Saturday, April 25, 2015
Flowering
Very few people liked this picture besides me and this reviewer.
I think the reason is that it has a sourish disposition and the people are not likable in the classical romantic comedy sense.
That said, Petunia is the family name of a gang featuring a gay son, a straight just married son, a husband and assorted friends, in-laws and relatives.
It is a classic romantic comedy setting. There is a lot about keys. Opening doors. OK.
There a scene where a boyfriend (soon to be a husband at the end) is fumbling with keys to the door and the guy we like most fixes it quite easily as he does everything else that is wrong in family.
He is the gay son. The middle son. The fixer. The hero.
Ash Christian is the auteur. His second film. And I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5.
The nice thing here is that the film features some familiar actors who are very good at what they do and I was right with them. They became their roles and I became part of the family.
Situation comedies have to change with the times and this one is right up to date.
