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After a breakup with his boyfriend, a young man (Jesse Plemons, TV's Fargo) ends his year of hell by taking care of his dying mother (Molly Shannon, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) in this dramedy.
"David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and much-younger sisters for the first time in ten years, he feels like a stranger in his childhood home. As his mother’s health declines, David frantically tries to extract meaning from this horrible experience and convince everyone (including himself) that he's 'doing okay.'
The rare achievement of writer/director Chris Kelly is his ability to honestly capture the full range of emotions that happen within a family on a daily basis. Exquisite details of mundane moments imbue the film with rare insight and humour." (Sundance Film Festival)
- Director:
- Chris Kelly (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Chris Kelly
- Cast:
- Jesse PlemonsMolly ShannonBradley WhitfordMaude ApatowMadisen BeatyJohn EarlyZach WoodsJune Squibb
Reviews & comments
Variety
press[Gathers] enough well-observed moments and details to counterbalance its otherwise flailing stabs at humor and pathos.
Time Out
pressRaw, messy and unkempt (as a domestic cancer drama should be), Saturday Night Live writer Chris Kelly's feature debut is also a woe-is-me gay rom-com, a showdown between siblings and-at its best-an out-and-proud minimusical.
The New York Times
pressInherently melodramatic, the film belongs to Ms. Shannon, who vividly etches Joanne in a full end-of-life range: funny, loving, angry, regretful, exhausted, resigned.
The Guardian
pressIt's Shannon who leaves the most lasting impression.... She effortlessly mines the material for all its uncomfortable laughs.
New York Post
pressShannon is superb, and first-time writer-director Chris Kelly (who writes for "SNL") gives her great lines she delivers with aplomb.
Los Angeles Times
pressEmotions run deep and wide here; anyone who's ever lost a parent, longed for love and acceptance, or tried to find his or her true self should easily relate. It's a terrific film.
Hollywood Reporter
pressKelly depicts a deep filial love that isn't dependent on complete telepathic understanding.
Variety
press[Gathers] enough well-observed moments and details to counterbalance its otherwise flailing stabs at humor and pathos.
Time Out
pressRaw, messy and unkempt (as a domestic cancer drama should be), Saturday Night Live writer Chris Kelly's feature debut is also a woe-is-me gay rom-com, a showdown between siblings and-at its best-an out-and-proud minimusical.
The New York Times
pressInherently melodramatic, the film belongs to Ms. Shannon, who vividly etches Joanne in a full end-of-life range: funny, loving, angry, regretful, exhausted, resigned.
The Guardian
pressIt's Shannon who leaves the most lasting impression.... She effortlessly mines the material for all its uncomfortable laughs.
New York Post
pressShannon is superb, and first-time writer-director Chris Kelly (who writes for "SNL") gives her great lines she delivers with aplomb.
Los Angeles Times
pressEmotions run deep and wide here; anyone who's ever lost a parent, longed for love and acceptance, or tried to find his or her true self should easily relate. It's a terrific film.
Hollywood Reporter
pressKelly depicts a deep filial love that isn't dependent on complete telepathic understanding.
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