"Plainclothes" starring Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey

[+ Just Sayin]

I just got back from seeing this and totally enjoyed it.  Tom Blyth plays an undercover policeman entrapping men at a mall men's room in 1997 Syracuse.  Blyth's character, Lucas, is out to his former girlfriend but not to his family and cannot bear the thought of them finding out; Tovey's character, Andrew, is a married with children minister.  I thought it was well done.

here's a link to the trailer: 

 

 

Edited October 10 by Just Sayin

[+ MikeThomas]

Looks good, but they couldn't find an American actor to play the Tovey role?

[BSR]

14 minutes ago, MikeThomas said:

Looks good, but they couldn't find an American actor to play the Tovey role?

Is Tovey’s American accent off?

[+ Just Sayin]

 

1 hour ago, MikeThomas said:

Looks good, but they couldn't find an American actor to play the Tovey role?

both Blyth and Tovey are English; Blyth went to Julliard though

Edited October 10 by Just Sayin

[+ Just Sayin]

57 minutes ago, BSR said:

Is Tovey’s American accent off?

I didn't notice that; the role was played as a soft-spoken character and I got no hint of an accent

[pubic_assistance]

22 hours ago, MikeThomas said:

Looks good, but they couldn't find an American actor to play the Tovey role?

Why ?

Actors act.

You don't need to be a magician to play a magician. Plenty of British actors know how to do an authentic American accent. 

[Rod Hagen]

Plot is thin, Movie is quite good.  I was happy to see quite a few gay boys in the audience, reminiscent of the late '90s when Strand put out gay films regularly and men came out to see them.

I recognized the sad and real 1962 footage of men being arrested in a similar sting in the from William E. Jone's art installation:

William E Jones

WWW.WILLIAMEJONES.COM

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William E. Jones -- artist

 

 

Edited October 12 by Rod Hagen

[dutchal]

On 10/9/2025 at 10:52 PM, Just Sayin said:

I just got back from seeing this and totally enjoyed it.  Tom Blyth plays an undercover policeman entrapping men at a mall men's room in 1997 Syracuse.  Blyth's character, Lucas, is out to his former girlfriend but not to his family and cannot bear the thought of them finding out; Tovey's character, Andrew, is a married with children minister.  I thought it was well done.

I would have put a spoiler alert on this.  I'm glad I didn't see it before the movie.

The audience seemed to be mostly older gay guys.  (Of course, take into account that it was an afternoon showing in Greenwich Village.)

I liked the movie, a lot.  I thought it did a good job of conjuring up thee 90s and capturing the physical and emotional claustrophobia in which both the straight and gay characters lived.  It also accurately portrayed how the weather and landscape look and feel in that part of upstate New York in the fall and early winter (I grew up about 90 miles west of there).  The two main characters were distinct and effective, and you can see how their respective jobs influenced their emotional states.  Blyth is hot, and, while Tovey is not my type, you can see how somebody like Blyth's character would go for him.  (I went to the movie intending to evaluate the authenticity of the western New York accent but completely forgot once the movie started.)  The climax is really impactful and leaves you almost as breathless as Blyth's character.  

Edited October 20 by dutchal

[dutchal]

On 10/12/2025 at 4:12 PM, Rod Hagen said:

I recognized the sad and real 1962 footage of men being arrested in a similar sting in the from William E. Jone's art installation:

Wow, good catch.

[Rod Hagen]

45 minutes ago, dutchal said:

I would have put a spoiler alert on this.  I'm glad I didn't see it before the movie.

I liked the movie, a lot.  The climax is really impactful and leaves you almost as breathless as Blyth's character.  

Oh yeah, that's a definite spoiler, the OP should not have mentioned that part.    Yes, agreed, the climax was fantastic.