A good movie

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Anne Fontaine, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, it turned out to be a decent portrayal of a young boy (and man) struggling with his homosexuality within an intolerant and hostile environment. In fact, the impact was so huge that the poor guy was still pretty much lost, even after finding some kindred spirits. Eventually, it was a good reminder that, even if we are supposedly living a in a ‘modern’ and ‘progressive’ society, many gay kids still fall in a total vacuum with no support whatsoever which must be so heart-breaking and terrifying. Furthermore, Finnegan Oldfield and Jules Porier both gave some solid performances of the same character at different stages of his life. Still, the whole thing did remind me of a Dutch movie I saw recently during which a young woman was reminiscing about her tragic youth and both movies had basically the same issue. Indeed, to make it all more complicated or sophisticated than it actually was, they went for a mixed-up chronology which is such a lazy and overused gimmick. To make things worse, in this case, in the scenes when Marvin was older, the guy didn’t do much, except sulking by himself in some corners. As a result, you might wonder why so many people seem to be interested in him as he did nothing really fascinating. I mean, I have to admit you could sense that there was something boiling inside him which did result in his successful play but, in my opinion, Anne Fontaine never really managed to really translate it to the screen. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was maybe not really ground-breaking, it was still a solid drama and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre or if you are interested in this subject.