As a seventeen year old named Simon, of course I was going to see this film about a seventeen year old named Simon at the Glasgow Film Festival.
Though, honestly, I wasn't expecting much from this film. I just presumed that it would be similar to every other studio made American high school comedy. And I wasn't sure how well Greg Berlanti (whom I have great respect for how well he has developed the DC TV shows) would adjust to making character arcs over 2 hours, not 20. As it turns out, I had nothing to worry about.
I was engaged from the beginning. The film is funny, heartfelt, socially aware, and very entertaining. Of course, it lives in the same world as every other teen comedy - they live in large houses and get cars and other expensive gifts for their birthday. But that isn't a critique. Not everything is Lady Bird. Also, why does it matter if one the first mainstream movie featuring a gay person trying to come out takes place in Hollywood land. The film is very effective at what it does and plays well with large audiences. It isn't going for the arthouse audience. And if the arthouse audience is going to complain about that, point them in the direction of films like Call Me By Your Name, or Love Is Strange, or Moonlight, or 120 BPM (which I've not seen but heard very good things about), which are all critically acclaimed independent films that promote LGBT. So just let everyone else have their fun.
In short: I've heard a lot of people explain much better than I why the film is so good, so just take this Simon's recommendation to see
Love, Simon.
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