![]() I wasn’t convinced of the initial chemistry between them and John doesn’t get the same kind of treatment in film he gets in Conigrave's memoirs. ![]() I struggled to get invested in the two characters who don’t get fully developed in the opening scenes. The teenage flashbacks were the least successful part of this film for me. From there the two begin to spend more time together and the relationship quickly progresses from platonic to romantic as they experience many first times together. He later goes to watch John Caleo (Craig Stott) playing Australian Football and they exchange looks as Tim cheers him on. He responds by noting, “I don’t have a girlfriend” and barely flinches at the snorts of laughter from those watching. The intention is to evoke something other than deadpan reading of his lines, but Tim meets the teacher's suggestion with a look of confusion. In attempting to summon up some convincing despair when confronted with the death of Juliet, Tim is urged to think how he might feel if his girlfriend died. ![]() Shouts from the sports field filter into the room where Tim (played by Ryan Corr) rehearses his role as Paris for an upcoming performance of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. ![]() Conigrave and Caleo’s story begins in 1976 when two worlds collide at an Australian Catholic school as scenes from the machismo infused sports field intersperse with amateur dramatics. ![]()
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