At the End of the Day

This movie is much more than a movie. It is story that so many of us have lived and suffered. We gives hope and insures love will always win. I encourage anyone and everyone to see it, especially for the young ones of the LGBTQ community. It will give them hope and help them feel like they are not alone and have a voice.

I enjoyed this film and the information it shares. The characters were interesting and made me care about them. I thought the storyline was realistic. It's hard to believe people kick out their own children just because they say they are gay, but I know it happens.

Having survived the Plebiscite inflicted onto us here in Australia by a homophobic religious conservative government a few years ago, I have seen homophobia first hand. Thank god we voted in marriage equality but it was ugly and disgraceful and tarnished Australia's international reputation. Having said that, I love watching movies and tv series that depict same sex relationships and show homosexuality in a positive light. This film does that. It shows a christian professor who teaches wildly inaccurate and downright harmful information to his students, but when he infiltrates an LGBTQIA group and begins to learn about them and the gay community first hand, his internal growth begins. It's a sweet film, slow paced and gentle, and while it does have it's flaws, the acting can at times be wooden and it did get a little cliched at times, it was still a movie that conveyed a message of love and acceptance. Something we all sorely need right now.

They tried pretty hard with this one, but at times, so hard that it's almost hard to watch. The film has a few redeeming moments, but it really struggles to stay cohesive, which weakens the plot and makes it hard to stay invested. There's a definite lack of realism here, and while the characters are somewhat compelling (for the most part), they fall into stereotypical, almost cartoonish tropes.

In the end, it's a commendable effort with good intentions, but it unfolds in a way that's all too predictable. The important message it's trying to convey is there, though, and while it doesn't exactly knock it out of the park, it delivers decently enough.

This is a great movie that should be seen by more people. It shows a story that could happen everywhere. Love is Love.