#I MELT WITH YOU MOVIE#

It also wants to provide dramatic weight to our characters lamenting they look nothing like they did when they were younger. “I Melt with You” wants to have it both ways: our leads are in arrested development, beholden to the memories of high school, incapable of taking responsibility when life deals them a bad hand. Unfortunately, “I Melt with You” simply likes its characters too much, giving legitimacy to what amounts to petty lifetime grievances. There is a bond here, but these aren’t friends, they’re enablers.Ī more interesting film would have explored this fascinating dichotomy. While Pellington and screenwriter Glenn Porter never give you an idea of what happened every other year before this one, there is the implication that it never resurfaces in their memory, as their reunion leads to them diving headfirst into a mountain of pills and opiates. It’s their escape: their companionship is only a vessel for them to enter this world of lesser responsibilities.

#I MELT WITH YOU MOVIE#

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I melt with you