Like You Mean It

Unrated

6/26/20151h 30m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Love… Feel… Hurt… Live… ~

Overview:

When Mark commits to falling back in love with Jonah, he is forced to look at himself with unprecedented courage and honesty.

Director:

Philipp Karner

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

relationship problems
relationship
lgbt
gay theme

Cast

Philipp Karner

~ as ~

Mark

Denver Milord

~ as ~

Jonah

Kimberly Alexander

~ as ~

Newscaster

Claudia Gräf

~ as ~

Isabelle

Kathy Deitch

~ as ~

Receptionist

Jason Boegh

~ as ~

Waiter

Clayton Bailey

~ as ~

Wedding Guest

Scotty Crowe

~ as ~

Yungtseng

Andrew Dits

~ as ~

Kyle

Sheila Korsi

~ as ~

Eva

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Reviews (1)

j
jmallaney
Written 4 year(s) ago
7
Spoilers abound. This is a movie about mental illness that rings very true. It has a steady pace and few moments of obviously intense drama. Both lead actors do a good job. The film has a clear story arc but does not tie up chronic mental health issues in a tidy bow. Mark has been in a stable and fulfilling relationship with Jonah for several years. He begins to withdraw physically and emotionally. Jonah broaches the issue and notes that, when Mark had stopped taking his medication a year go, he'd asked Jonah to tell him is his behavior started getting strange. He encourages Mark to go back on his previous medication. Instead, Mark schedules couples counseling as he perceives he simply doesn't care about Jonah anymore but would like to try to re-establish a good relationship. Mark fails to implement the counselor's recommendations, and fails to effectively address his mental health issues. He does not address the personal and professional stressors he has going on, self medicates with alcohol takes other drugs, and, when he finally chooses to return to taking medication does not resume the med that he'd had success with just a year before.