Taking an overused template and doing something unexpected and subversive can be clever. It's tricky to do the old John Watersy queer shock cinema these days, when studios can score some brownie points with clean non-provocative queerness. So it's fun that this movie actually goes for it a little bit with its anti-hero protagonists. It's very hit and miss though, and completely relies on the actors' delivery to elevate the material.
And Ayo Edebiri does exactly that, with wonderful comedic…