COVID-Cinema 2020 - The Boys in the Band

The Boys in the Band is the latest Ryan Murphy Netflix production. This time it's not a series which is why it can be categorised under COVID-Cinema 2020. Like the new Borat film this weekend on Amazon Prime, cinemas are now being bypassed more and more often.

Based on the 1968 play of the same name by Mart Crowley, the first film version landed in 1970. So fifty years later, the film stars ta number of the cast from the play's 2018 Broadway revival. The good thing is the largely all gay characters are played by exclusively openly-gay actors.

This is a first gay characters are actually 100% played by out and proud men. Jim Parsons works with Ryan Murphy again after Hollywood. Whilst Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Tuc Watkins all star along side Parsons.

The film landed on Netflix on September 30, 2020. Take a look at the very bitchy trailer below.

I have to say this would have really suited the theatre. It had all the hallmarks of a play with limited setting changes and a very wordy script.

Parsons is getting a little type cast now, as a bitchy older, mean gay.

Bomer is handsome AF, however this did not help keep my attention for the entire film. It's just over two hours but did feel very long!

The big question is will Murphy's next Netflix project be any good. It's called The Prom and its out mid December this year.

The Boys in the Band might help prove the point I much prefer movies at the cinemas (call me old fashioned) but we have all had enough time at home in 2020 right?

2.5 Stars.