Sweeney stars as Todd, a tech worker and “professional house sitter” living, lovelessly, in L.A.
And while I can’t say that he necessarily pulls that off, he’s made a sparkling romance where the connection is all about the cute, and compatibility. Writer-director and star James Sweeney, in remaking a short film of his, attempts nothing less than a re-imagining of the “gay BFF” cliche for a non-binary age. “What if this is like that movie, ‘As Good as It Gets?'” “What if ‘Something’s Got to Give,’ like that movie, ‘The Day After Tomorrow?” “I feel like Sandra Bullock in ‘The Blind Side’ - making dreams come true!” “I thought I saw Amy Adams at Trader Joe’s. The proof is in the patter, all of it played at “on the spectrum” speed.
“Straight Up” is the quippiest, most quotable romantic comedy of the year.
