Jump to the good stuff: The Story | Some Thoughts | The Final Verdict
The Story:
All Kinds of Love is a romantic comedy about a newly divorced gay man who rents a house with a younger man and falls in love.
On the day the Supreme Court upheld Marriage Equality, Josh (Steve Callahan) tells Max (Matthew Montgomery) that he wants a divorce. Stunned and heartbroken, thirty-nine year old Max doesn’t know what to do. Josh mentions that he can rent one of the houses he owns, which Max does. Once Max is settled in, he discovers that the house has also been rented to Conrad (Cody Duke), who is in his early twenties.
Max decides to move back in with Josh until he can find a place of his own, but it doesn’t work out. He asks Conrad if he can move in with him while he searches for his own place, and Conrad agrees. The two of them get along and start flirting with each other.
Meanwhile, Max’s parents, Lila (Molly O’Leary) and Timothy (Nick Salamone), who are in a throuple with Drew (Mark Nordike), become jealous when Drew gets involved with his yoga teacher. Since Max is having his own romantic issues, they keep their problems to themselves. But soon it becomes obvious, and Max asks them what’s going on.
What follows is a romantic comedy that deals with non-traditional relationships.
Some Thoughts:
All Kinds of Love would have been a good movie with a better cast and script. The acting throughout is horrendous and the characters need more development. It’s a shame because this is a romantic film about older people, which is something you don’t often see.
Max grew up in an unconventional household, and since his parents and Drew are a big part of the story, I’m surprised we don’t get a better sense of how they met and what brought them together. Were Lila and Timothy swingers before they met Drew? How did this relationship start and how old was Max when it began? How did Max handle it when he was growing up?
Also, Conrad’s family situation is a mystery. He never talks about it, so we never get a sense of why he became an awkward, romantically challenged young adult. We also don’t get a good sense what Conrad does for a living.
The romance between Max and Conrad always feels forced. This is due to a mix of bad acting and the lack of chemistry between Montgomery and Duke. And while their living situation is plausible, it’s not clear exactly how it happened. If Josh has a house that he rents out, how did he not know he has a tenant moving in? This is touched on briefly, but never fully explained.
The Final Verdict:
All Kinds of Love would have been an interesting comedy if it had better actors, and some thought was given to the script.