Countdown to Outfest 2010: Romantic comedy “Is It Just Me?” makes for a great date movie

If you’ve never been on a date to the Ford Ampitheatre during Outfest, I’ve got the perfect occasion for you: the screening of the sweet romantic comedy Is It Just Me? which screens at the Ford on Saturday, July 16.

It’s always fun to pack a picnic and some wine and show up an hour or so early and eat on the grounds. It’s a really lovely time.

Is It Just Me? is written and directed by JC Calciano who I met a few weeks back. He has put together a very appealing cast for this movie about a writer named Blaine (Nicholas Downs) who is running very low on self- confidence in the guy department.

He meets Xander (David Loren) first at a coffee house then online and they click. But his hunky roomie Cameron’s (Adam Huss) photo appears on the chat page because he had been using Blaine’s computer previously. It becomes a case of mistaken identity.

Blaine wants Cameron to pretend he’s him when he and Xander meet until he can win the guy over with his wit and charm. You have to really engage in some serious suspension of disbelieve to buy that Xander would not quickly figure out that there’s no way Cameron is the man he had connected with so deeply on the phone.

Cameron, who works as a go-go dancer, is seriously hunky so it’s easy to see why Blaine might be feeling insecure even though he is absolutely adorable.

Blaine’s BFF (Michelle Laurent) tries to re-assure him: “You deserve to be loved. You’re a great catch, trust me.”

It’s easy to see why he’s drawn to Xander. The guy is not only very attractive and with a Texas drawl, he’s also thoughtful, charming and seems emotionally intelligent.

The movie gives us something special in Xander’s older roommate Ernie who is so wonderfully played by Bruce Gray who you will recognize from his role as John Corbertt’s father in My Big Fat Greek Wedding but who I remember best from his stint on Queer as Folk as Emmett’s lover who dies in an airplane while they are having sex!

His presence and his performance are wonderful!

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Here is the trailer for Is it Just Me?: