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Do I Sound Gay?
Directed by
David Thorpe
Not Rated
2014
77m
Documentary
6.0
82%
47%
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A documentary about the stereotype of the gay voice.
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Cast of Do I Sound Gay?
David Sedaris
Self
Dan Savage
Self
Jeff Hiller
Self
Margaret Cho
Self
Susan Sankin
Self
Bob Corff
Self
Tim Gunn
Self
Michael Airington
Self
George Takei
Self
David Thorpe
Self / Director / Writer / Producer
Don Lemon
Self
Louis C.K.
Self
Truman Capote
Self (archive footage)
Liberace
Self (archive footage)
Kenji Yoshino
Self
Stephen Fry
Self
Maeve O'Boyle
Writer
Howard Gertler
Producer
Do I Sound Gay? Ratings & Reviews
Arizona Republic
Bill Goodykoontz
It's an interesting film, consistently entertaining, a mile wide and an inch deep.
Chicago Reader
Ben Sachs
As with many such informal documentaries on social issues, the results are hit-or-miss, though Thorpe's conversational tone is ingratiating.
Newsday
John Anderson
Surprisingly entertaining, highly informative and honest.
Boston Globe
Peter Keough
Lighthearted but slyly provocative ...
Seattle Times
John Hartl
This is an intelligent (if too short) exploration of gender confusion, speech therapy and the perils of coming out.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
What begins as a first-person account of one man's quest to change the way he speaks soon becomes something closer to pop anthropology, in the process throwing in a bit of sociolinguistics and stand-up comedy.
San Francisco Chronicle
David Lewis
We can't help but wish that Thorpe had acted more like an emcee than a subject.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Molly Eichel
While Thorpe ostensibly explores the sibilant consonants and careful enunciation that characterize what we have come to think of as "sounding gay," his film is really about his identity.
Variety
Andrew Barker
Thorpe's documentary can sometimes seem a bit intimidated by the various cans of worms it pries open, but it's nonetheless a breezy, funny, often quite clever film more concerned with minor epiphanies than big answers.
RogerEbert.com
Odie Henderson
The film scratches a lot of surfaces, never venturing too far down the interesting paths it divulges. However, what it does explore makes it a satisfying, lighthearted look at one man's search for perceived vocal machismo.
The Dissolve
Noel Murray
There's also an understated, unexpectedly moving arc to this film, which considers how exaggerated "gayness" has been an important part of one subculture separating and defending itself from hostile environments.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
For a film largely about speech, the provocatively titled documentary "Do I Sound Gay?" has little of great significance to say.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
Mr. Thorpe's explorations of a painful subject are an exercise in healing. His discovery of how many gay men share his anxiety and discomfort leads him to greater self-acceptance.
NPR
Ella Taylor
Thorpe wryly treats his anxieties about his "gay" voice as an exercise in self-improvement, and winds up with a compelling portrait of internalized homophobia and liberation.
AV Club
Keith Uhlich
It seems, for a horrible moment, that this is just going to be a straightforward and solipsistic self-help narrative. But Thorpe quickly widens his view to tackle the role of the voice in the gay community at large ...
New York Post
Haley Goldberg
The ... conversation, less than the inconclusive answer, is what makes "Do I Sound Gay?" worth a look.
Entertainment Weekly
Jason Clark
The film sheds light on self-imposed homophobia and questions of nature versus nurture without sacrificing its essential sense of humor.
Slant Magazine
Clayton Dillard
Another link in an increasingly tiresome chain of naval-gazing think pieces posing as personal documentary.
Village Voice
Alan Scherstuhl
Lots of laughs and insights.
The Hollywood Reporter
Boyd van Hoeij
The overall result remains quite light, is occasionally funny but finally never manages to probe very deeply.
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