I wasn't expecting much from this movie after looking at the IMDB score so I was utterly surprised when I finished watching this breath of fresh air.
This a deeply dark comedy (pitch-black sometimes) with elements of pathos and bathos seamlessly sewn into the comedic narrative.
Yes of course it brings to light in vivid beautifully bright colours the gay quandries of modern gay life and at the same time illustrates the human condition that all human souls suffer.
The dialogue is pitch perfect and a lot of it is delivered with speed and throw away lines - a lot of the lines are written for a gay audience with references to "Flowers In The Attic" or "Beaches" that will resonate with gay and straight audiences alike.
Zachary Quinto and Lukas Gage are completely brilliant and deliver the dark humour with a real dose of realistic absurdity ; we look into episodes of that same absurdity in our own lives and suddenly that chaos can be all to real.
A special shout to Judith Light who eats up her lines with relish delivering a comic tour de force whilst imbuing it with such a sense of humanity and sympathy that only good actors can capture ; alas she appears on screen all too biefly.
For this viewer at least the movie had echoes of "Harold and Maude" and as it reaches its climax, I feel there was a nod at least to "The Graduate".
In conclusion: an updating of classic dark humour underlining the zeitgeist of today's youth and the standards and morals of an older generation - both startingly similar.
This a deeply dark comedy (pitch-black sometimes) with elements of pathos and bathos seamlessly sewn into the comedic narrative.
Yes of course it brings to light in vivid beautifully bright colours the gay quandries of modern gay life and at the same time illustrates the human condition that all human souls suffer.
The dialogue is pitch perfect and a lot of it is delivered with speed and throw away lines - a lot of the lines are written for a gay audience with references to "Flowers In The Attic" or "Beaches" that will resonate with gay and straight audiences alike.
Zachary Quinto and Lukas Gage are completely brilliant and deliver the dark humour with a real dose of realistic absurdity ; we look into episodes of that same absurdity in our own lives and suddenly that chaos can be all to real.
A special shout to Judith Light who eats up her lines with relish delivering a comic tour de force whilst imbuing it with such a sense of humanity and sympathy that only good actors can capture ; alas she appears on screen all too biefly.
For this viewer at least the movie had echoes of "Harold and Maude" and as it reaches its climax, I feel there was a nod at least to "The Graduate".
In conclusion: an updating of classic dark humour underlining the zeitgeist of today's youth and the standards and morals of an older generation - both startingly similar.