Directed by Antonia Bird
Screenplay by Jimmy McGovern
Stars: Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle, Cathy Tyson, Lesley Sharp, Robert Pugh, Christine Tremarco, James Ellis and Paul Barber
I was intending to see The Watermelon Woman or Victim today, but some weirdness with Amazon Prime Video happened and I came upon this movie. I was bored with the movie.
A Roman Catholic priest, Father Greg Pilkington (Roache) is brought to a new parish, St. Mary's. As he gets acclimated to the community, he realizes that his calling and his hidden gay life threaten to intersect.
I understood the internal struggle of Greg. Trying to hide who are you are from others so they don't judge you for being gay. I get that.
I understood being scared, having internalized homophobia, struggling with dichotomy religion and being your true self.
My biggest problem is Greg as a character. I felt that he was an asshole to everybody. I cannot reveal too much. I feel that some emotional beats of the movie felt inauthentic to me. It wasn't earned to me. I felt the movie was trying to beat me over the head with a message. I didn't like that.
Rating: 4/10
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