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Mr Right

A hom-rom-com without much rom or com

by Matt WolfThursday, 26 November 2009

Luke de Woolfson as Alex: low budget is no guarantee of depth in a subpar 'This Life' gone gay,

London builds on its metrosexual status in Mr Right, a dreary gay-themed indie in which the metropolis by default becomes the star. There's nary a homophobe in sight - not to mention a traffic snarl-up or tube strike - in brother-sister filmmaking team David and Jacqui Morris's view of the capital, which looks giddy and rife with possibilities throughout. Shame, then, about the script.

The happiest creature on view would seem to be Alex's rabbit, who makes a habit of eating its own poo

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