hateful family bigotry (although such a thing would still have been valid to explore.) No, this average middle-class family has accepted Sam’s transition. They are happy that he is coming home for the birthday party. However, the film still explores ways in which even the most progressive...
Elliot Page and Hillary Baack are shown in a scene from the movie "Close To You."Me And You Productions You can feel the connection between the two actors (they worked together in a 2013 film called "The East"), just as you feel the bond between Sam and Katherine, as i...
A strong narrative structure wouldn't be a problem if Close to You played as a slice-of-life drama. But there too the film feels thin, in part because the dialogue — again, much of it improvised — lacks specificity. There's a slog of naturalistic but uncompelling dialogue occurring bet...
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At Close Range: Directed by James Foley. With Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Mary Stuart Masterson, Chris Penn. Reunited with his career criminal father, tough teen Brad thinks he's found his ticket to an exciting life of crime, only to find out he's wro