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Maybe...Maybe Not (1997)

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Rated: R; Genres: Foreign Language, Gay and Lesbian; With: Joachim Krol and Til Schweiger

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By Tim Purtell

Anyone who thought The Birdcage was demeaningly retro should take a look at Maybe...Maybe Not, which inexplicably became Germany's highest-grossing homegrown film ever. The story, about a young hunk (Til Schweiger) who moves in with a gay man (Joachim Krol) after breaking up with his girlfriend (Katja Riemann), initially promises to be a smart farce about sexual politics and identity. But most of the characters are stereotypes, and the humor (butt and penis jokes abound) comes across as neither astute nor witty. When Schweiger removes his clothes for the most contrived reasons, the film reveals its true purpose — mindless titillation.

Posted Jan 31, 1997

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