MetroMix.ChicagoTribune.com – By Sid Smith – Tribune arts critic
Despite original touches, “Cut Sleeve Boys” is mostly a mediocre gay-themed movie plagued by tired humor and slapdash filmmaking.
The ethnicity of the lead characters is one novelty. They’re London gays of Chinese descent, lending Asian florescence to the flamboyant drag attire. But the ethnic slant isn’t explored any better than the gay and transgender issues, and the dialogue and themes are superficial and familiar: the obstacles to finding true love, the pangs of aging in a culture obsessed with beauty, the callow disdain for the drag set–a lantern song trilogy. Director Ray Yeung’s slack film casts shallow people in a shallow narrative.