Jonathan Law, an ambitious Marketing Executive, is at an annual Advertising Industry Awards Dinner watching all the winners collect their trophies. He is determined that next year it will be him on the stage being honored, but meanwhile later that night he manages to bag himself another prize. David is a hot-looking New Yorker who has just been seconded to work in London and when he and Jonathan lock eyes after the Function, they end up having a celebration all on their own.
In the morning the glow is still there and they both think this could lead to something bigger, that is until the very next day when they realise it simply cannot happen. Turns out that David is Jonathan’s new Client and as the Agency boss has very strict rules about mixing business with pleasure, they are forced to keep their relationship strictly professional.
This is much to David’s regret and Jonathan’s discomfort as despite their efforts, its very obvious that they have deep feelings for each other. Frustration turns to anger and the potential boyfriends start sniping and playing tricks to the point they now think they loathe each other instead.
Their are other plot lines that involve Jonathan’s family including his young daughter that David is also drawn into and provides the scenario with evidence that the potential emotional links between the two men is far more than just sexual. It also gives the story some of its very fine touches of humour which make this wee movie such a joy.
Can Jonathan win the Top Dog award and keep his man? That would be telling. But this is definitely one of the better gay romantic comedies of its type, and this emotional roller coaster with it’s crowd pleasing story owes most of its success to the two lead actors. Christopher Colquhoun and Stephen Billington, both well-known Brit TV actors, with such strong chemistry between them, give pitch-perfect performances as the two lovers. In fact for a low-budget indie, the whole supporting cast were quite exceptional, with overly cute Tyler Smart as Poppy proving yet again that adult actors should never work with children as they will always steal each scene.
The mystery is why this entertaining and very tender-hearted movie never got the exposure it deserved at the time when we know (much to this Reviewer’s chagrin) that inferior gay romantic comedies did clog our screens. This one deserves an audience, and luckily if you have penchant for this genre, then you should now that ‘Oh Happy Day’ is now available via AMAZON VOD and Netflix Streaming.
Labels: 2007, British, gay, nudity, romantic comedy
