It seemed strange going into this film to have an adult “fear of coming out” film in the modern era, but again I’m a straight guy so I don’t have any point of view on that. It ended up working in a way that I was not expecting. There are moments that are broadly comedic that feel out of a different movie — like the Timothy Simmons/Lauren Lapkus mall cop scene. I love the actors and it is funny, but it is jarring and something the film didn’t need. One thing this movie has is a stellar cast. Mary Holland (who also co-wrote) is a revelation. She gives a performance unlike anything I’ve ever seen, she’s so funny. I always love Mackenzie Davis in anything she is in. She’s fantastic. There’s a moment especially when she freaks out that she’s been outed and you can see the fear and panic in her eyes. It wasn’t too big, but it was a big reaction. It stings so hard when it happens for both characters. Everyone really is pretty great, but the film really needed more Victor Garber cause he doesn’t get a lot of screen time. There actually seems too many characters in the film. If it was just the family, it would be have been a lot leaner/stronger. Instead, the film pays too much time to ancillary characters like Allison Brie’s kids, the campaign staff, and Jake McDorman’s character. Not saying that these characters aren’t important to plot, but we just spend too much time with them.
