Review by Will McGree.
Every now and again, you see a trailer for a film and it appears to do it more justice than the film is worth. You see the latest teen flick or whatever and it passes you by as a dangerous risk of a yawnfest.
I Love You, Phillip Morris is not, repeat, not one of those films. The choppy nature of the trailer is limited purely by time.
See it.
Managing to grab a pre-screening of the film ahead of its release, I feel exceptionally privileged. A classic love story. Excellent storytelling through visuals, sound and music. A compelling tour of emotions through well-defined and artistically-segued phases. Indeed a fine film.
Right. Nothing wrong with what I wrote there. All true. Really. What you have to bear in mind with I Love You, Phillip Morris is that it’s an unconventional film through and through.
For example, classic love story. About two men who meet in prison, fall madly and endearingly in love and who defy the odds to stay together. A story which, for once, didn’t focus on the nature of a gay relationship, but actually on the relationship, which, let’s be honest, is where all the interesting stuff lies anyway. Watching Carrey and McGregor play roles that do push the boundaries was an item of delight.
