I was a tad disappointed in "The Skeleton Twins" and that surprised me because it was one of my most anticipated movies to come out this year. I had heard nothing but great things from the Sundance Film Festival and can never get enough of Bill Hader or Kristen Wiig, so I really didn't see where it could go wrong.
And though it isn't as if it turned out to be terrible, it just wasn't the movie that I expected. The various trailers and ads that have been released marketed it mostly as a comedy with some dramatic elements, but it ended up being the opposite. The film definitely has its funny moments, but its most certainly a drama.
Centered around an estranged brother and sister who reunite after both cheating death, it chronicles the few weeks that they spend together as they assess their lives and try to mend their broken relationship. Hader and Wiig serve as our two leads and have some outstanding scenes together (that being the main strong suit of the film), but the structure around it fails to measure up.
It has some pacing problems throughout and never really finds it stride despite their superb chemistry together, and that's my only real complaint. The direction and writing is witty and hilarious at times but due to the slow progression of the film, it all feels a bit sluggish. And that isn't exactly the greatest thing when your dealing with heavy themes like suicide and depression. But as a whole, I found it to be a solid film. It's good, not great.
And though it isn't as if it turned out to be terrible, it just wasn't the movie that I expected. The various trailers and ads that have been released marketed it mostly as a comedy with some dramatic elements, but it ended up being the opposite. The film definitely has its funny moments, but its most certainly a drama.
Centered around an estranged brother and sister who reunite after both cheating death, it chronicles the few weeks that they spend together as they assess their lives and try to mend their broken relationship. Hader and Wiig serve as our two leads and have some outstanding scenes together (that being the main strong suit of the film), but the structure around it fails to measure up.
It has some pacing problems throughout and never really finds it stride despite their superb chemistry together, and that's my only real complaint. The direction and writing is witty and hilarious at times but due to the slow progression of the film, it all feels a bit sluggish. And that isn't exactly the greatest thing when your dealing with heavy themes like suicide and depression. But as a whole, I found it to be a solid film. It's good, not great.