Sunday, November 11, 2012

Hollywood to Dollywoood

After living in Hollywood for a few years, identical twins Gary and Larry Lane decide to try and make their screenwriting dreams a reality by driving cross country in an RV to present their script to the actress they wrote it for, Dolly Parton. While a small part of the film is about the men and the movie they want to make, the bulk of the story is actually about the battle that Gary and Larry went through trying to be accepted by their conservative North Carolina family once they came out as gay. They spend a lot of time on camera sharing their story, detailing the way their family – particularly their mother – disowned them once they told the truth. It’s a story that’s both fresh and familiar; you’ve heard it before, especially if you or anybody you know has experienced the same thing, but the brothers have a healthy attitude about the people who wronged them that is missing from most of the stories that came before. They’re not angry. They know it’s their mom’s own upbringing and environment that is working against them, and not the lady they love.

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