Review of The Skinny

I recently saw The Skinny. The movie was written and directed by Patrik-Ian Polk.

My one line summary of the movie: Five black former college classmates meet in NYC for the Pride Parade and as with all reunions, drama soon joins the party.

The characters:

Magnus – The star of the movie. He discovers a secret about his boyfriend.

Ryan – The boyfriend.

Kyle – The perpetual playboy.

Sebastian – The unbelievably naïve friend. He has a crush on Kyle.

Langston – The only woman in the group of friends. She is a lesbian who can’t find a girlfriend.

Joey – The male equivalent of Langston. He can’t find a boyfriend.

My Review:

I really liked the movie. I saw a lot of myself in Langston and Joey. Their main problem was that they were too afraid to put themselves out there so they settled for admiring from a distance. 

Kyle’s character confused me. One second he was flirting with Sebastian and the next, he was off with some random guy. He came across as one of those poor souls who are afraid of love and I felt sorry for him.

Sebastian is a member of the group of friends but he comes across as much younger and in desperate need of someone to look out for him. For a second, I wondered if people were really that innocent at his age, then I thought of a few people who reminded me of him. Some people really are too naïve for their own good.

As for Magnus, well, well, well, Jussie Smollett has grown up! I always wondered what happened to the Smollett family. With the exception of Jurnee, most of them seem to keep a low profile. I don’t know what Jussie has been doing but he needs to get back in front of the camera and stay there. It felt kind of weird to look at him as he is now while remembering him as a child. At first I felt a bit perverted, but I googled him and had a good laugh when I discovered that he’s my age so it’s okay for me to admire the man who he grew up to be.

There were a few storyline issues that I thought could have been dealt with better, but nothing major.

On a superficial note, I thought the cast was beautiful. There was variety in their looks yet each was cute in their own way. 

This is definitely a movie you can watch without regretting it afterwards. As for the overall rating, I think the movie is a solid B+

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Without further ado, here it is:

The Skinny

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