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Greedy-Creme-995 t1_j5z0rps wrote

Reply to comment by statiky in Why hasn't Bros been considered for any awards/even brought up in discussions? by statiky

He was a complete asshole shitting on other queer movies just because they were released on streaming platforms and then he was crying about how no one saw the movie because of homophobia.

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TheClayroo t1_j5z24ax wrote

> then he was crying about how no one saw the movie because of homophobia.

Not only that, he was was saying before it even came out that if it didn't do well it would be because of homophobia. He was basically getting ahead of the failure.

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statiky OP t1_j5z1dw9 wrote

Yikes ok. That's a shitty approach to have. Starting to make a lot more sense to me now.

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cubanesis t1_j5z2mw6 wrote

Yeah, I like billy and he’s a really funny guy, but he did the rounds on podcast before it came out and basically said “If you don’t go see this in the theater you’re a homophobe.” I’m paraphrasing, but that was the message he was pitching. It turned me off to even seeing the movie. Plus, there’s no benefit to seeing a rom-com in the theater vs seeing it on a streaming site. I’m sure I’ll watch it when it shows up on Netflix.

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GeorgeNewmanTownTalk t1_j5z5uol wrote

He always comes off like a total asshole. When I first started seeing him pop up in segments to seemingly aggravate random people on the street I couldn't believe anyone thought it was funny, but he wouldn't go away. Casting him as the lead of a movie was an awful move, and hopefully it doesn't happen again after this train wreck.

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discodolphin1 t1_j5z8tkl wrote

He was such a dick. These days, rom coms are rarely released in theatres and if they are, it's George Clooney and Julia Roberts. I mean, sorry bro. But calm down.

Honestly I saw Bros alone and the other two groups in the theatre left before the halfway point, leaving me as the last one. I really wanted to like it, I thought the trailer looked adorable and I've loved other gay rom coms before. But Billy Eichner's character was such an insufferable smart-ass that I kinda hated him from the get go, and the humor didn't really hit for me honestly.

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