In author, director and actor James Sweeney‘s sophomore characteristic, he navigates loneliness, anxiousness, melancholy and different frequent millennial pastimes by an equally comedic and heartfelt arc… full with a couple of “WTF” moments.
Twinless stars Dylan O’Brien as Roman, a younger man grieving the lack of his late twin brother Rocky. At a twin bereavement assist group, he meets Dennis (Sweeney), who’s struggling along with his personal loss. Lacking their respective different halves, the 2 type a bromance whereas therapeutic from their shared trauma, however a weird secret threatens their newfound friendship.
O’Brien and Sweeney have a comedic chemistry that can not be denied, with the previous alternating between the emotionally insecure and naive Roman, in addition to his muscled, mustachioed, hunky twin Rocky, who evokes too many run-ins with “imply gays” who’re simply as misunderstood as the subsequent.
Navigating life as a “singleton,” Roman strikes into Rocky’s residence and begins having run-ins with individuals who used to know his late twin. It’s a weird expertise for him as strangers start breaking down in tears round him.
In the meantime, Dennis is what the LGBTQ group may endearingly (or not) classify as a messy homosexual, whereas his new pal affords a judgment-free friendship that they each want. Working by advanced feelings in really unfathomable circumstances, he operates in a “sure, and” model that leads to compulsive lies and loads of laughs.
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The fast jokes supply a welcome reprieve from the agony beneath each characters’ goofy, awkward facades, which they peel again all through the movie.
Whereas Roman struggles with the estranged relationship he had with Rocky over his sexuality, Dennis is left with guilt during the last phrases he stated to his different half: “Fuck you!” As they arrive to phrases with their losses, they assist one another really feel seen in a manner no twin fairly may.
As a gifted multihyphenate, Sweeney unpacks probably the most nuanced situations fraught with the common feelings of being rejected, dropping a cherished one and feeling like your different half simply doesn’t exist. Whereas their motives for in search of out companionship in the end differ, with one harboring less-than-honest intentions, will their friendship show to outlive the unattainable (and barely unhinged)?
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Producers are David Permut and James Sweeney.
Title: TwinlessSection: DramaticDistributor: Republic PicturesDirector: James SweeneyScreenwriter: James SweeneyCast: Dylan O’Brien, James Sweeney, Lauren Graham, Aisling Franciosi, Tasha Smith and Chris PerfettiRunning time: 100 min
