A sweet romcom with an unusual twist.
Together Together
Two loners create a new life while finding a new way of loving. Together Together is a romantic dramady without sex and with so much Platonic action that there might be converts to “friends without benefits,” a small society to be sure. Twenty-six-year old Anna (Patti Harrison) is surrogate for 40-something Matt (Ed Helms), who is lonely and intuits how good a father he would be.
The humor is wry, the mood is relaxed, as these good souls find friendship possibly more caring and intense than any in conventional romcom with its sexy heroes and rocky relationships. One unusual conflict is her trying to withdraw from the warmth of a lasting relationship and he wanting even more, e.g., feeding her folic acid and outfitting her in clogs.
This chill comedy is just what COVID prisoners should want to see—a workable friendship that depicts love without the usual entanglements. Some audience , however, may not like the uncertain ending. That’s life!
A pleasant date in sparsely-populated theaters.
Together Together
Director: Nikole Beckwith (Stockholm, Pennsylvania)
Screenplay: Beckwith
Cast: Patti Harrison, Ed Helms
Run Time: R
Rating: 1h 30m
John DeSando, a Los Angeles Press Club first-place winner for National Entertainment Journalism, hosts WCBE’s It’s Movie Time and co-hosts Cinema Classics. Contact him at JohnDeSando62@gmail.com
