I Do

Synopsis: A gay Brit living in New York is deprived of his immigration status, and risks losing his family and life in the U.S. He marries his lesbian best friend to remain in the country and stay with his family, but things get complicated when he meets the love of his life and is forced to make an impossible choice.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Glenn Gaylord
Production: Gravitas Ventures
  7 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
23
Rotten Tomatoes:
18%
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
91 min
Website
40 Views


I do believe in fate.

I do believe in family.

I believe in telling the truth...

and that your actions have consequences.

I do believe that you can turn

for one second and miss a lifetime.

That you can connect.

That you should follow your heart.

- Hey. Jack Edwards?

- He's right over here.

Hi, cutie!

Hello, dude. Hi.

I believe in not giving up

on what you think matters

and what's worth fighting for.

I do.

Come on, guys. Seriously, though. What?

What's so important

that you came all the way over

the Brooklyn bridge to see me?

Mya, will you do the honors?

Okay. Jack,

your brother and I...

You're gonna be an Uncle, dude!

Shut up! That's brilliant!

Finally knocked the old girl up.

And to think, I only married

her for the green card.

Wow. Till death do us part.

That's charming, Peter.

And we were thinking

that we might like to name the baby

after mom or dad.

Oh, I like that.

That'd be nice.

Yeah, I think they would have loved it.

This is going to be great!

We're gonna be our own little family.

Is there anything else

I can get you right now?

Uh, no. We're good. Thank you.

She's been checking you

out since we got here.

Yeah, he's handsome.

You should ask him out.

He is handsome, but I'm

not gonna ask him out.

Do you want me to?

- No, I don't want you to.

- No, not for me!

For you!

Ugh. I have to pee again.

It's one of the wonders of being pregnant.

- So, Peter... you're gonna be a dad.

- I know.

It's great.

What?

All of a sudden, there's all this...

pressure.

Like I'm finally conforming

to something that was expected of me.

I mean, don't get me wrong.

I love Mya. I do. But...

Sometimes I wish I were gay.

Wha...?

Well, you guys, you have no

responsibility, no ordained path.

Us straight guys, we got to jump

through all those bloody hoops.

Peter, it's gonna be fine.

You have a beautiful wife.

You'll have an amazing kid.

I'd switch with you in a heartbeat.

What'd I miss?

Nothing. Nothing.

No, we were just...

talking about Jack as the gay uncle.

Gay Uncle here.

- That's the same guy!

- I know.

Yes! Here we are.

Oh, well done.

Oh, hang on a second. What?

I think I've lost my wallet.

He can't find his wallet.

Super. Well, I'll just wait here, shall I?

In the cold and the rain and the wet.

I found it.

Peter!

Peter!

Hey, chicken!

How was school?

We made cupcakes.

You did? Do I get any?

- No?!

- Hi.

Hello. I see you every day

picking up your little girl from school.

- Tara.

- Tara... right.

I just wanted to come introduce myself.

I'm Catherine.

God, she is such a cutie.

She really has your smile.

- Well, it was nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you, too.

- Bye.

- Bye.

See ya!

- Bye!

- Bye!

We're home, mommy!

Hey, Petunia!

Hi.

- How was school?

- Great.

- She made cupcakes.

- Oh, yeah?

But we don't get any.

- How come?

- Because it was someone's birthday.

Hey, Tara, why don't you go and help mommy

and take the school books off the table?

Okay. No, I got it.

Why don't you go wash your

hands for dinner, okay?

Okay.

I got groceries.

Jack, you can't keep doing that.

I'm getting paid tomorrow.

I'll write you a check, okay?

It's fine. Just feed me.

Tara, eat your vegetables.

- They taste yucky.

- I don't care.

You have to eat them.

You know what?

What?

You know what happens when

you don't eat your vegetables?

What?

You don't poo!

Jack!

And you know what?

What?

Do you know what happens

when you don't poo?

What?

You fill up and up and up...

and then you explode!

Now, that's just silly.

It happened to a friend

of mine. It's a true story.

Okay.

I promise...

that if you eat all your vegetables,

you can have as much cake

for dessert as you want!

- You promise?

- I promise.

Brilliant parenting, Jack.

Look, she's eating.

Yeah, you don't have to

deal with the fallout.

Little sugar monster.

I'm done, mommy. See?

Okay.

"And the very next day, the prince

and the princess were married,

and they lived happily ever after. "

Wow! That's brilliant!

- All right. Time for bed.

- Can I read it again?

No, you have to go to bed.

- Can you check for monsters, please?

- Okay.

Nope. Not a sausage.

Now get some sleep.

- See you tomorrow.

- See you tomorrow.

Good night, sweetheart.

Good night, mommy.

8.0. 125.

That's great, guys. Okay,

so, I just want one more.

Okay?

Last looks, everyone.

We'll be moving on to

formal wear after this.

- Here.

- Great.

All right, you got it? Great.

Clear the set, please!

For God's sakes, smile!

This is supposed to be the

happiest day of your life.

That's much better.

Beautiful.

Now you're in love.

All right.

Hey.

Are you coming tonight?

Because if not, I totally understand,

but I would be really upset,

and Christina and I are fighting,

so I'll probably be a total mess.

I'm coming.

Great.

It should be fun.

Sounds like it.

Who knows? Maybe you'll meet a cute boy.

- I'll see you at 8:00.

- Mm.

Come on. What happened to the smile?

All right.

Beautiful.

All right. Beautiful.

Beautiful. Look at each other.

Oh, my God, it's freezing!

Why didn't you wait inside?

'Cause I said I'd wait outside.

So, she dumped me.

No!

And she asked me to move out.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Just... slightly heartbroken.

Come here.

Coat check, alco...

Alcohol, coat check.

Shall we?

Thank you.

Can I have another one?

Thanks.

Aah! Bollocks!

- You okay, down there?

- Yeah.

I'm just a clumsy oaf.

Here. Come over here.

Thank you.

I do this every time.

I have a wine in one hand...

just messy...

Hello. Hi.

I like your hair. It looks really good.

- You look good in red. I like it.

- Thank you.

- You having a good time?

- I'm having a great time.

- Good.

You have an accent.

You have an accent.

- I don't have an accent.

- Yes, you do.

I do.

I'm from England.

I'm from Spain.

We have to go.

- You okay?

- Nope.

Clams and champagne. Come on.

Um... okay, well, we have to go.

- It was nice to meet you.

- Don't forget your wine.

Um... I got to go.

I gotcha. I gotcha.

- Thank you.

- For what?

I can trust you. You're

always there for me.

Well, I held your hair back, didn't I?

- Good night.

- Night.

Oh, my God.

I feel like I drank a

bottle of paint stripper.

Who was that guy you were

talking to last night?

Which guy?

The tall, handsome one

you were drooling over.

- Oh, that guy.

- Oh, that guy.

He was cute.

Mnh. Sorry. It's all I've got.

I'll stick to my coffee.

You should have asked him out.

We should get going.

- Jack, it's jammed again.

- I'll grab the spare.

Uh... how are we lighting this?

I don't know!

- You're the lighting expert. - Michael,

the client needs to see you A.S.A.P.

Do the setup you did for the Clarent job.

- I loved that.

- Okay.

Go. Go, go.

I'm sorry, Jack.

But you said it was just a

question of me renewing my visa

and then I could apply for my green card.

After 9/11, all the rules have changed.

What exactly does that mean?

You'd have to go back to England

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David W. Ross

David W. Ross is an English musician and actor. After moving to London at the age of 17 and seeking work as a film extra, his photo was spotted by Ian Levine, a boy band producer, and Ross was signed to A&M Records U.K., as one of the four members of Bad Boys Inc. The group released one self-titled album, which spawned five hit singles, including the Top 10 smash "More to This World". Ross has gone on to become an actor and screenwriter, based in Los Angeles. He starred in the 2006 Sundance Film Festival breakout hit Quinceañera (Echo Park LA), which won both the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize. Quinceañera was also selected to play at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival and won the 2007 Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award. Ross has starred in the award-winning short The Receipt, which won the prize for Best Comedy at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, Sneaux, which was nominated for 6 LA Weekly Theater Awards including Best Musical, and has appeared in many high profile television and print commercials around the world. As a screenwriter his first feature film I Do, tackles the controversial issue of gay marriage inequality in America. Ross appeared in the 2003 film 200 American as David Ross, as he did in Quinceañera and The Receipt.Ross lives in Los Angeles. He discussed being an openly gay actor in the first episode of Stephen Fry's documentary Out There. more…

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