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Ready? OK!

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Synopsis

10-year-old Joshua just wants to be on the all-girl cheerleading squad and play with dolls and dresses. In 2008, what’s wrong with that?

3 Reasons To buy this film

Really charming, this film is the story of a wonderful mom and her gay kid.
Stars Michael Emerson ("Lost") and Carrie Preston ("True Blood") -- both in roles very unlike their TV personalities.
We even came to love the stern nun.

Review

With family-friendly flair, a terrific cast and plenty of heart and soul, writer/director James Vasquez tells the story of a single mother struggling to understand her young son’s love of cheerleading, dolls and dresses. Andy Dowd (Carrie Preston) has her hands full. She’s trying to succeed in a new career while properly raising her somewhat rebellious child. With the help of her wandering brother, who has returned home to lend a hand, and her gay neighbor, a 21st-century family unit is assembled. The arrangement suits young Joshua (Lurie Poston) fine, and all is well for him until he insists on joining the cheerleading squad at his Catholic school. Sister Vivian (Tara Karsian) calls Mom in for a chat, and they try to steer the young man toward more manly pursuits, such as wrestling. But that doesn’t last long, as Joshua becomes obsessed with one of the team’s more butch members and is thrown off the squad. After more agonizing parent-teacher talks, the conclusion is drawn that Joshua would be “better off” at a different, more gay-friendly school.

This wonderfully spirited entry in the relatively new sub-genre of gay films that adults can enjoy with the kids is cinematic storytelling at its best.

-- Scott Cranin

Product Format Information

DVD : $19.99

Availability: In stock and ready to ship
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 754703763228

Studio : Wolfe Releasing

Languages: English Dolby Digital 2.0 (Primary)
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Features:
Bloopers
Audio commentary
Featurette

Customer Reviews

Mom and Son

Amos Lassen wrote on 01/10/2009:

“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.