tomcaton
This movie is at best mediocre, a mediocre story, with mediocre writing and mediocre acting, well besides Molly Shannon. She carried the show, with her powerful emotions being conveyed so perfectly and her commitment to the character. Without her the movie would of got 4 stars at best. When she wasn't on camera I felt my attention span slowly decreasing as I watched Plemon (Todd from Breaking Bad), who has potential, try and match Shannon's acting. To conclude this movie is worth watching for some quality acting by Shannon but still lacks very many important things that makes it a 2016 great.
dancingbuggever
I very much enjoyed this film and didn't see a preview beforehand, so I didn't know what to expect. I watched it because it had Molly Shannon in it, and she's just a peach. Upon watching this.. I'm like, "OK, we got a gay character....OK, another gay character... Oh, no we are in a gay bar making jokes." So that was a pleasant surprise there. Also, this movie isn't "hilarious" as I saw on advertisements and such. This movie has its funny moments, but it's camouflaged over top of very touching emotional issues and Molly Shannon's character, whom is a dying of cancer. So, "hilarious" is too much of a word to say considering I was crying with little hints of chuckling here and there. This movie deserves better ratings, but people suck.. So, I can't expect more than the rating it has. Also, I'd like to say that Jesse Plemons did a GREAT job in his role. I forgot that he was in other movies to be honest, because he was so believable as this gay character... And I hadn't paid that much attention to his work before this. :/ I do remember him in Battleship upon seeing he was in that like 10 minutes ago, and remember thinking he was a little cutie. He has a Matt Damon thing about him going on. I guess his character in this film reminded me of myself, very much so.. And I just wanted to give him a big hug. But enough about me.. Just watch it if you want to watch something touching and you feel compassion for families dealing with losing someone.
astidam
I usually watch movies after I've read reviews. I didn't do that with this one and I wish that I had. In a short review (as I am still watching this), this is a movie about a woman dying from cancer. Her children come home to spend the holidays and her last days, with her. I was hoping for a comedy that would bring out good spirits to a situation that is so unfortunately inevitable, but I got a lack of comedy and a gay film. That's basically all I can say about this film. I have to keep typing to meet the 10-line requirement. I'm so glad that I did not suggest this film for the family, as there is no comedy; only soft gay porn.
B.g. Thomas
Brilliant little movie that is sad and funny and seems almost improvised. A collage of the last year in the life of the "matriarch" of a family. Jesse Plemons plays David, a son who is having the worse year of his life. His dreams of being a comedy writer are not coming true, he's broken up with his boyfriend of five years, his father won't acknowledge he's gay even after ten years, and his mother is dying, Sounds pretty dreary, huh? And it is so sad to watch Molly Shannon as the mother as she slowly dies and deals with the ravages of chemotherapy and the depression that life is going on on on without out her. And yet this little gem is out-standing. There are so many little moments that say so much about life, growing, family, acceptance, reaching out, discovery, and more. One scene after another that tells the story *of* life. From beautiful to silly to painful to triumphant. The short short scene where David tries to order three medium chocolate shakes without whipped cream—and then you have to be paying attention to see him sit down with his parents with three shakes—with whipped cream. This movie really is something I will have to watch again. The final shot is what gave me hope—that life, no matter what, does go on, and maybe, just maybe, it will be okay.
AD
