★★★★☆ Intimate, earnest and heartfelt, Andrew Haigh's Weekend (2011) - starring Tom Cullen and Chris New - is a refined and touching affair that showcases up-and-coming British film talent and an original approach to its subject matter.
On a Friday night after hanging out with his straight mates, Russell (Cullen) - an introverted lifeguard - heads out to a nightclub, alone and on the pull. After heavy drinking and hopeful cruising he meets Glen (New), an uninhibited and lascivious art gallery employee who he ends up spending the night with. An extended morning-after sequence of existential repartee sparks the beginning of a short lived relationship that sees the two extensively conversing, having sex, getting drunk and taking drugs – a recreational weekend romance which will resonate throughout the rest of their lives.
Played out with sensitivity and grace, Andrew Haigh's gay romance Weekend will no doubt prove to be a career...
On a Friday night after hanging out with his straight mates, Russell (Cullen) - an introverted lifeguard - heads out to a nightclub, alone and on the pull. After heavy drinking and hopeful cruising he meets Glen (New), an uninhibited and lascivious art gallery employee who he ends up spending the night with. An extended morning-after sequence of existential repartee sparks the beginning of a short lived relationship that sees the two extensively conversing, having sex, getting drunk and taking drugs – a recreational weekend romance which will resonate throughout the rest of their lives.
Played out with sensitivity and grace, Andrew Haigh's gay romance Weekend will no doubt prove to be a career...
- 10/15/2011
- by Daniel Green
- CineVue
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