Beginners

Based on the true story of Mike Mill's Dad coming out, this is a depressing rom-com previously released in 2010 (who knew such a thing exists). Moments of quirkiness strung together non-chronologically with melancholic sadness. Ewan McGregor and Melanie Laurent are a great screen couple: 2 lonely individuals exploring the beginnings of a relationship through the turmoil and struggle of their own personal life. He a commitment-phobe dealing with personal loss, and she a globe-trotting actress with only hotel rooms as her constant. Standout performances by Christopher Plummer as the gay father (seriously, viewers...if you come to watch a movie with "homosexual content", please don't get squirmish with any gay PDA. sheesh!) and Cosmos the Jack Russell (I swear it is the "Mask" dog!). A good antidote to the popcorn flicks and a good segue to the Fall aka "Oscar-baits" movies.