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At first “The Sum of Us” seems like a familiar variation on the bossy parent-rebellious child theme, albeit a fairly entertaining one. The twist here is that the child (Russell Crowe) is a strapping gay man and the parent (Jack Thompson) is a widowed father entirely sympathetic to his son’s lifestyle and need for romance. The early, farcical going has plenty of low-voltage laughs, as the well-meaning Thompson inadvertently breaks up a planned hot evening between Crowe and a new potential lover, and Thompson utilizes a dating service to meet an attractive divorcee. The two principals address the camera in knowing asides a la “Shirley Valentine.” Halfway through, though, the story takes unexpected, darker turns and “The Sum of Us” attains a new level of profundity, becoming a moving meditation on the enduring strength of love, both familial and romantic, in the face of adversity. Crowe, caught here before the calcification of Hollywood superstardom, is loose, just buff enough, and charming; Thompson’s turn as the father, by turns overbearing, loving and finally dependent on his son, is superb. Their fully-formed, utterly convincing relationship is what carries the picture. Highly recommended.
I saw this movie again around Father’s Day this year. What a great movie to celebrate the love between fathers and sons. Would that more fathers had Harry’s attitude towards their gay children and that children, gay or straight, were as caring as Jeff is for his father. It would please me no end to know that the father is this fine movie is based on someone the playwright David Stevens knew in his own life.
Jeff, played by Russell Crowe, lives with his widower father Harry Mitchell played by Jack Thompson. Much of the movie is about Harry’s concerns that Jeff doesn’t have a boyfriend. The repartee between father and son will make you laugh; the scenes of Harry’s mother and her Lesbian lover shot in black and white will make you cry.
There is no much to like about this movie. Russell Crowe does a terrific job of acting in the intimate scenes between him and a man he brings home from a bar. The fine acting here should convince anyone– should they need convincing– of just how awful Will Smith’s similar scenes were in “Six Degrees of Separation.” No man as macho as Smith would dare to kiss another male on screen.
I read recently that Crowe years ago played Frankenfurter in an Australian stage version of “The Rocky Horrow Show.” Now wouldn’t that have been something to see!
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