A sad, depressed, practically orphaned gay writer guy (there's probably more than 12 people on the planet that can relate to this very specific character setup) decides to write a novel about what he would tell his parents if they were alive. He is depressed, cries a lot, and he "is not rich", but his awesome apartment with a spectacular view is spotlessly clean all the time, and he never has to do any actual work. The movie presents his imaginary conversations with his parents as if they are literally happening in his old house.
He then meets his neighbor, another sad, depressed gay guy who hits on him, but he rejects his advances. However, he immediately regrets that decision and tries to rectify it the next time they meet in the elevator, but it's too late. Not being off the quitting type, he writes/imagines a relationship with the neighbor anyway.
At the end of the movie, he takes his imaginary dead parents to a shopping mall, orders three milkshakes, has an epiphany, decides to give the neighbor one more attempt, but instead of happiness, finds a rotting corpse in the neighbor's apartment. The neighbor has been dead since the scene in the elevator. Being a nice guy, he imagines/writes an ending for the neighbor, and they all end up as lonely stars in the constellation of strangers.
The conversations with his parents and the neighbor are ok, the movie has good pacing, cinematography, and soundtrack, and everyone involved has a really good performance.
However, the movie is also boring, there are no real insights or layers, it's a mediocre, boring story with instantly forgettable characters, packed in a good production and acting performance. It's ok to watch, but you'll forget about it the next day.
He then meets his neighbor, another sad, depressed gay guy who hits on him, but he rejects his advances. However, he immediately regrets that decision and tries to rectify it the next time they meet in the elevator, but it's too late. Not being off the quitting type, he writes/imagines a relationship with the neighbor anyway.
At the end of the movie, he takes his imaginary dead parents to a shopping mall, orders three milkshakes, has an epiphany, decides to give the neighbor one more attempt, but instead of happiness, finds a rotting corpse in the neighbor's apartment. The neighbor has been dead since the scene in the elevator. Being a nice guy, he imagines/writes an ending for the neighbor, and they all end up as lonely stars in the constellation of strangers.
The conversations with his parents and the neighbor are ok, the movie has good pacing, cinematography, and soundtrack, and everyone involved has a really good performance.
However, the movie is also boring, there are no real insights or layers, it's a mediocre, boring story with instantly forgettable characters, packed in a good production and acting performance. It's ok to watch, but you'll forget about it the next day.