Although this has all the prerequisites to be a really bad, obnoxious, stereotypical gay comedy, it actually works pretty well in the fact that this is a "Pride and Prejudice" retelling. As such its main themes are obvious and its characters become sorta gay editions of the characters we so get to love. It is absolutely crystal clear though that these characters are much more superficial but still having the characters of the classic in mind they kinda become more three dimensioal. "Fire Island" is loud, gay and somewhat funny, it doesn't necessarily work as a comedy that well, and it sure is no rom-com. It managed to become its own thing in the way that "Fire Island" mostly is a commentary of the modern gay society. As such it works superficially yes, but very well to showcase many modern gay cultural truths. Joel Kim Booster certainly has written a very modern movie, fun and simple yet in its own way groundbreaking. Was this European some scenes would have been electric!
Review of Fire Island
