A film about the moment of change: a blissful moment when we get a chance to see ourselves from the outside in.
The “gay best friend”, an age-old trope, has been done in countless films and television series. Ranging from one-note (Sex and the City's Stanford and Mario) to nuanced (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Tituss), the gay best friend exists to support and advise the main protagonist, with their conflicts swept to the side.
Holiday hijinks ensue when a recently separated couple are both accidently invited to same holiday celebration.
Taika Waititi and the cast of Thor: Love and Thunder have been hyping up the gayness of this movie, and while there are queer characters, it's not quite the representation we were hoping for.
'The Patient' is bound by four walls and a mediocre ending that leaves you wanting more.
This is a film that is going to leave some people bored, and some people thrilled.
