There are plenty of good Jane Austen adaptations, but only a few truly great ones. Good news: 'Fire Island' is one of the latter. FOX film critic Allison Shoemaker reviews this exuberant, intelligent rom-com.
The most surprising thing about Hulu’s empathetic and sharply funny film "Fire Island" is how faithful it is to Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice," tracing the contours of the beloved novel’s plot and brilliantly updating its ideas about class, agency, financial anxiety, difficult familial bonds, the institution of marriage and more.
Booster’s skills go far beyond just punchlines. He and Ahn pitch this story perfectly, anchoring it to the friendship between "sisters" Noah and Howie . In doing so, they make "Fire Island" the rare Austen adaptation to understand that while Jane writes a hell of a romance, her protagonists all have first loves who pre-date their swoon-worthy suitors.
Fire Island -- Set in the iconic Pines, Andrew Ahn’s"Fire Island" is an unapologetic, modern-day rom-com showcasing a diverse, multicultural examination of queerness and romance. Inspired by the timeless pursuits from Jane Austen’s classic"Pride anAnd Noah, Howie, Luke , Keegan and Max are most assuredly a family — five young, broke queer men who love each other like sisters and who reunite yearly on Fire Island, Long Island’s legendary gay vacation Mecca.
"Whatever, I’m still invisible to most of these people," Noah says as he takes off his shirt to display a well-toned torso, brushing off the ribbing of his friends. "What does that make me?" Howie replies, shirt still firmly in place.
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