Overview
A newly sober man's Christmas Eve dental emergency leads to an unexpected romance with his older dentist as they explore Baltimore together.
This is a special movie. It is one of those movies where you know 10 minutes in that this movie either is or isn’t for you. What makes this movie so special is the undeniable chemistry between the two leads. While both leads are excellent, it is Liz Larsen that is the emotional center of the movie. How did I not know about this actress before? Her slow transformation throughout the movie was both fascinating and heartwarming. It reminds me very much of a buddy / road trip movie, and if you “get” this movie, you’ll lament that you aren’t on the trip with them. In case you couldn’t tell, I loved it and didn’t want it to end.
One more note on this movie. It very much felt like a script that could have been done in a Hollywood movie with name actors, and it would have sucked. You would have had dramatic music to let you know when drama is coming (because, you know, we are too stupid to figure it out) and it would have had leads that were perfect 10s. This movie works because it felt like we were watching real people going through a real life event.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews The Baltimorons
Movie title: The Baltimorons
Movie description: A newly sober man's Christmas Eve dental emergency leads to an unexpected romance with his older dentist as they explore Baltimore together.
Date published: 2024-10-17
Director(s): Jay Duplass
Actor(s): Michael Strassner, Liz Larsen, Olivia Luccardi, Chris Strassner, Lewis Peterson, Rob Phoenix, Jessie Cohen, Zoe Strassner, Brian Mendes, Mary Catherine Garrison, Morgan Dixon, Drew Limon, Stacy Caspari, David Strassner, Marina Erickson
Genre: Comedy, Drama
My Review
This is a special movie. It is one of those movies where you know 10 minutes in that this movie either is or isn’t for you. What makes this movie so special is the undeniable chemistry between the two leads. While both leads are excellent, it is Liz Larsen that is the emotional center of the movie. How did I not know about this actress before? Her slow transformation throughout the movie was both fascinating and heartwarming. It reminds me very much of a buddy / road trip movie, and if you “get” this movie, you’ll lament that you aren’t on the trip with them. In case you couldn’t tell, I loved it and didn’t want it to end.
One more note on this movie. It very much felt like a script that could have been done in a Hollywood movie with name actors, and it would have sucked. You would have had dramatic music to let you know when drama is coming (because, you know, we are too stupid to figure it out) and it would have had leads that were perfect 10s. This movie works because it felt like we were watching real people going through a real life event.
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My Review - 9/10
9/10