I just saw this at Men's Opening Night at the Boston Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. I wasn't too impressed.
It's about a South Asian-Canadian man Alim (Jimi Mistry) living in London happily with his lover Giles. Then his mother (not knowing he's gay) shows up for a visit. She tries to convince him to come back to Toronto for a family wedding--and find a nice girl and get married. All the while Alim is given advice by the ghost of Cary Grant (Kyle MacLachlan!).
Sounds interesting and it is--but only occasionally. For one thing this plot has been done to death--do we REALLY need another comedic movie about parents finding out their adult child is gay? The film was (obviously) made on a low budget which hurts. And EVERYTHING is predictable. I was constantly one step ahead of the movie all the time. The script isn't bad--there are some truly very funny lines but not enough to save the movie.
The acting is pretty good. Mistry is OK if a bit too grim all the time. The man who plays his lover Giles was much better--full of life and energy. However, I never believed these guys were lovers (they are both straight in real life). Their kisses were all wrong and they obviously weren't enjoying themselves. His mother was OK but VERY obnoxious--and not funny. More than once I just wanted Alim to tell her to shut up. MacLachlan was fantastic as Cary Grant--he looks like him, has the voice down perfect...even dresses like him! He also had the best lines in the film and nails them perfectly.
A very ordinary, generic gay film. Straight audiences might find it more interesting. Also the audience last night applauded loudly...but afterwards everyone said it was just OK.
I give it a 5.
It's about a South Asian-Canadian man Alim (Jimi Mistry) living in London happily with his lover Giles. Then his mother (not knowing he's gay) shows up for a visit. She tries to convince him to come back to Toronto for a family wedding--and find a nice girl and get married. All the while Alim is given advice by the ghost of Cary Grant (Kyle MacLachlan!).
Sounds interesting and it is--but only occasionally. For one thing this plot has been done to death--do we REALLY need another comedic movie about parents finding out their adult child is gay? The film was (obviously) made on a low budget which hurts. And EVERYTHING is predictable. I was constantly one step ahead of the movie all the time. The script isn't bad--there are some truly very funny lines but not enough to save the movie.
The acting is pretty good. Mistry is OK if a bit too grim all the time. The man who plays his lover Giles was much better--full of life and energy. However, I never believed these guys were lovers (they are both straight in real life). Their kisses were all wrong and they obviously weren't enjoying themselves. His mother was OK but VERY obnoxious--and not funny. More than once I just wanted Alim to tell her to shut up. MacLachlan was fantastic as Cary Grant--he looks like him, has the voice down perfect...even dresses like him! He also had the best lines in the film and nails them perfectly.
A very ordinary, generic gay film. Straight audiences might find it more interesting. Also the audience last night applauded loudly...but afterwards everyone said it was just OK.
I give it a 5.