Rent Bros (2022)

Funny RomCom - Bros review by GI

Witty and sharply scripted romantic comedy, a glossy production (Judd Apatow being linked here) that makes this gay comedy something of a first in the sense it's about a gay couple in a film that received a wide theatrical release. Written and starring Billy Eichner as Bobby, a New York based man who campaigns endlessly for the LGBTQ+ community mainly through a podcast but at the sometime rues the clichés of the gay world all the while indulging in them. He shuns commitment explaining, to us the audience, that gay men view marriage, sex etc in a different way to heterosexual people. And then he meets Aaron, a hunky man who epitomises everything Bobby despises about the gay community. Aaron too is not into commitment but as you'd expect there's an initial spark that soon grows and the main narrative structure of the romcom is assured. The couple navigate the minefield of love through the film which starts as a very funny and well observed comedy but ultimately slips into sentimentality. There's a rich display of support characters that help the film retain it's comedy roots and whilst this may have had the ambition to be the 'first' real gay romcom it certainly is a film that you don't have to be gay to really enjoy.

Entertaining film for gay adults - Bros review by cw

Nice to have mainstream standards of acting, direction and funding for a gay film. Very enjoyable romcom and, though it very much reflects the American gay experience, Brits will identify well enough. 90% of gay films seem to be about coming out, so it's nice to see one that adults who are on the scene (or used to be!) can identify with.

Shame it didn't make a wider commercial impact but TBH, good as it is, I'm not sure why it would interest many straights. (After all, I don't race to see straight Jenifer Aniston romcoms!)