Bros is the latest in a long string of sex comedies from Judd Apatow, along with Nicholas Stoller who co-wrote the screenplay with Billy Eichner.
Starring alongside Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, Ts Madison, Monica Raymund, Guillermo Díaz, Guy Branum, and Amanda Bearse.
It is one of the first gay romantic comedies released by a major studio, and features an openly LGBTQ+ principal cast.
Bros had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2022. Getting a comedy release date of Halloween is not ideal in Australia, however it is a nice break to see a comedy at the movies in place of a horror film.
For me Eichner stars as a 40-something gay man in New York, who has a successful podcast along with creating a LGBTQ+ history museum. So his career is on track however his love life isn't.
It does tackle a lot of the issues with gay relationships in 2022. Open relationships, Grindr, hook ups, clubbing, partying, gym culture along with playing masc for masc!
I enjoyed a real life look into gay culture. Films often pop gay characters into the background or supporting "fun" roles.
Fire Island from Hulu recently gave us another look into gay culture. However for an Australian in Sydney, Fire Island didn't mean to much to me. A 40 year old in a big city however, did.
Bro's has sweet moments, however it also points out how very hard us gays make it for ourselves. Like really we do. From the body images in porn and mens health magazines to the faceless torsos on dating/fucking apps.
Bro's was a breath of fresh air at the cinema. It wasn't groundbreaking, the laughs were a little few and far between, some popular culture references were very niche, however it did a good job. It landed at a perfect time for me to enjoy this. 4 Stars.
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