In this poignant family comedy, single mom Andrea struggles to understand her young son Josh. He's smart, happy and enthusiastic and he's also obsessed with dresses and dolls. And although Andrea convinces him to join the ... more »school wrestling team, Josh's true heart's desire is to be a cheerleader. Starring Carrie Preston (Duplicity, True Blood), as Andrea; Michael Emerson (Lost) as her gay neighbor Charlie; and introducing Lurie Poston as the kid who calls Maria Von Trapp his most influential role model.« less
"What an amazing film. So often situations present themselves that deter us from our goals and aspirations. The characters in this film tell a believable and striking story about how love and passion vanquish doubt. It is also an undeniably refreshing microcosm demonstrating the relevant double-edged sword that homosexuality is in society."
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Bonnie L. Durben | San Diego CA | 02/13/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a great film about family,acceptance, and love. The characters are real, people you know, family and friends. Importantly it is all about acceptance, of who we are, what we can do and where we belong."
Mom and Son
Amos Lassen | Little Rock, Arkansas | 01/06/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
""Ready? Ok!"
Mom and Son
Amos Lassen
"Ready? Ok!" is a surprising little film that steals the heart. It's a poignant comedy about a single mom trying to understand her young son's obsession with dresses, dolls, and cheerleading. She is also faced with the nature of family and when her father dies and her wayward brother returns home, she and her brother and son are forced into facing themselves and finding out what a family really is. Aside from the mother facing her own issues and fears, she has to look at the early indications that her son may be a homosexual.
Andy Dowd (Carrie Preston) is an over-caffeinated single mother who lives in a world of chaos. Living in Normal Heights she is having a tough time as a single mom. Joshua, her ten year old son, is smart and happy but she worries that he is not on track. She is called to the Mother Superior's office at Joshua's Catholic School all too often and Andy is off on a tangent. He wants to be on the all-girl cheerleading squad, he regards Maria Von Trapp as his most influential role model, he loves French braids and this is not what little boys do.
Here is a new take on the American family and Andy is forced into stripping away all of her illusions so that she can find peace for her and Joshua. Charlie, the gay next-door neighbor tries to help and he gets Andy to turn her focus inward and embrace her son's individuality.
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Quirky but OK
Harry F. Drabik | Northern Minnesota | 05/23/2010
(3 out of 5 stars)
"There's not a lot to this DVD, and it IS very predictable. However, it is interesting enough as an exploration of gender expectations and associated issues without going to an extreme of repression or the far end of license."
Cute and positive theme, but could have been better.
Bob Lind | Phoenix, AZ United States | 12/03/2009
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Josh is an intelligent 10 year old boy, living with his single mother, Andrea (Carrie Preston), a local television remote producer. Andrea worries about Josh's growing up without a father, and her deadbeat brother's occasional presence in the home may be doing more harm than good. Then there's the gay next-door neighbor, Charlie (played by Michael Emerson from "Lost"), whom Josh seems to have a good rappor with. Josh wants to quit the wrestling team, find a way to get on the cheerleading squad (which is "girls only" at the Catholic school he attends), and - with Charlie's help - dresses up as one of the Von Trapp girls for a school Halloween party. Uh, oh.
The film deserves kudos for its fine acting (including newcomer Lurie Poston as Josh, although he was a bit big to be playing a 10 year old), as well as providing a positive message about diversity and changing the rules where necessary. The direction is good, although I noticed some audio problems making some characters' lines difficult to understand. I thought the film concentrated too much on the mother's and uncle's problems, while it would have been better devoting more time to Josh's experiences, making the plot a bit less predictable and ordinary. DVD includes commentary and blooper reel. Not to be confused with a similar (and identically titled) gay short also released theatrically in 2008, which has been shown on Logo. Overally, I give the film three stars out of five."