[Writer-director] Bardwell offers a cheerful, if sometimes strenuously earnest, take on a subject that seems overdue for a lighthearted touch.

| Jan 12, 2006

Dorian Blues has wit, humor, good performances, and clever technique that catapults the film into the front ranks of coming-out movies.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Dorian Blues makes me yearn for the day that audiences have become so comfortable enough with this subgenre that a clever director can make a spoof in which many if not all of the conventions get lampooned.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 2, 2005

Rarely feels fresh. It's special, but in an after-school sort of way.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 4, 2005

While Bardwell's screenplay wobbles somewhat in tone, it displays enough wit and charm to compensate for its lack of polish.

Full Review | Oct 28, 2005

The linchpin relationship is the underlying deep bond between the two brothers, and the scenes between McMillian and Coco are well written and equally well played.

| Oct 6, 2005

Dorian Blues fits tidily into a genre of first-time films in which the main gay character comes of age and out of the closet.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 23, 2005

Dorian Blues eschews the heavy sexual content (and most of the clichs) of so many gay films - - it also has a lot of heart.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 23, 2005

This upstate New York coming-out saga will warm PFLAG hearts and kindle empathy in those who've had to tread the family-drama-churned waters of small-town gaydom.

| Sep 20, 2005

Coming-out films are not uncommon but rare are the ones directed by straight dudes and cut from such an abnormal mold as Dorian Blues.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 14, 2005

Offers nothing special in outline, but sharp performances and writing lend it a fresh appeal well above this genre's average.

Full Review | Sep 13, 2005