Great Music, so so plot

Rating: Null/10 (5 December 1998)

Ok...first off all my gay friends love this movie. Maybe it is b/c it confronts the "gay" issue very forwardly and as if it is an everyday normal situation (which is very true). However, I saw the film last night. Although I found myself enjoying it...I was continually distracted by the Citzen Kane similarities (I knew about this ahead of time, but it was still shocking to see how blatant it was). Also, it did seem like the gay relationships were on display a little too much.
The opening sequence with the spaceship etc, was just dumb and confusing. The rest of the movie was reality, and yet there is this sub-plot about the green jewel...I did not really understand why that had to be in the movie. If it was supposed to make the lead character more charming and endearing, his looks and music were enough...although I didn't feel too sorry for him at the end.
The acting by Toni Collete, Ewan McGregor and Jonathon Rhys Meyers deserves to be noticed b/c it is extremely well done. The performances gave me no cause for complaint. In fact, that is what made me enjoy this movie and come out of it saying, "That was pretty good."