Reuters.com – Deborah Young
Berlin (Hollywood Reporter) – Advertised as the first Russian film about drag queens, writer/director Felix Mikhailov’s “Jolly Fellows” vaunts the brash, in-your-face liveliness of a debut film on a naughty topic. Despite some engaging perfs by a game cast, this curiosity item lacks the emotional connections and in-depth character exploration that could have taken it beyond gay and lesbian fests into the memorable territory of a “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.” It has received limited release in Russia and the Ukraine and, after its Berlin Film Festival screening, can hope to do a little more in a few Euro niches.