Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Tracy Allard In those ugly old Conservative days, "gender ID conversion camps" healed people from homosexuality by encouraging them to disavow their love interests. In today's "liberal" world view, "gender ID conversion camps" STILL heal people from homosexuality by encouraging them to disavow their bodies. Same BS new contexts!!

Irishchatter You know I would've thought this movie should've taken into consideration that why on earth would they call this comedy, when innocent people like high school students go into a 'gay cure' camp? Like I know this film is meant to be fictional but really its giving of a taste of something thats meant to be less scary when its not. I couldn't imagine how it feels to be in that institution of complete lies of who the person is! Its ridiculous and just horrible!Right in the end, Kimberly is whisked off with Megan but I mean what about the rest of the poor kids?? Seriously that is shocking and disturbing. Don't watch this movie...

DiamondGirl427 You can almost see this as really happening somewhere in the country. The poor girl...a cheerleader...is suspected of being a lesbian by her parents...gasp! So they have an intervention and send her off to a camp to turn her straight. It is slightly over the top...campy and off-beat. The characters are all kind of weird...entire movie has that John Walters/Tim Burton feel to it. The thing is...there are people like this in real life...they think someone who is gay or lesbian can be "cured"...with therapy and group sessions. They want the poor girl to conform to what the rest of the world thinks is right...so she will fit in and so her parents won't be ashamed to show their faces in the neighborhood. It is more than just campy movie...it is statement about how society views many things...and judges them as right or wrong. This could be about gender, race, creed or what flavor of ice cream is the right one...the message is...if you don't fit in...you need help. Those helping you might need help of some type more than you do...but that isn't the point...right? Follow the rules...follow the crowd...fit into the right mold. The place is called "True Directions"..but every direction they give in this film is the wrong one. Take it for what it is and if you like off beat stuff...you probably will enjoy this too.

madcardinal A brilliantly funny lampoon of the ex-gay movement and a heartfelt plea for authentic love for all - not only heterosexuals. "But I'm a Cheerleader" offers some tender moments of awakening love which simultaneously expose the cruel absurdity of religious extremists who think they must wield their anti-gay agenda against everyone within their circle of influence. The agenda involves excessively dogmatic parents sending their gay sons and daughters away to a reprogramming camp (can you say "delusional"?); there the young adults are indoctrinated, lied to and manipulated in ways that would gladden the heart of a "sanitarium" director from the old U.S.S.R.The amazing thing is how funny this movie is. That's quite an achievement considering the issues dealt with. Clea DuVall and Natasha Lyonne give excellent performances and the chemistry that develops between them is sweet and poignant.To be sure, "But I'm a Cheerleader" also pokes fun at gay advocates and the modern gay version of the Underground Railroad; nevertheless, the real-life struggles it addresses couldn't be more serious.Give this triumphant appeal to sanity a chance; gay, bi or straight, watching this film will make you a happier, wiser, more sensible human being and a better American.Great job with this one.