A heartbroken writer tries to get back with an ex through his romantic comedy hugot script but fails and instead finds himself magically living-out the scenes he has written. He’s forced to follow everything verbatim or else face being stuck in an existential loop of scenes that repeat over and over again.
Overall, Matthias & Maxime doesn't reinvent this romantic concept. But it also doesn't need to. Dolan weaves a story of love, friendship, and life that is both realistic and bittersweet. The film is nuanced and sensual in a way we don't get to see often with LGBTQ characters. It's a film that we can celebrate.
We have a long way to go with LGBT representation in film, especially when it comes to LGBT characters of color and trans characters.
The Outer Senshi get characterization and some stellar moments in the second part of the Eternal movie duo.
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
