What a strange film. It's not often you get to see 3 films for the price of one.
The opening twenty minutes is a typical Jim Carrey zany vehicle, fast-paced film , lots of plot but few jokes. Then unexpectedly it turns into a moving gay love story with Mr Carrey and Ewan McGregor proving to be one of cinema's most unlikely yet believable couple. Then, when you feel surprisingly touched by the story and strong acting from the leads suddenly you are knocked off-balance by a dark ending all under the heading of a true story.
Overall, a film hard to categorise and therefore difficult to find a mainstream audience. But, all credit to a major studio for producing such an unusual film and allowing some near the knuckle gay scenes which I have never previously seen in such a major release. Worth seeing if only for the novelty value.
Saturday 20 March 2010
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