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Ultimately I was really impressed with the back-and-forth arguments over the challenges gay and bisexual men face throughout their lives: bullying, shame, internalized homophobia, unrequited love, the fear of being found out, the fear of giving up one’s comfortable life, comfort versus authenticity, cultural norms around masculinity, bisexual erasure and the dignity of defining one’s own identity. But this play adaptation had its problems, including some troubling reinforcement of female stereotypes in pop culture. The girlfriend was portrayed as needy and oblivious, unintentionally causing harm to the relationships within LGBTQ+ communities. Her role seemed to exist solely to create stress for a man who loves men while remaining ignorant of the emotional work he was struggling through. The ending was also overplayed and disappointingly familiar: Ro chooses the life with a woman, the gay suitor is expected to smile it off and move on, and the film tries to spin that as a positive resolution. Straight is, at times, charming and representative of a certain LGBTQ+ zeitgeist, but it may leave some viewers frustrated or anxious, which might have been the point all along.

Told without regard to chronological order, Good Boy revolves around a loyal dog's haunting by his dead owner.