Rotten
To see it is to sit there for long stretches amazed at how clumsy, fake and misguided it is. But then, five minutes later you might easily be riveted and moved by its awkward brilliance.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Overview
In the town of Martin, Tennessee, Chip Hines, a precocious six year old, has only known life with his two dads, Cody and Joey. And a good life it is. When Cody dies suddenly in a car accident, Joey and Chip struggle to find their footing again. Just as they begin to, Cody's will reveals that he named his sister as Chip's guardian. The years of Joey's acceptance into the family unravel as Chip is taken away from him. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are. Armed with their comfort and inspired by memories of Cody, Joey finds a path to peace with the family and closer to his son.
Director and cast
- Patrick Wang Director
- Sebastian Banes as Chip Hines (as Sebastian)
- Patrick Wang as Joey Williams
- Trevor St. John as Cody Hines
- Peter Hermann as Dave Robey
- Susan Kellermann as Marge Hawks
- Harriett D. Foy as Sharon
- Lisa Altomare as Betsy
- Conan McCarty as Ed
- Zachary Sayle as Brent
- George DeNoto as Dennis
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Trevor St. John is cute and broody-mouthed as the deceased lover; Wang, the movie's writer-director, is touchingly, disarmingly open; and the kid, Sebastian Banes, is adorable.
Marsha McCreadie, Village Voice
Fresh
No doubt you've noticed the nearly three-hour runtime, but please don't let that dissuade you: Every moment counts in this gripping tale ...
Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
Fresh
As Wang holds us in rapt attention, not only with his steady pacing, but with the hard realism of the screenplay, the characters retain a coldness that never breaks.
Guy Dixon, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Wang chooses gentle storytelling as a tool of persuasion rather than soap-box hectoring to make his point: that love - in all its forms - can transcend the greatest obstacles.
Bruce Demara, Toronto Star
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