Come as You Are

roadmovie mixed perfextly with dark comedy.

Well done. Great story line, deep characters. Ignore the goofballs talking about who should play these roles. A value-less theme of "sex is the goal to happiness" but still a warm and optimistic story

Funny, moving, it opened my eyes to things I hadn't thought about before.

Wonderfully adapted and elevated by the performances of its actors. Brilliant lessons of humanity. 9/10

sooo good. man. i wont soon forget this hidden gem.

This gentle drama-comedy is the kind of film I normally catch up with in-flight when we can travel by planes. Essentially a road movie crossed with a teen comedy, except they aren't teenagers (the oldest, in fact, is in his thirties here) but two guys in wheelchairs and a third who's blind who have decided to lose their virginities at a special brothel that caters for guys like them. Richard Wong's film is a remake of a Belgian movie which in turn was inspired by the real story of Asta Philpot, and you can see the struggle on screen where real events invoking natural emotional reactions sit not entirely comfortably next to fictionalized elements from which dramatic tensions and comedic potentials are mined. It's a good thing that Erik Linthorst's script generally keeps sentimentality in check and the film moves things along in a mostly sensitive and brisk manner. Sometimes, too briskly, as if scenes are missing, for example, in establishing how Grant Rosenmeyer's Scotty and Hayden Szeto's Matt go suddenly from strangers to best mates. Luckily, the cast is likeable, and at this point, I'm inclined to be more forgiving, for a small budgeted indie like this, about casting able-bodied actors in the main roles. However, I'm less forgiving about Matt's conveniently unnamed condition which was never explained properly so that it can act as the excuse for more than a few narrative surprises that create emotional and poignant dramatic moments I'm not sure the film has properly earned. While it does have its heart in the right place, it couldn't help tripping over itself by trying too hard to add pathos to what's really just a sweet little film about one of the most normal thing in the world: trying to get laid.

You would not think first that it is a pass! But after watching you will totally be impressed and satisfied! Awesome

This is one of the most ableist movies I have ever seen. First, the main characters are played by able-bodied actors, so every time they use words like cri*ple, it just feels wrong. Second, it emphasizes the idea that disabled people are inherently undesirable and completely defined by their disability. In addition, it just wasn't a well done movie. A lot of the plot lines did not make sense and it completely objectified women, while playing on the "mammy" trope as well. The only reason this gets two stars is because a lot of the jokes were funny and I was entertained at points. All around, super offensive and I'm shocked that there has not been more outrage about this movie. I could go on and on about the insensitivity of this film, but basically, it infantilizes people with disabilities and should not be promoted.

A heart warming and funny movie. I really enjoyed it.

This was ten times better than I thought it would be. I got totally sucked in and was laughing my ass off. You should check it out!