This film is a great surprise and quite a remarkable story. I thought I knew where the plot was going, but the director did a great job at entertaining and captivating the audience. For instance, humor often happens when you expect things to get dark and violent. Of the three main characters, the most mature is actually the youngest (Jeremy is in high school and 15 years younger than Beth and Steve).
Love stories often focus on the passion and obstacles at the beginning, the passion phase, but very few films discuss the next, more challenging phase: how does a couple recover from the passionate phase without falling into the routine and growing bitterness of living with a leash around your neck. Here we see a couple struggling with the end of desire and, maybe more tragically, the end of communication. Every time they try to have a sincere, deep, conversation about their malaise, Beth and Steve prefer to avoid words that should be said and discussed. Is it the end of their story or just a critical phase that requires their commitment and reinvention?
Meanwhile, Jeremy appears like the poetic touch of light that turns a dull routine into a reawakening. He is smart, inspired and refreshing. He reminded me of Timothée Chalamet in Miss Stevens.
Steve's reaction to this love story between Beth and Jeremy might be the best part of the film. The film blurs the lines between ménage à trois and chosen family, it becomes a messy but hypnotic workshop. By the way, I loved discovering the song Hypnotic Tango in the soundtrack.
Overall, great acting, fierce plot, stunning photography. I highly recommend Beth + Jeremy and Steve.
