. After witnessing Andrew’s bo...

    A key element to the film’s charm is the lead actors, who elevate the material that could have been rendered unwatchable by less charismatic performers. As Andrew, Lonsdale possesses a vulnerability and honesty rare in romantic comedy leads, gay or straight. You’re invested in his emotions, even if they are being manipulated by a plot that, at time...

    Actors can only do so much though, and it’s in other areas, specifically the uneven direction and paper-thin script, where My Fake Boyfriend is a drag. The director, Rose Troche, showed a knack for modern screwball comedy with the farce Bedrooms & Hallways two decades ago, and that peeks through in some sequences in My Fake Boyfriend, particularly ...

  5. June 17, 2022. ( 2022-06-17) Running time. 90 minutes. Country. Canada. Language. English. My Fake Boyfriend is a 2022 Canadian romantic comedy film written by Luke Albright, Greg Boaldin and Joe Wanjai Ross, directed by Rose Troche and starring Keiynan Lonsdale, Dylan Sprouse, and Sarah Hyland.

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  7. Jun 9, 2022 · If you’re going to go with a fake boyfriend plot, then you’re going to have to do something different, and My Fake Boyfriend definitely does. First it’s the social media editing on speed, then it’s the very natural inclusivity and fluidity of sexuality and relationships, and then it tackles society’s celebrity obsession and how fake relationships with fake people can have real ...

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