Storyline
A couple is going through marital troubles made worse when a previously unknown grandson shows up.
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Cast
Alison Pill, Paul Rudd, Steve Coogan, Cassandra Rochelle Fetters, Jake McDorman, Kate Walsh, Frances Lee McCain, J. Nathan Simmons, Alexander Daniel Pimentel, Patrick V. Murphy, Michael E. Stogner, Jack Gore, Jenny Gabrielle, Sarah Minnich, Monique Candelaria, Stafford Douglas, Lora Martinez-Cunningham, Drew Droege, Richard Beal, Clint Obenchain, Jacob Browne, Shannan Wagenman, Evan Bittencourt, Alison Grainger, William Greely, Sylvie Grontis Hagan, Courtney Cunningham, Marie Wagenman, Jesse Luken, Josey Smith, Alexandra Guarnaschelli, Rodrigo Tactaquin, Mark Rowe, Eric Womack, Jordyn Aurora Aquino, Kristin Berg, Emma Armstrong, Stephen Conn, Amanda Quintana-Bowles, Rick Tadra, Ian Morris, Ronnie Gomez, Jeremiah Fresquez, Viola Valdez, Justin Lotz, Mason Howell, Sheila Eden, Amy Emily Stack
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Reviews
80
The tone of Ideal Home can be very sharp, and some of the satirical scenes have real bite. Fleming’s writing is at its best here when he is sending up the exaggerated sensitivity of liberals when they are dealing with a minority and not sure what might offend them.
80
Equal parts sweet and tart, director Andrew Fleming’s “Ideal Home” is the cinematic equivalent of Sour Patch Kids.
80
The fun stems mainly from the amusing interactions between the two main characters so deliciously played by Coogan and Rudd. Both actors are at peak form here, with Coogan clearly having a blast as the flamboyant Erasmus and Rudd employing his expert deadpan delivery and gift for comic timing as the slow-burning Paul.
80
Ideal Home is genuinely funny, and the poignant and pithy script is aided by the chemistry between its stars, who are equally adept with comedic punch lines as they are with dramatic gut punches.
80
Empire
The forgettable title and cookie-cutter concept may seem lazy, but Coogan and Rudd work their asses off to make Erasmus and Paul the most memorable screen gay men since The Birdcage. It’s caustic, authentic, and very, very funny.
