Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

mettafriend Yes, there are a few plot mistakes - such as the group intervention/"We need a place to crash" meeting - something a group email could have easily handled. But, what a lovely story of two mature gay men who have become so deeply connected over the tenure of their life together. The film includes family issues, teen struggles, gay rights issues, religious bureaucracy, art and music, socio-economic realities, and more. I cried many times and longed to grow old with my partner as these two characters have. It is rare that I get to see a love story about two older men - usually gay love stories involve young men falling in love, or maybe there is an older gay couple playing a supporting role in the far background of a mainstream film. To see Lithgow and Molina embrace so naturally and shares kisses of true companionship (and not of Hollywood lust) warms my heart and validates those of us who share a similar path. Thanks Ira Sachs!

Dunroman It's quite a long time since seeing a film so evidently intended for the thinking and a film so much of its age.While it might be easy to categorise this as a film about Gay Love, Marriage and the consequences, that would be a serious mistake as those themes are almost incidental, the important themes are much wider, the circularity of life and love, growing up, family and generations.What was interesting to me was what was NOT said or shown, like a good book you need to read between the lines.Finally a word about the score - sumptuous.Any lover of Chopin will feel the hair on the back of their necks, particularly at the final Berceuse with orchestral arrangement, which flows like the ripple of evening waves up and down a deserted beach - music at its most ...musical.

leonblackwood Review:  I wasn't a big fan of this film because it's really slow and there isn't that much going on. The acting is superb from Lithgow and Molina, who play a gay couple who are forced to leave there home after one of them loses his job. They end up living apart with different family members but there love is still strong and they meet up regularly. Molina lives in a lively party going house, which takes its toll after a while and Lithgow lives with a dysfunctional family, were he doesn't feel that welcome. The thing that made the film watchable was the relationship between Molina and Lithgow, which made the film seem very realistic. I was hoping for a bit more from the storyline but the director kept it very basic which made it drag after a while. The scenes with the loving couple were sweet and funny at times and I really felt sorry for them because they were living with inconsiderate family members who didn't acknowledge them at all. Anyway, it's a light hearted movie which has some touching moments but it isn't that amazing. Average!Round-Up: I really did think that John Lithgow was older than 69 because it's seems like he's been acting forever and his looks haven't changed that much. He recently starred in Interstellar, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, The Homesman and This Is 40 and he done a lot of TV work so he's still been taken seriously in Hollywood. He has a unique, no fuss approach to acting, which really worked well in this movie. Alfred Molina, whose is only 62 but also looks like he's been on screen forever, is mostly known for his role as Doc Ock in Spiderman 2 and he also starred in Boogie Nights as the crazy drug dealer, the Da Vinci Code and many TV series. He also has a unique style which made the chemistry between the two actors brilliant. Shame the script wasn't as good! The director, Ira Sachs, has only made 7 major movies which includes Married Life with Pierce Brosnan and Keep The Lights On which is another movie about a gay couple. I honestly think that he wasted the great cast in this film and I wasn't that impressed with the ending.Budget: N/A Worldwide Gross: $2.2millionI recommend this movie to people who are into their dramatic movies about a gay couple who are forced to live separately after loses there home because one of the loses his job. 3/10

evanston_dad A modern day version of the 1937 Leo McCarey film "Make Way for Tomorrow," with a gay married couple in place of the elderly husband and wife who served as the focus of the earlier film. "Love Is Strange" has two wonderful actors at its center -- John Lithgow and Alfred Molina -- but they're not convincing as a gay couple, coming across instead like old college buddies crashing with one another. The film is too morose and dreary by far -- the saving grace of McCarey's film is the final third, when the elderly parents embark on one final day of being together before being separated indefinitely (perhaps forever), and they open a window for the viewer on to the rich history they share and which their selfish children have no knowledge of. The film is still tragic, but the tragedy is tempered a bit by the fact that these two people have enjoyed a life together and built a world of memories with each other that no one can take from them. No such message is conveyed in "Love Is Strange"; the result is more depressing than it is bittersweet."Love Is Strange" is yet one more cautionary tale for those who want to remake classics. Don't bother if you're going to make a film that is inferior in every way to the original.Grade: B-