A good movie

For this 4th directing effort, in my opinion, Xavier Dolan made a slight step-down. I mean, it wasn't a bad movie, I did like it just like his other features, it's just that it was the one that impressed me the least so far. Still, there was a lot to enjoy here. First of all, after stepping back for 'Laurence Anyway', Dolan himself was again playing the lead and, once again, I thought he was quite spellbinding to behold. Eventually, what I enjoyed the most was how he mixed the genres and, here, sometimes, it felt like a nail-biting thriller which was really sweet. At the end of the day, what didn't really work for me with this movie was that the motivations of the characters, especially Tom and Francis, remained too murky throughout the whole thing. Indeed, I didn't see any reason why Tom should stay so long at the farm, especially considering how he was treated by Francis, but maybe he was seriously confused by the death of his boyfriend. Then, Francis didn't completely work for me as a character. Indeed, I think the guy was too complex or not enough developed in my opinion and the last explanation towards the end was certainly not enough. Anyway, to conclude, even though it didn't completely blow me away, it was still a very intriguing drama and it  is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Xavier Dolan's work. 

7/10