A Revry original, Unconventional is a really well-liked queer dramedy that feels totally different from the usual stuff. The heart of the story is about two pretty eccentric queer siblings and their partners trying to build a family that doesn't follow the traditional rules. It takes a super raw and unfiltered look at queer life, diving deep into things like mental health, addiction, and how complicated identity and relationships can get. It’s not afraid to get messy or show people at their most vulnerable, and it really pushes boundaries while showing a lot of different queer experiences. The first season has nine episodes, and each one is about a half-hour long. The story centers on Noah, a grad student who’s been struggling for years to wrap up his PhD. He’s been with his husband, Dan, for nine years, and they’ve recently gotten married and moved to Palm Springs. While they're trying to figure out how to start a family and have a baby, they decide to shake things up by in...
Yue Yue has been in love with his best friend Su Yi since high school but he cant confess his love. However, Su Yi has hots for another boy Bai Yu, who doesn't reciprocate his feelings. Tired of seeing the person he loves suffering, Yue Yue makes a deal with Bai Yu in order to make him agree to go out with Su Yi, offering him money to pay for the medical costs of his sick mother. Bai Yu starts a relationship with Su Yi based on lies, but soon Bau Yu disappears without giving any explanation. Three years later, Bai Yu reappears and Su Yi tries to resume his relationship with him, much to the chagrin of Yue Yue, who has not yet managed to confess his feelings for his friend. Meanwhile, Yue Yue's younger sister plans with the help of Bai Yu to have her brother confess to Su Yi by having them participate in a new virtual reality game called "Fanatic", which was being developed by her company. Eventually circumstances in the game lead to Yue Yue confess his love for Su Yi, who is totally surprised but understandably the two lovers finally unite.
The whole idea of the game and virtual reality etc was a little too much to handle. There is only so much someone should go into the fantasy land. It would still have been ok , had they not made the sister become a man in the game. We see why Yue Yue made a deal with Bai Yu, but even after the end I am not very sure what deal did his sister make with him. Was it for him to disappear to allow Yue Yue to confess his feelings? Maybe! Acting wise Bai Yu was ok but Su Yi was so over the top, I almost laughed and rolled my eyes so many times. His body language was bad and loose. Its hard to explain. You will know when you see it. The film would have been much better had they gone into flashbacks only a couple of times, but the constant back and forth for such a narrative almost every 3-4 minutes was getting on my nerves. Yue Yue's sister was the only saving grace of the entire film. Rest everything was a little overboard for my tastes.
This is definitely not the worst film I have seen, but its not the kind I wanna see. The premise was nice and could have made for a very warm love story with the right screenplay. (3.5/10)
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