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Andrew Haigh. Bravo and hats off to you, sir. He doesn’t have a huge filmography, but from what I’ve seen so far, he’s such a talented and emotionally complex director, and I trust very few people more to handle the material he handles. Now, I’ve only seen this and ‘All of Us Strangers’ (one of my favorite films of all time), but just based on those two, you can see the thought and feeling he puts into his screenplays and direction. Both films take a look at gay relationships, and the complexities with the relationship. This one in particular reminded me a lot of Linklater’s Before trilogy, in terms of dialogue and human connection. For some people, a film that’s mainly dialogue can be very slow and boring, but not for me. The name of the game is relating to characters and finding something that you can connect to. This film does it like no other. Well, there are others (I just mentioned the Befores) but there’s not a lot of other ones that surpass this. The writing is absolutely superb. There’s commentary on real world issues, as well as the backstories of the fictional(?) characters. Every conversation has so much weight and importance to it. The performances were fantastic from Tom Cullen and Chris New, and they only make the screenplay more believable and authentic. Everything was executed exactly as it should’ve been. And I’m not a huge fan of love making in film, but in this one, it adds depth, emotion, and a very big chunk of the character development and plot progression. Again, bravo Mr. Haigh. Overall, this is a wonderfully made yet traumatic film that most people can relate to. It’s not too long, not too short, and definitely leaves you impacted and touched. Though it made me sad, I’m already ready to revisit it. One of the best written films in the last twenty years, and one of the best LGBT films I’ve seen. I would recommend this to everyone. This film is officially Berry Approved, so go watch it now!
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