SnoopyStyle David (Jesse Plemons) is a gay NY TV writer. His pilot gets cancelled and he moves back home to Sacramento to care for his mother (Molly Shannon) with terminal cancer. His father (Bradley Whitford) is the only one in the family refusing to accept his homosexuality. There are his two younger sisters. It's a tough year as his mother slowly deteriorates.There is a sense of easy quiet improvisation about the movie. It could laud one to sleep until it reveals its devastating heart. There are some real heart-breaking scenes. It's hard not to feel for this family. I do wish for more of David's relationship and not have the breakup. The dating scene feels like forced comedy. I just want Zach Woods to come out to California to meet his dad. I want more heart and less forced comedy. There is that super sad scene with David's friends in New York. There are some really great real scenes. There are lots of familiar faces doing small roles. It's a solid indie.

chinch gryniewicz Be careful - this film might just break your heart ! It took me a while to warm to this, totally unspectacular and unpolished as it first appears. It just observes a family's interactions as the mother is slowly dying from cancer, with the focus on the young gay son who has come back home to help look after her. At times it feels hardly like a 'movie', there is such a sense of simple observation. There were moments where it almost seemed to be a documentary and I felt like I was eavesdropping on a real family's real pain and grief. Increasingly I became aware of the film being rich with ever-so-subtle elements, easily missed, gradually deepening an atmosphere of great authenticity. It is a sad film, but also (astonishingly) with a wonderful sense of wry humour and real warmth. A million miles away from Hollywood, this gem could be easily overlooked. Don't !

tomcaton This movie is at best mediocre, a mediocre story, with mediocre writing and mediocre acting, well besides Molly Shannon. She carried the show, with her powerful emotions being conveyed so perfectly and her commitment to the character. Without her the movie would of got 4 stars at best. When she wasn't on camera I felt my attention span slowly decreasing as I watched Plemon (Todd from Breaking Bad), who has potential, try and match Shannon's acting. To conclude this movie is worth watching for some quality acting by Shannon but still lacks very many important things that makes it a 2016 great.

powerrbill Didn't have high hopes since this film was available on iTunes before or at the same time as it was in theaters (was it even IN theaters?) but holy heck this was GOOD.Shannon and Plemmons performances are amazing. Both so convincing in their respective role. Plemmons plays the insecure, unsure, chubby gay man perfectly. And Molly Shannon, who is rarely called upon for nuance, delivers her role as a cancer-stricken woman with such realistic subtlety that you'd be hard-pressed to say she'd never gone through it herself.Is the concept maudlin? I suppose. It's not new ground, but it's a completely unique take on the situation with a subtext and performances that propel it to greatness. The opening scene is sad, but the end of the film is so much more sad. I can't say more without posting a spoiler, but when you see it you'll realize it's a testament to the directorial approach, script and performances.With regard to performances, this film probably doesn't have the promotional machine behind it to ever be considered for awards, but if all things were equal and films were judged solely on themselves, I think both Plemmons and Shannon would be recognized for their exceptional performances.Definitely worth the rental price. And I'm sure it will be free to view soon on some streaming site. Settle in and watch this fabulous, nuance-filled film.