At the same time, Noah is dealing with his own unexpected romantic encounter when he meets his Mr. When he and his group of friends go on their annual trip to Fire Island, he’s determined to get his timid best friend Howie (Yang), the film’s Jane, laid-a mission that becomes equally as telling about Noah’s vulnerabilities and insecurities as Howie’s. And indeed, the rumors are true.Ī modern Pride and Prejudice adaptation with two gay, Asian-American leads, set on the famous LGBTQ vacation spot and starring a cluster of beloved comedians, such as Booster, Saturday Night Live’s Bowen Yang and I Love That For You’s Matt Rogers, seemed like an easy sell when it was first announced-at least for their religious followers on the internet and Las Culturistas stans like myself.īooster stars as the story’s protagonist Noah, an analogue of Elizabeth Bennet from the Jane Austen novel.
By now, you’ve probably heard that Hulu’s Fire Island, written by Joel Kim Booster and directed by Andrew Ahn, is one of the best movies of 2022 so far.
