FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Abbigail Bush what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

m67165 Based on a true story! I specially liked the fact that the gay characters ranged from the operated one, who looks just like a woman, to the cute young man that looks just like a polite heterosexual guy. But the over the top way they present themselves, to the hilarious concern of the only straight guy of the team, is what makes this touching comedy all the more fun. Go, Iron Ladies!

Esprix Not every gay film *has* to be politically correct, the characters don't *have* to be non-stereotypical, and it doesn't *have* to "send the right message about the gay community," and it can *still* be fun, funny, and a treat to watch. Part of the reason that the characters were so outrageously stereotypical is because the real people on which they were based were themselves screaming queens - and, last I checked, there's nothing wrong with that. These were people who celebrated who they were - everyone else's opinions of them be damned. Moreover, their differences were what brought them together to win the championship, defy the odds, and defy perceptions of what they *should* be like. It puzzles me that other readers focus on the "negativity" of their behavior, when the story is about acceptance, fighting ignorance, and celebrating the differences in us all.

preppy-3 True film about a volleyball team from Taiwan composed of gays, transvestites and transsexuals, who battled homophobia and hatred and won a championship. The film does advocate tolerance and (sometimes) shows homophobia is bad BUT those messages are buried under a ton of offensive material. The men playing gay characters all act VERY effeminite--too much so. They're all wearing makeup, screech and scream constantly (it's played so the audience will laugh at it) and are always preening and acting bitchy. Jokes are constantly made at their expense--THREE times we see one member go hysterical when he breaks his nails! Also three times we see his nails deflating balls (that's impossible but hey--anything for a joke). Also the film contained almost every gay verbal slur known--I almost walked out. As a gay man I found this film offensive and sickening. I'm giving it a 2 only because some of the guys were handsome, some of the acting was good and the climatic match was exciting. Otherwise, it's offensive trash.

philip-ct True life stories do not make for good films. Julie Andrews - giving a brilliant performance in Star! - could not redeem a poor script. Other, more recent examples could include films about Vietnam, American presidents, the British royal family.The true life element is uplifting; the film itself is not. Take Nathan Lane's hysteria (and histrionic it was) in The Birdcage, his bitchiness towards Andrews at the Tony Awards, and his bizarre turn in Jeffrey. Multiply by a hundred and you can see why I was irritated beyond measure at some of the turns in the movie.Like Philadelphia, this plays oh-so-safe. The gay men are queens. Finito. Little of the quiet dignity Hurt portrayed in Love and Death on Long Island, or Robin Williams in The Birdcage. Mostly all of them wear make-up, are transvestites or transsexuals. And the straight captain, starts to learn tolerance.Laugh at the prima donnas putting on make-up. Snigger as they fight over a man. Giggle uproariously as they wriggle their asses in a bizarre little dance routine. Guffaw as they stick out their tongues and screech to high heaven. Chuckle as the 'ladies' make it oh so easy to laugh at, rather than with, a gay population.The telling subtitle, 'Are you gay because you're not a real man, or are you gay because you wish you were a woman' (to that effect) is the crux of the movie. There is no honest attempt to examine the range of sexuality and celebrate gay differentness in myriad of colours. Here it's a shrill, high-pitched pink.Thank God for the dignified acting by Hangsopon as the Coach - truly inspired acting, and a pivotal role that raises this film from the depths of total stereotype. Phohklee as Chai and Buranapansit as Wit give good performances. Even two dimensional acting is better than one dimensional acting, and that's the kindest that can be said for most.In all, a really disappointing film.* 1/2 out of 4