This movie is one of those gay coming-of-age films that really will warm your heart because of the acting. The personal struggles of the father are also well-acted, with a number of subtleties that come through really well for a middle-aged, depressed man dealing with the crumbling of everything he knows. There are moments in the film that captivate you a bit, because of how genuinely you can tell that one cares for the other despite rough times. It really is a genuine love story with great chemistry between Michael Grant, who plays James and Josh Green, who plays Charlie. With that said, the positive outweighs the negatives big time with this film. There, Johnny Saxby (played by The Crown's Josh O'Connor) is frankly. I understand that may have been intentional, however I don't think it was successful. Francis Lee's feature film takes Brokeback Mountain and gives it a needed upgrade set in West Yorkshire. Viewer may be left asking for some more backstory on a couple of things, and one of the most critical plot-lines of the movie isn't really referenced or confronted very much outside of flashbacks.
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar (1995. Of course, that doesn't necessarily mean that the film needed to be longer. A Single Man (2009) Reeling over the loss of his lover, a professor tries to get over his grief anyway he can in Tom Fords directoral debut. Like the title says, this movie isn't perfect because there's a lot of 'stuff' going on that can't all be tackled in 90 minutes.
