Harockerce What a beautiful movie!

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Keira Brennan The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

Allissa .Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

SnoopyStyle Megan (Natasha Lyonne) is a high school cheerleader. She doesn't like kissing her boyfriend. Her family and friends stage an intervention. She is sent to True Directions where she gets treated for homosexuality by Mary Brown (Cathy Moriarty) and her supposed hetero son Rock.Director/writer Jamie Babbit is very sincere in this broad satire. She's trying a bit too hard for the comedy and it never really comes. I applaud the attempt but it's a failed attempt. Natasha Lyonne is great and so is Clea DuVall. It is very odd that a movie sympathetic to homosexuals would have so many gay stereotypical characters especially for the guys.

Steve Pulaski Rating: 3/4 stars.Heres a movie that depicts a softcore John Waters like style. It's a brave movie, discussing the topic many feel either uncomfortable talking about or just is an awkward topic many don't understand. It's homosexuality. This movie is for homosexually, but many people in the film treat it as a cancer to a person. Its unnatural, unwanted, and not understanding in this world. My view on homosexuality is that people can be however they want. If you find someone you love that loves you back you're the luckiest person in the world. It doesn't matter the sex as long as you're happy with what you have. Period.Megan Bloomfield (Natasha Lyone) is considered gay by her family, friends, and classmates. She's a cheerleading captain, has a picture of Melissa Etheridge, she fantasizes about cheerleaders when kissing her boyfriend, and she is a vegetarian. Oh yeah, she's gay! Better get her looked at. Just by the mild things she is accused of you can tell being homosexual is really frowned upon in this world. Her parents ship her to Teen Directions, a place run by a strict leader, Mary Brown (Cathy Moriarty) and where they teach kids to stay in the closet and be the way "God meant".In Teen Directions, Megan meets Graham Eaton (Clea DuVall), a girl who comes from wealthy parents who threaten to disown her is she doesn't become straight. She refuses to change at the same time afraid to live a life as a lesbian without any trouble. So naturally, Megan and Graham become attached to each other and the rest can be picked out.This film is more about homosexuality, it too teaches gender roles of both male and female. In the four step program in the film, Step 2 is "Step 2: Rediscovering Your Gender Identity" where both sides take on tasks of being a male or female to try and focus on their job reminding them what their role is in life. Though this only makes Graham and Megan hang out and get more and more attached. So it just helps matter rather than solves.This movie is a hard one to explain because of the unusual plot and so much there needs to be said. I can go on for an hour to describe what morals and themes are found within But I'm a Cheerleader!, but some are major than others. I believe I covered the major points in this film and figure that I picked the key points of the film. All in all, it's a great movie, and Natasha Lyone plays a perfect protagonist, being not to bright, but kind hearted which is enough to expect out of the lead female role. Also, perfect musical soundtrack here as well. Excellent, catchy music that fits well to not only the tone, but the vibe and feel of the story as well. Just by the opening credit song (my favorite, April March's "Chick Habit") I knew it would be a great film.Starring: Natasha Lyonne, Cathy Moriarty, RuPaul, and Clea DuVall. Directed by: Jamie Babbit.

madcardinal A brilliantly funny lampoon of the ex-gay movement and a heartfelt plea for authentic love for all - not only heterosexuals. "But I'm a Cheerleader" offers some tender moments of awakening love which simultaneously expose the cruel absurdity of religious extremists who think they must wield their anti-gay agenda against everyone within their circle of influence. The agenda involves excessively dogmatic parents sending their gay sons and daughters away to a reprogramming camp (can you say "delusional"?); there the young adults are indoctrinated, lied to and manipulated in ways that would gladden the heart of a "sanitarium" director from the old U.S.S.R.The amazing thing is how funny this movie is. That's quite an achievement considering the issues dealt with. Clea DuVall and Natasha Lyonne give excellent performances and the chemistry that develops between them is sweet and poignant.To be sure, "But I'm a Cheerleader" also pokes fun at gay advocates and the modern gay version of the Underground Railroad; nevertheless, the real-life struggles it addresses couldn't be more serious.Give this triumphant appeal to sanity a chance; gay, bi or straight, watching this film will make you a happier, wiser, more sensible human being and a better American.Great job with this one.

cgstarling . . . fundamentalists and other gay-bashers, actually who believe they can "rehabilitate" a homosexual back into being heterosexual. the movie DOES, in fact, take sides, in that it points out the "ridiculousness" of that kind of setting and those kinds of beliefs. basically, it is for gay people, especially those who are younger, to have a laugh at the expense of those who think they have a choice in the matter.i personally didn't care much for the movie. it had some funny parts--some really funny parts, but it was way too indie for me. i'm not a homosexual myself, so i guess a lot of the humor is lost on me, since i've never been in those situations and i'm not exactly immersed in gay culture.anyway...if you're young and gay, watch it. also ....if you're old and hate gay people, watch it. you'll learn something (about yourself probably)