Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!

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Synopsis:

A romantic comedy featuring a Jewish family who struggles coming to terms with their son’s non-Jewish and gay boyfriend. When the gay couple adopts a child and it makes headline news, their families come to defend them and realize how much they love them.

Quick Thoughts:

“Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!” definitely fits into the gay coming-out rom-com genre where jokes are made, people end up in farcical situations, and more – and rightly so! To get a quick overview, take “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and give it a gay twist, add in some perfectly casted roles, and you’ll be chuckling along. The plot is simple, yet that’s all that is needed to make the comedy and laughs flow. And while IMDB gives the film a 5.0/10, I personally would give it an 8.0 – though I am a fan of comedy and romance.

The only issues I have with “Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!”, and why it gets a slightly lower score, is that it progresses very quickly. After it seems both sets of parents won’t accept the other, Nelson and Angelo talk about taking the next step… most would assume marriage, but instead they adopt a child. We then take a political stance and lose some of the humor. I think this is partly since the film was made in 2009, before gay marriage was made legal. But if you overlook this issue, “Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! is a great way to spend the evening – laughing!