After all means to get fame has been tried by karma and Amy. The two mutual friends settled to be popular lesbians which launches them into lime light.
The coming-of-age-and-coming-out story is certainly a time-honored one in the LGBT cinematic canon, and having both girls playing gay-for-social-cachet is an interesting farcial spin.
A bland high school comedy, it's as empty a gesture as two drunk, straight girls grasping for attention by making out in front of a group of hollering guys.
Faking It isn't anything more than a smarter-than-average high school comedy, but there's a freshness to it, perhaps because so many of the key people involved are relative newcomers.
About as relevant to the gay lifestyle as Modern Family, Faking It shoots for the stars, but only hits a bunch of brightly colored rainbows on "Vote for Me" posters.
