Love Simon

I did something last night that I said I would never do.  I went t to the movies while on-call.  It was a HUGE risk but it’s really no different than going out for dinner with a friend, it’s the same risk.  I had a couple of interruptions but it was only from my news feed and nothing work related.  Phew!

In case you can’t tell by the title I saw Love Simon, the movie that I have been dying to see.  It was a sneak preview and I was really surprised how many people were in the theatre.  You had young kids on dates with their girlfriends.  You had moms and daughters and even a few older folks.  I was kind of hoping that I could make a love connection and make this a 2 for 1 deal but that didn’t happen. 

The movie is phenomenal and it took way too long to make a movie about a coming of age Gay kid.  There were all kind of emotions and I could relate on so many levels.  I felt pain, anxiety and happiness.  The movie is PG-13 and there is no sex or nudity, there is a scene of two guys kissing, which is nice. 

My synopsis is that it’s about a young guy who is gay but keeps it a secret, he gets to come out on his own for a little bit until someone decides to out him.  He has a pen pal that he writes over email, the movie keeps you guessing about who it is.  Just when you think you have it figured out, you realize you got it all wrong.  In the end the pen pal is revealed and it’s someone you would have never guessed it would be.  As I mentioned there are lots of emotions.  A good shirtless scene with Nick Robinson (Simon).  This is a must see in my book and I am glad that I took the risk.  The movie is officially released on Thursday.