Having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, estranged twins reunite with the possibility of mending their relationship.
Can be very funny.
Wiig and Hader give winning, finely nuanced turns in a film that deftly mixes light and dark. Also features the best use of ‘Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now’ since Mannequin…
An engaging comedy drama lifted by two revelatory performances. Wiig in particular suggests an Academy Award-winner-in-waiting.
Director Craig Johnson litters the picture with affecting moments and joyous sequences.
A bold experiment which doesn't quite come together.
They capture the twins’ camaraderie (the sense that it’s them against the world) and their desperation, but it is hard to credit that two such witty, articulate people would have messed up their lives in quite the way that the twins have managed.
Dark secrets abound in this fluent tale of an estranged brother and sister who are reunited in middle age.
Verdict: Melancholy drama with comic riffs
Wiig and Hader bring a real poignancy to their characters here, playing them as damaged, larger-than-life souls who’ve never quite found the right outlet for their inner turmoil, something that allows the film to tread the fine line between comedy and tragedy with humour and grace.
The story lacks freshness - deception and disillusion in suburbia - but the strong acting and writing mine some uncomfortable truths and droll humour.
Charmingly moody.
Cameo, Edinburgh from Friday November 14, 2014, until Thursday November 20, 2014. More info: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/