In the 1970s, a gay couple fights a biased legal system to keep custody of the abandoned mentally handicapped teenager that comes to live under their roof.
The melodrama is hamfisted but Cumming has some good moments.
The film fights its small fight honestly and with commendable integrity.
As a polemic, the film serves a useful function at a time when global attitudes to homosexuality haven’t progressed as much as they should, but there’s just something a little too neat about how quickly and resolutely all the characters conform to type. It’s a progressive story told in a non-progressive way.
Frustrating, in both right and wrong ways.
Fired by a righteous anger, Any Day Now is a poignant tale of prejudice and a distinguished addition to a fresher wave of gay cinema like Weekend and Keep The Lights On that offer perceptive, compassionate portraits of gay lives.
There is a righteous anger behind Any Day Now that rubs away sentimentality and a witty, heartfelt Cumming impresses as a man driven to ensure his voice is heard and his love matters.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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