![]() ![]() The film also spends too much of its brief running time on Russell’s friendship with hefty, clueless straight guy Gunnar (Andrew Caldwell) and a series of complications that awkwardly pair off Russell with a pretty, hot-to-trot classmate (Meaghan Martin). Unfortunately, the script by Edmund Entin, whose twin brother, Gary, directed, focuses more on Russell’s journey as a member of Goodkind’s newly formed Geography Club, which is actually a front for a secret gay and lesbian support group. Geography Club, Hartingers first novel, was published in the spring of 2003, the same year that the Massachusetts Supreme Court became the first in the nation to rule that a ban on same-sex. Stewart and Deeley are appealing, natural actors with convincing chemistry. Kevin would do anything to prevent his teammates on the baseball team from finding out. ![]() Russel is still going on dates with girls. I knew that any wrong action, however slight, could reveal my true identity. Sweet, slight and frequently familiar, “Geography Club,” based on Brent Hartinger’s novel about sexual identity among suburban teens, often feels as if it’s circling its expiration date.Īs the would-be heart of the movie, the burgeoning romance between two attractive, closeted 16-year-olds - low-key good guy Russell (Cameron Deane Stewart) and Goodkind High’s star quarterback, Kevin (Justin Deeley) - had great potential to take this largely pie-in-the-sky story to some honest, compelling and frankly sexy places. Gay and lesbian teenagers find mutual support when they form the 'Geography Club' at their high school. ![]()
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