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  • Gay Writer on ‘BROS’: It Bombed Because it’s Preachy Dumpster Fire

    10/18/2022 3:41:14 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 13 replies
    World of Reel ^ | October 18, 2022 | Jordan Ruimy
    Gay journalist, Isaac Grafstein, has tried to explain why Billy Eichner's “Bros” tanked at the box office. Despite opening in more than 3,000 theaters, with a $22 million budget, not to mention an intense marketing campaign by Universal, “Bros” has so far grossed a limp $10.8 million. As Grafstein notes, “Bros” is definitely not 'groundbreaking'. When Jack tells Ennis, in Brokeback Mountain, 'I wish I knew how to quit you'—that was groundbreaking. There are moments when Bros is funny—a self-deprecating lampoon of gay life. But mostly it’s a preachy, self-indulgent dumpster fire. At one point, Bobby harangues Aaron’s mother about...