Get Your Stuff (2000)

Good movie but grossly overrated

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Read the reviews here before I saw the flick, so I almost didn't watch it. It didn't turn out half as bad. In fact I rather enjoyed it. Acting and script weren't mind-blowing, but it was decent if a little wooden in parts. Worth a watch if you like something feel-good. I think it was a wrong move to market the movie as a slap-knee comedy, as they suggest on the cover, because that it isn't. Most times I was actually more holding my breath about the future of the various relationships. I think it was more of a comedy-drama. Plot-wise, the story dragged a little, but the ending is rather nice.Oh, and the gay couple who are the main characters are really hot.

Finally a film about real issues that just happens to involve a gay couple. A family film that appeals to gay and straight people. Wonderfully, poignant performances, highlighted by two young actors who light up the screen. Max Mitchell and his team have assembled a truly important film for the millenium.Elaine Hendrix is incredible as the alcoholic mother. The lead couple are great and represent a much needed example of a large majority of gay men in America. This film helps to erase the old stereotype that all gay men are effeminate. The media has focused far too long on negative images of gay men and GET YOUR STUFF shows a couple dealing with issues that any couple would have to deal with gay or straight. They're not perfect but neither are any of us. BRAVO!!

The true test of a film is whether or not it still affects you a couple of days after you see it. "Get Your Stuff" is still affecting me. The film was done, obviously, with very little money and the end result was that I felt for and related to these characters more than those I saw in The Perfect Storm. What does that tell you about spending a great deal or very little to make a film? The film never lagged. The acting was tight, well executed and honest in almost every instance. The story was original and thought provoking. The direction was smart because humor was found in almost scene, yet touching moments were never overlooked or brushed over. The only negative about the film is that it could be trimmed just a bit to avoid scenes that are only saying again what we have seen before. But--I cried, I laughed, I thought, and I felt. What else could you ask for when you go to the movies?

"Get Your Stuff" has all the right stuff! Max Mitchell joins the elite ranks of Independent writer/director's who really know how to craft a quality film. Audiences are in for a triumphant treat. The wit, humor and drama accelerates quickly into action and doesn't let up. A gay couple's dream of adopting a baby is put to the test when two teenage foster children and their troubled mother are thrown into their lives. Max Mitchell's script is full of genuine warmth, heart, and serious issues, but it is big bellied laughter that rules the film. Mitchell has a real talent for sharp, clever dialogue and one-liners that Hollywood would kill for. The acting is also superb, and "Get Your Stuff" should help rocket several careers. Good cameos and rocking fresh music are added bonuses. This film entertains! It has appeal to gay and straight audiences, young and old alike. It helps redefine the modern "family." I love it and whole-heartedly recommend to do everything you can to see it!