Overview
For Shirin, being part of a perfect Persian family isn't easy. Acceptance eludes her from all sides: her family doesn't know she's bisexual, and her ex-girlfriend, Maxine, can't understand why she doesn't tell them. Even the six-year-old boys in her moviemaking class are too ADD to focus on her for more than a second. Following a family announcement of her brother's betrothal to a parentally approved Iranian prize catch, Shirin embarks on a private rebellion involving a series of bisexual escapades, while trying to decipher what went wrong with Maxine.
We’ve seen this movie done much better in too many other places (Saving Face, for example). While this movie had the backdrop of a good drama (not to mention some time shifts, for good measure) there was nothing noteworthy about the movie. The dialog was rather dull and in order to do the time shifting that was in the film you have to first establish a strong relationship before you can show it broken (best done in Blue Valentine). I fell asleep with fifteen minutes to go.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Appropriate Behavior
Movie title: Appropriate Behavior
Movie description: For Shirin, being part of a perfect Persian family isn't easy. Acceptance eludes her from all sides: her family doesn't know she's bisexual, and her ex-girlfriend, Maxine, can't understand why she doesn't tell them. Even the six-year-old boys in her moviemaking class are too ADD to focus on her for more than a second. Following a family announcement of her brother's betrothal to a parentally approved Iranian prize catch, Shirin embarks on a private rebellion involving a series of bisexual escapades, while trying to decipher what went wrong with Maxine.
Date published: 2021-10-22
Director(s): Desiree Akhavan
Actor(s): Desiree Akhavan, Rebecca Henderson, Halley Feiffer, Scott Adsit, Anh Duong, Hooman Majd, Arian Moayed, Justine Cotsonas, Daniella Rabbani, James Claude Bristow, Aimee Mullins, Rosalie Lowe, Christopher James Baker, Robyn Rikoon, Ian Unterman, Kelly McAndrew, Cody DeFranco, Olan Montgomery
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
My Review
We’ve seen this movie done much better in too many other places (Saving Face, for example). While this movie had the backdrop of a good drama (not to mention some time shifts, for good measure) there was nothing noteworthy about the movie. The dialog was rather dull and in order to do the time shifting that was in the film you have to first establish a strong relationship before you can show it broken (best done in Blue Valentine). I fell asleep with fifteen minutes to go.
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My Review - 5/10
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