Insufferable nonsense

Given that the same names reappear several times in the credits, this film was obviously a labour of love. So it’s a shame that it should be such a waste, sunk by leaden contrivance and earnestness, a painfully arch effort, with seriously unreal dialogue (platitudes with a few ‘f**ks’ thrown in for style) underpinned by ‘solemn’ piano chords and bass notes. The acting is so bad that even the accents sound false (though it’s a Canadian film, not from the US). It’s even an effort to get to the end.