An average movie

I already saw this movie but, since it was ages ago, I thought I might check it out again. It is in fact a remake of ‘La cage aux folles’, a huge classic in France but, I have to admit it that I have actually never seen this French movie. Well, a lot of people seem to really love this movie (Paul Thomas Anderson is apparently a huge fan) but, I don’t know, maybe I was in a bad mood when I saw the damned thing the first time around but I thought it was just really lame and even borderline awful to watch. Indeed, at the time, the story and the jokes seemed to be just so stupid and not funny at all and, in my opinion, it was one of the worst movies starring Robin Williams I have ever seen. Well, after all these years, I have to admit that it was not so bad at all after all. I was still not really sold by the jokes, even they didn’t bother me that much anymore, but, above all, if you put aside all the comedy stuff, it is in fact a sensitive portrayal of two sweet (if slightly hysterical) gay men who were completely able to raise a perfectly fine straight young man. I really did appreciate the fact that they all loved and cared for each other without any prejudice. Still, 30 years later, the whole thing does feel dated though with all these gay characters played by some straight guys, except Nathan Lane who was still in the closet at the time. Anyway, to conclude, even though I’m still not a huge fan, I have to admit that it is a decent comedy after all and it is in fact worth a look, especially if you like the genre.