true life story do not make for good film . julie andrew give a brilliant performance in star . could not redeem a poor script . other and more recent example could include film about vietnam and american president and the british royal family . the true life element be uplift while the film itself be not . take nathan lane hysteria ( and histrionic it be ) in the birdcage and his bitchiness towards andrews at the tony award and and his bizarre turn in jeffrey . multiply by a hundred and you can see why i be irritate beyond measure at some of the turn in the movie . like philadelphia and this play oh so safe . the gay men be queen . finito . little of the quiet dignity hurt portray in love and death on long island and or robin williams in the birdcage . mostly all of them wear make up and be transvestite or transsexual . and the straight captain and start to learn tolerance . laugh at the prima donnas put on make up . snigger a they fight over a man . giggle uproariously a they wriggle their ass in a bizarre little dance routine . guffaw a they stick out their tongue and screech to high heaven . chuckle a the lady make it oh so easy to laugh at and rather than with and a gay population . the telling subtitle and be you gay because youre not a real man and or be you gay because you wish you be a woman ( to that effect ) be the crux of the movie . there be no honest attempt to examine the range of sexuality and celebrate gay differentness in myriad of colour . here it a shrill and high pitch pink . thank god for the dignified acting by hangsopon a the coach truly inspired acting and and a pivotal role that raise this film from the depth of total stereotype . phohklee a chai and buranapansit a wit give good performance . even two dimensional acting be good than one dimensional acting and and that the kind that can be say for most . in all and a really disappointing film . half out of 4 .