I finally got to see “The Dying Gaul” last night … and really liked it. I read the stage play by Craig Lucas a couple of years ago and liked it enough to be insterested in seeing the film version. One of the many nice things about the movie is that it takes some of the more questionable character actions from the play and gives them more a “reason” to happen. The directing gets a little “arty” in a few of the “chat room” scenes. I didn’t like that. It was almost as if Lucas thought he had to make those sections more visually interesting when it’s the dialogue that is most important. The cast is excellent … I can’t stress this enough. Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson and Campbell Scott really do some of their best work in this movie. Worth checking out if you like non-mainsteam films.

On a semi-related note: I find it sad that the cover art for the dvd really misrepresents the homosexual content of the film. It’s yet another gay-themed film being marketed with heterosexual imagery. (Please Note: “Brokeback Mountain” is guilty of this as well.)