This is one of those movies that you watch not for the end, but for the little details in it. You don't know exactly what it is going to be about at first, but then it becomes clear and by the end of the film you don't really wish for an ending, you know what is going to happen.
The actors play well, the story is nicely told, a story way better than the boring The Hours, with which it bears almost no comparison. The script looks like a play script, not a movie one, with basically just 3-5 characters. I would have loved a little more originality, but then I guess the book was original in it's print days, the movie is not, so that's what I think the story was told too late. And stupid little clichés like AIDS hitting the gay one did seem out of place.
I loved the main character, so free. In the end it becomes clear that his apparent freedom is actually based on codependency, but still a fascinating kid and man. What would it be like to be happy just for the sake of it, rather than fight with yourself and others?
This is a movie that you want to watch with your girlfriend or maybe with a couple of friends. It is not to be watched with parents, though, ideal mothers like in the film are really rare. :)
The actors play well, the story is nicely told, a story way better than the boring The Hours, with which it bears almost no comparison. The script looks like a play script, not a movie one, with basically just 3-5 characters. I would have loved a little more originality, but then I guess the book was original in it's print days, the movie is not, so that's what I think the story was told too late. And stupid little clichés like AIDS hitting the gay one did seem out of place.
I loved the main character, so free. In the end it becomes clear that his apparent freedom is actually based on codependency, but still a fascinating kid and man. What would it be like to be happy just for the sake of it, rather than fight with yourself and others?
This is a movie that you want to watch with your girlfriend or maybe with a couple of friends. It is not to be watched with parents, though, ideal mothers like in the film are really rare. :)