This is the story of a teen guy with two fathers conceived by in vitro fertilization. He makes a film for a school project about his atypical but happy family. Along the way, the story is focused a lot on very typical teen stuff - buddies, parties and his budding romance. Meanwhile there is problems in paradise between the two dads. One is having an affair which is uncovered by the lover showing up at the 20th anniversary of the two dads.
I found this and several other things to be unrealistic. One of the dads owned a restaurant. He couldn't be called there? In the teen character's romance, the girl he was attracted to set him up with her closeted brother. It was so obvious that teen was attracted to her. I realize the main story was not about the two dads breaking up but the film spent a lot of time on mundane things. The cheating dad didn't apologize at all, which one would expect after 20 years of marriage.
Also unrealistically the teen blows off the cheating dads offer of lunch but later imparts wisdom to the other dad that "it's never just one person's fault." And while we're at it, for the teen to be brought up with unconditional and intense love up to the moment of the break up, he didn't seem to react as upset as he almost certainly would have been.
As others have said, at least it is not a movie about coming out. The acting was very good overall but I didn't see anything comedic in here. I didn't find either dad believable as Gay. There were a number of unexpected twists to keep the story interesting. To me, I wish the dad's had fought about something else and reconciled. There are enough Gay movies with sad endings. But while enjoyable, this is not a movie I would watch again.
I found this and several other things to be unrealistic. One of the dads owned a restaurant. He couldn't be called there? In the teen character's romance, the girl he was attracted to set him up with her closeted brother. It was so obvious that teen was attracted to her. I realize the main story was not about the two dads breaking up but the film spent a lot of time on mundane things. The cheating dad didn't apologize at all, which one would expect after 20 years of marriage.
Also unrealistically the teen blows off the cheating dads offer of lunch but later imparts wisdom to the other dad that "it's never just one person's fault." And while we're at it, for the teen to be brought up with unconditional and intense love up to the moment of the break up, he didn't seem to react as upset as he almost certainly would have been.
As others have said, at least it is not a movie about coming out. The acting was very good overall but I didn't see anything comedic in here. I didn't find either dad believable as Gay. There were a number of unexpected twists to keep the story interesting. To me, I wish the dad's had fought about something else and reconciled. There are enough Gay movies with sad endings. But while enjoyable, this is not a movie I would watch again.