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Very funny !
This movie is kind if weired but I can only recommend it. It tells the story of a gay guy being on summer vacations trying to get away from his boring life in Manhattan. He is cute, looking for love and gets to know the most different people for friendship and relationship. You'll love the characters, they are all so "life-like". The movie is different to mainstream ones. The main character talks to the audience and you feel like being involved.The soundtrack is fabulous, the house sound if the middle-90 ies. Wally Ehite, director and main character is soooo cute and loveable. He made a wonderful movie !

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Poor acting
I disagree with most of the unfavorable reviews that center around the fact that the main character is self centered and the movie is overall vapid. That WAS the point of the movie. And a light thing is always good every once in a while.
However, the acting is really quite atrocious. None of the actors look like they acted prior to shooting this film. The only one that does not over-emphasize every expression or syllable is Ben, the object of Tommie's affection. But overall, if the acting had been any better, the movie would actually be a nice, light-hearted cute effort...

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The Title Says it All...
Lie Down with Dogs ran through the independent film circuit in 1995, and was forgotten as soon as the run was over, with good reason.

The plot centers around a shallow, self-centered gay man who can't handle the pressure of summer in New York, and decides on a whim to spend the summer in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

First of all, this film is not an honest portrayal of Provincetown--except for during the last reel when the main character, Tommy, takes a bike tour through the nature trails with Ben--who appears to be the only decent guy in town. In reality, Provincetown is much more idyllic than is shown here-and there are lots of nice, genuine people there. Not that the town doesn't party hearty, but that's far from the only reason gays & lesbians choose this as a prime vacation spot. (The town's extensive history as an artist's colony isn't even mentioned.) Matters are not helped by the fact that the film, which takes place during the summer, was shot in the off-season when the streets were nearly empty.

Second, the movie is a slanderous portrayal of gay life. In one monologue, White belittles Longtime Companion, but that film is far more realistic, moving, and does greater service to the gay community.

Wally White is obviously the primary force behind this film, since he's listed as producer, writer, director, and lead actor. So the blame for this drivel falls entirely on his shoulders. As producer, it's astonishing he was able to secure funding for his poorly written tripe. As director, he can't handle a camera, nor does he have an eye for cinematography--Provincetown looks better in the photos I took during a trip there. As actor, he gives the worst performance in the film. It says something about the overall quality of this film that, with the exception of Randy Becker (who was already an established stage actor by the time this film was released) none of the other principals has been heard from since--including Wally White.

I can't help the feeling that Wally White's primary motivation in making this film was to act out love scenes with numerous good looking guys who would be out of his league in real life.

Two stars due to the fact that this movie at least inspired me to visit the real Provincetown.