this long-delayed project from the Canadian auteur wasn't worth the wait; a campy burst of melodrama and ludicrous scenarios caving into each other in a spectacular mash of half-baked ideas
the lighting, colouring, and costume and set designs are all top-notch. Sadly, if anything, the film's decent technical elements highlight its artistic failings all the more starkly
the Canadian writer-director's star-packed English language debut, telling the story of a closeted actor and his friendship with a young boy, is a dubious mess
cinematographer Andre Turpin lends a warm, burnished glow to a beautiful looking film and Xavier Dolan's script (with Jacob Tierney) is filled with sharp speeches and self-justification
box office prospects will largely be driven by that starry cast, even if they are mostly squandered in this half-baked, cumbersome, overlong psychodrama
by Christopher Machell [CineVue ]
