Superior performances from leads Moe Dunford, Kerry Fox (Friends, MVFF 1993, Fanny and Elvis, MVFF 1999), and Catherine Walker infuse Terry McMahon’s second
feature with a keen empathy for all facets of an off-kilter love triangle. Patrick and Maura, his mother, celebrate his 26th birthday in their annual ritual, an outing to the St. Paddy’s Day parade. After the two get separated in the holiday melee, Patrick’s chance encounter with Karen, a flight attendant who’s made an irrevocable decision about her life, takes off over a slow dissolve of drinks, laughs, and hotel room keys. The guileless Patrick is not only a virgin, but also a schizophrenic, and their one-night interlude—for him, anyway—becomes an epic love affair that his controlling mother will do anything to derail. Ultimately, everyone grapples with their own demons in Terry McMahon’s powerful exploration of the need for love and the desire for control.
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