Product Description
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When Tyler Davidson brings his college buddy Chase home for the
summer holidays a secret is revealed that threatens to tear his
perfect family apart. This summer two young men discover the
importance of friendship and second chances. The Davidson family
appears practically perfect in every way. Chase arrives in the
quaint cottage town of Prospect Lake and is faced with the
challenge of controlling his attraction for Tyler s her,
Nathan. But Chase isn t the only one with a wandering eye...
Nathan struggles to resist his feelings for his son's best friend
while safeguarding his life long secret to protect his family.
What would you do if the one thing you wanted could ruin your
life? The Davidson family's world is set to collapse as the
affair is discovered. Can a man keep his family and still hold
onto himself? Exceptionally well-written and packed with great
performances from a strong cast that includes Charlie David
(Dante's Cove, Judas Kiss), Thea Gill (Queer as Folk), Dan Payne
(Watchmen), Derek James and newcomer Grace Vukovic.
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This well-meaning Canadian indie opens with the explanation that
a "mulligan" in golf parlance means "a second chance to perform a
certain move or action." Golf enthusiast Nathan Davidson
(Watchmen's Dan Payne) seems to have it all--good looks, a
beautiful wife, a big house by the beach--until a chance
encounter forces him to face the truth (oddly, the screenplay
fails to identify the source of his financial largesse). When
Nathan's college-aged son, Tyler (Derek Baynham), arrives for a
summer stay with his best friend, Chase (writer/producer Charlie
David), an aspiring artist, Nathan bonds more easily with the
friend than the son. From the start, it's clear that Chase has no
interest in girls, but the self-obsessed Tyler fails to notice.
While he cavorts with his girlfriend, stay-at-home mom Stacy
(Thea Gill, Queer as Folk) looks after his younger sister, and
Chase and Nathan enter into a secret affair. Naturally, it won't
stay secret forever. Mulligans tackles a sensitive subject in a
tasteful, if unadventurous manner, i.e. the actors have a certain
chiseled soap-star look and convey inner turmoil by staring into
space as piano music plays in the background. For those who find
the omni-sexual films of, say, Todd Haynes unsettling (especially
Far from Heaven), such unthreatening moves may help the medicine
go down easier, but there's no rule that a coming-out film can't
take a few chances. Even so, certain moments will surely hit home
with anyone who's ever tumbled into a family secret or two.
--Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Review
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Winner Audience Award for Best Film: Pittsburgh International
Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Winner Audience Award for Best Film: Fort Worth Gay and Lesbian
International Film Festival
Winner Jury Award for Best Film: Fort Worth Gay and Lesbian
International Film Festival
Four Stars! (out of 5) MetroWeekly
Delightful, thought-provoking and truthful look at coming out,
being who you are and ultimately, acceptance. Gay Vancouver
Online
Strong performances. Cinequeer
MULLIGANS is a fresh and multi-layered take on the coming out
genre. Austin Gay & Lesbian Film Fest --Wolfe
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