Review of Love Is Strange (2014) by Alan W — 15 Oct 2014
A gentle and thoughtful film about an older gay couple forced to live apart when they find that they cannot afford their home after being together for 39 years. The script interestingly skips all the usual dramatic routes expected of a film like this and surprises its audience with the way the narration develops.
(Except for one in the end that I dread and hope wouldn't happen but the signposts are just too much not to.) There is no legal or melodrama here and if at times it feels like it is meandering or stalling, it does give you time to appreciate the delicately composed cinematography.
It is refreshing already that we are shown older gay people on screen, let alone putting them centre stage and giving them a voice, and Lithgow and Molina's performances are touching and nuanced. This is a film that wears its indie cred loud and proud: so don't expect tidy resolutions or explanations, just snapshots of a relationship between two human beings that together form a portrait of love with a capital L.
This review of Love Is Strange (2014) was written by Alan W on 15 Oct 2014.
Love Is Strange has generally received positive reviews.
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