This one's a beautiful, tender, quiet romantic drama with a moody atmosphere, set in a tight knit Welsh fishing community. It's a touching story about a man waking up sexually in the middle of his life, and how he, his family, and everyone around him deal with it, which makes it emotional and sentimental without ever getting over the top. The slow burn plays out against a landscape that's as bleak as it is gorgeous, where quiet, closed off men are stuck inside rigid ideas of what masculinity should be. Some people might be reminded of "God's Own Country," but I think both films are lovely in their own way. Jack is a middle aged guy who co-owns a mussel farm with his rough around the edges brother Dyfan, and the tension between the two of them is simmering under the surface right from the start. Dyfan's three sons all help out with the work, while Jack's sulky teenage son Tom keeps skipping out. Jack's been with his wife since they were both 16, and...
The summary is pretty straight forward. The show is about a pair of siblings Cary and Brooke, who live in New York and what happens when their 13-year-old brother has become a Bieber-sized pop sensation. Cary is struggling actor, gay and very much in love with his straight roommate who doesn't leave any opportunity of flirting with Cary. Brooke on the other hand is a former dancer with no goal in life other than to “see 50 dicks this summer”. The sibling duo is a bit envious of sudden fame by their younger brother, but they also clearly love their little brother and are protective of him in the face of a showbiz, where people chew and spit you out as quickly as they put you on their head.
All episodes focus on one aspect of the life of the sibling dup in the wake of their brother's success. With characters like their mother, who initially may comes out as someone living her life through person but has something more deep to her, to Scooter, a manager who is willing to go to any lengths to do the right for the young pop star. The show has enough sex and more than enough focus on the sibling duo; which obviously means that there is plenty of gay contention the show courtesy Cary. In a surprising episode , when the young brother makes a new song and video of how his brother is gay and he still loves it; this sitcom shows us the stark reality of sudden internet fame and how everyone has an opinion of it and whether that's good or bad keeps constantly changing. The show also shows the perils of social media in today's time. This is just one example, and each and every episode talks about something different, while keeping the whole things amazingly funny. Into the show’s conversation about fame comes the bigger question about life, and what contributes to that sense of purpose and happiness. Balancing comedy, character development, love/hate relationship, quirkiness and sass is something that this show does a great job off. The actors are just perfect for their part. I wish, the youngest brother's part was better developed, but I guess as the title suggests, the show is about the two older siblings; so that's ok.
Given the times we are living in these days, I would definitely recommend a show like this, which is very very gay friendly and high on gay content (+1 in my books), and at the same time, it is delightfully funny, witty, sharp, sexy, weird and most importantly feel-good. (8/10)
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I'm still looking forward to what you have to say about those classic movies I mentioned. But now I have one more suggestion for you. "The Beautiful Line" British mini-series.
Could you please remind me again about the other films that you had recommended. I will add the Beautiful Line to my list now. Please do continue to snd me recommendations. these really help me prioritize what to watch.
Then there's Jeffrey.