Like It Is: Steve Bell, Ian Rose, Roger Daltrey, Dani Behr, Jude Alderson, Emile Charles, Chris Hargreaves, Paul Broughton, P.J. Nicholas, Sean Simpson, Charlie Caine, Stephen Burke, Alistair Cameron, Paul Oremland, Jan Langford, Martin Long, Tracey Gardiner, Robert Gray: Amazon.ca: Video

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Like It Is is much like watching a train wreck--the very idea of it is repellent and yet you perversely can't avert your eyes. While its urban grittiness and sooty veneer entranced some critics who mistook its violent, netherworld neorealism for art, Like It Is offers little in the way of redemption, positive gay imaging, or even particularly good narrative.

Paul Oremland directed this venture about a young, gay Blackpool tough named Craig (Steve Bell) who bare-knuckle boxes for money. He ultimately moves to London in search of a better life and falls in with the trendy London gay club scene, meeting and falling for a handsome record producer named Matt (Ian Rose) and his wealthy boss (played by the Who's lead singer Roger Daltrey). The better life is quickly tainted by disillusion and misery, much as is the viewing experience.

Steve Bell is, in real life, a featherweight boxing champion in Britain and therefore brings an urgent and raw vitality to the lead, but the characters as a whole are either irritating or unsympathetic, and it's ultimately difficult to find anyone to care for, or a story worth empathizing with. --Paula Nechak

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5.0 out of 5 stars Steve Bell is terrific! A sexy, tough, wonderful film, May 21 2004

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John Seger (Palm Springs, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Like It Is (DVD)

It's very rare a young actor makes such a great positive impression in his debut film.British actor, Steve Bell, does just that!A natural talent, his acting carries this film.Although one cannot ignore how physically beautiful he is, his acting is what matters here.Playing a blackpool fighter(Steve boxed in real life), he carries his role with a masculine swagger, while also displaying a tenderness so rarely captured on film.Struggling with his own sexuality, gay audiences will embrace this performance and straight audiences will find this film proves it appeals to mainstream viewers as well.Soon, gay themed films will not be seperated from "straight" themed films, as love is universal.And this film is ground-breaking as it never depends on stereotype.Roger Daltrey, lead singer of the legendary rock band, THE WHO, shows he has great acting chops, as does Ian Rose.Brilliantly directed by, Paul Orewland, this film is my favorite gay themed film, along with the American film, "Edge of seventeen."I will cherish this film over and over.And, once again, I must say, Steve Bell is sexy, brilliant, and impossible to keep your eyes off of him!!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Like it is remains as it is, lame., Nov 16 2001

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Elitium "Emantra Warrior" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Like It Is (VHS Tape)

Its a movie about finding love, sex , quarrel , get back together , quarrel ..... You get what I mean?

Unless you simply buy this movie just to see the two lead actors butt pressing upon each other, its not worth seeing.

Acting wasn't genuine like as though they are being themselves which shouldn't be the case. In other words they can't act except for the bitchy boss. If you must, simply rent to see the short sex scenes or else pass this movie. Not worth it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Miss This One!, Jun 20 2004

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ardar88 (Falls Church, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Like It Is (DVD)

A likeable and capable cast in a well-made movie.

An unlikely relationship develops between an ambitious music promoter and an amateur boxer who is struggling to come to terms with his being gay

Steve Bell, (A real life title-holding boxer,) is a real find, a relatively inexperienced actor with a natural talent and a dynamic screen presence.

Ian Rose also excels in the other lead role.

Roger Daltrey gives a standout performance as a sleazy record producer.