I don't really think this comment contains spoilers. It does mention my initial reaction to the ending, but it does not reveal what the ending is. I added the warning in case anyone doesn't even want to know that much.
Fixing Frank had been in my rental queue for a while. I kept pushing it down because of its mediocre reviews, but finally it was the best one left, and it came today. I watched the first third, then I skipped to the end to see how it ended, because I hate surprises. I was so put off by the ending that I almost returned the DVD right away, but I figured I might as well watch it anyway. I'm glad I did.
All the even slightly negative reviews are wrong, whatever their particular criticisms are. This is the best movie I've seen in a long, long time, and I've seen lots of good ones in the past year. Fixing Frank is smart, riveting, touching, completely believable, beautifully balanced both ideologically and emotionally, powerful and lyrical at the same time, with perfect performances from all three principal actors. It took longer for one character's humanity to show through, but it was well worth the wait.
Although it addresses the topic, Fixing Frank is not primarily an examination of gay-conversion therapy, as some reviewers seem to think. It is primarily a profound and moving look at the nature and value of honesty, of clarity, of openness—in relationship both to others and to ourselves. I cannot recommend this movie highly enough. I'm going to watch it again before sending it back, and I just ordered a copy of my own.
Fixing Frank had been in my rental queue for a while. I kept pushing it down because of its mediocre reviews, but finally it was the best one left, and it came today. I watched the first third, then I skipped to the end to see how it ended, because I hate surprises. I was so put off by the ending that I almost returned the DVD right away, but I figured I might as well watch it anyway. I'm glad I did.
All the even slightly negative reviews are wrong, whatever their particular criticisms are. This is the best movie I've seen in a long, long time, and I've seen lots of good ones in the past year. Fixing Frank is smart, riveting, touching, completely believable, beautifully balanced both ideologically and emotionally, powerful and lyrical at the same time, with perfect performances from all three principal actors. It took longer for one character's humanity to show through, but it was well worth the wait.
Although it addresses the topic, Fixing Frank is not primarily an examination of gay-conversion therapy, as some reviewers seem to think. It is primarily a profound and moving look at the nature and value of honesty, of clarity, of openness—in relationship both to others and to ourselves. I cannot recommend this movie highly enough. I'm going to watch it again before sending it back, and I just ordered a copy of my own.