Flawed, but beautiful. So many genuinely touching moments. Surreal, and has a painterly quality. Genuinely different. I’m excited to see more from Fails and Talbot, assuming they work together again.
Talbot has a deft touch here, even if some of the pacing and story beats don’t work for me. I was tempted to give this a 3, but it’s so much better than that. It’s raw talent, captured on celluloid. I can’t wait to see that talent grow into something with more finesse.
Favourite moments:
- the moment with the emotional breakdown and hug (y’all know it)
- “people aren’t just one thing”
- the odd, almost “politely racist” conversations between them and the realtor. It just felt so Canadian.