Movie Review

THE HANGING GARDEN (1998)

EW's GRADE
B

Details Rated: R; Genres: Comedy, Drama; With: Chris Leavins, Kerry Fox, Peter MacNeill, Sarah Polley and S. Keller...

THE HANGING GARDEN (R) William (Chris Leavins) is a gay, formerly overweight asthmatic; his father (Peter MacNeill) is an abusive alcoholic; his sister (Kerry Fox) married one of his ex-lovers; even the family dog's going blind. Writer-director Thom Fitzgerald wobbles between chilly comedy and overheated surrealist melodrama, but Troy Veinotte is heartbreakingly good as the obese teen William. B

Originally posted Jun 19, 1998 Published in issue #437 Jun 19, 1998 Order article reprints
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