SYNOPSIS: In this poignant family comedy, single mom Andrea struggles to understand her young son Josh.  He's smart, happy and enthusiastic - and he's also obsessed with dresses and dolls.  And although Andrea convinces him to join the school wrestling team, Josh's true heart's desire is to be a cheerleader. 

EDITORIAL REVIEW:  This remarkably well done American indie flick (yikes, "remarkable" and "American indie flick" in the same sentence - yes, I kid you not) stars Lurie Poston as Josh, a somewhat effeminate boy who's "trying to change the rules" at his ultra conservative private catholic boys school so he can be a cheerleader.  Living in "Normal Heights" is anything but for young Josh as he prefers his leisure activities like he prefers his clothes: frilly and feminine!  Mature well beyond his years, Josh is trying everything to get on the cheerleading squad, including pointing out loopholes in the official school rule book.  His efforts seem to be in vain, though, as the school won't budge on this issue.  His mother, Andrea, is convinced that Josh is gay and without Josh's father in the picture, takes it upon herself to "set him straight."  Thinking she's doing the right thing, Andrea ends up enrolling Josh on the wrestling team and as luck would have it, Josh grows an interest...in Mike, the captain of the team.  Regardless of Josh's interest in "his favorite wrestler", his heart is still with cheerleading.  Despite Andrea's attempts to point Josh in the "right" direction, and her expectations of him, Josh does his own thing - innocently and without a care in the world about what other people think.  Will Josh's enthusiasm for life and Andrea's fear of the truth find common ground and work together before the end credits role?

Short of actually saying Josh's character is gay (perhaps because this is classified as a "family film") it is pretty apparent, but not bash you over the head apparent (like let's say The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros).  No need to dust off your "gay-dar" for this one!  It's funny and true to form with indie films in that there is no moral message (thank gowd).

If you don't recognize the name Lurie Poston yet, you will shortly.  He's already appeared in a few Hollywood films: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and Step Brothers with Will Farrell and John C. Reilly and no doubt has a bright future ahead.  Packing on a few pounds for his role in Ready? Ok! (and judging by his new headshot at IMDB, he's seen the benefits of a what a good diet does for teen idols), what makes Lurie brilliant is not just the ability to capture his character's personality with spot on precession, but the mere fact that he chose this role deserves my kudos.  It's doesn't take a genius to know that kids can be cruel, so you can imagine the heat Lurie took at school after completing this movie.

Some of the bonus features include:

° Trailer.
° Featurettes.
° Commentary.
° Blooper reel.

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STARRING: Lurie Poston, Carrie Preston, John Preston, Michael Emerson.
DIRECTOR: James Vasquez.
AVAILABILITY: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 92 minutes.
LANGUAGE: English with OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1.78:1 (16:9 Widescreen); Dolby 2.0 audio; 1 disc; Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: No objectionable content.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality. (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA (2008).
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DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  April 10, 2009.
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