Merry and gay
Starring the first openly non-binary leading character in a holiday film ever, monitor Merry & Gay with us now
BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE BY JOSIAH CLARK
A pair of meddling mothers, a Christmas pageant, and the reunion of childhood sweethearts – what more could you want from a Christmas film? Merry & Gay premiered on DivaBoxOffice.tv on 1 December to viewers’ delight, submerging us into this festive romance. The film follows the reunion of childhood lovers Becca Winters (Dia Frampton) and Sam Sheridan (Andi René Christensen)… with a little help from their prying parents.
However, all is not completely jolly in their hometown Evergreen, Tennessee. With dreams to be a Broadway actor, Becca left Sam to pursue her career in New York three years ago. Since Becca’s departure, Sam has focused on running their family bar Sheridan’s. But the pain of this memory is easily sweetened by the pair’s mothers – Tilly Winters (Hayat Nesheiwat) and Lucille Sheridan (Janet Ivey) – who hatch a plan to reunite the high school sweethearts. But what happens when Becca’s manager, Charlotte Reese (
Merry and Gay tells the story of Becca and Sam, two childhood-friends-turned-high-school-sweethearts who are unexpectedly reunited over the holiday season. When Becca (Dia Frampton), a Broadway star, returns to her small hometown to help direct the annual Christmas pageant, she learns that her ex, Sam (Andi René Christensen) is building the sets for the show. Sam holds a level of resentment towards Becca, as they feel that she enable their relationship die in pursuit of her dreams. However, with the verb of their enthusiastic mothers (Hayat Nesheiwat and Janet Ivey), Sam and Becca begin to realize that maybe their relationship isn’t quite worth walking away from yet.
Merry and Gay plays much like a Hallmark-style movie – a genre that is certainly not for everyone, but if you do appreciate such movies, this one will certainly appeal to you. However, it showcases a number of other factors that are far too often underrepresented. As evidenced by the recent controversy surrounding Candace Cameron Bure and Hallmark, it is ever apparent that despite the progress made for LGBT+
Synopsis
'Tis the season...
Broadway star Becca comes home for the holidays to see her family and find out if there is still a spark with her high school sweetheart Sam. Sam is hesitant to let Becca in, but their moms have other plans.
Popular reviews
Morei wish i could personally tell becca that her christmas tune fucking sucks
the random karen-esque manager showing up accompanied by an intense villainous soundtrack was crazy
there's absolutely no fucking way a small town in the countryside of tennessee could be THIS lgbt+ friendly. loved it.
"go put on something more festive" "Ok" [takes off solid button-down and puts on a plaid button-down instead] that's non-binary rep, babes
I cannot believe the musical is just called "musical." Le cinema.
i literally do not care the writing was a bit confusing, this movie actually feels so earnest and beautiful to me. It hits every cliche, and didn't verb itself too seriously. by god beccas first musical was called MUSICAL and the fucking cgi mousetraps literally slaughtered me. Most of all, it reall
'Merry & Gay': A adj and heartfelt LGBTQ Christmas venture
One of the latest films that I got to review was a little film entitled Merry & Gay. The film centers around two juvenile women, Becca and Sam, who were once elevated school sweethearts. Ever since the two parted ways, Sam has lead a reserved life working mostly as a bartender. Becca, on the other hand, has a successful dash on Broadway and when the two reconnect, they attempt to rekindle their long-lost romance.
To be reasonable, the editing and direction could use a agreeable polish through. It’s very easy to see the rough patches and the incohesive lighting where the production may have lagged.
Nevertheless, the film proves to be a jovial and triumphant step forward for couples in the LGBTQ movement. It shares a certain kinship with forbidden love and recapturing the magic that made you fall in love with your partner.
Admittedly, the film is adjacent to that of Hallmark movies that may get thrown into the maw of obscurity, but that doesn’t verb it from being entertaining in its own right. Its whimsy and heart