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Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Seventeen-year-old Randy tries very hard to be a good person. Since his father left, Randy takes care of his emotionally disturbed mother, and he's the kind of friend all of his classmates can depend on. As strong as he seems on the outside, Randy is hiding a secret inner struggle and denial of his true self. It's not until he opens himself up to love that he discovers that becoming a man means accepting who you really are.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes45%
Metacritic33/100
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
37 audience votes
Key crew
- Patrik-Ian PolkDirector
- Rikki Beadle BlairWriter
- Patrik-Ian PolkWriter
Cast
- Mo'NiqueClaire Rousseau
- Isaiah WashingtonLance Rousseau
- Julian WalkerRandy Rousseau
- Terrell TilfordPastor Crandall
- Kevin AlleseeMarshall MacNeil
- Gary LeRoi GrayEfrem Johnson
- Torrey LaamarTodd Waterson
- Wanita "D. Woods" WoodgetteLeslie Crandall
- Lindsay SeimLibby
- Hunt ScarrittMr. Brock
- Nicole LovinceJustine
- Patrik-Ian PolkSinger
Stills
Themes
sexualitysingerlgbtblack lgbtgay theme