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	As Luck Would Have It

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AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT

SYNOPSIS

In this unusual tale of gay parenting a closeted gay university professor is awarded
guardianship of a 17-year-old teenage boy. Lots of comedy brews as he deals with his
"wife," his lover, the teenager and his girlfriend.

REVIEW

In this overly melodramatic but fun film, A closeted gay man is given custody of a teenage
boy and they both grow into their new roles. Antonin is a 17-year-old orphan on his own in
Switzerland. By law each parentless child has to have assigned to them an adult guardian.
When there is no volunteer the judge simply picks a name out of the phone book. In
Antonin's case the judge selected a married University professor Jean-Pierre. What the
judge doesn't know is that Jean-Pierre is gay and the marriage was one of convenience.
So Jean-Pierre calls his old friend and wife Alice who is going through a bitter break-up
right now. Alice arrives with all her baggage, both emotional and physical, and chaos
ensure. To top off the whole situation, his lover Armando, who's already had it up to here
with his lover's closet, isn't too happy with all this new drama. A happy family of two gay
men suddenly becomes four, and most of the participants are none too happy!

With its sweet story and snappy writing one can overlook the overly large emotions
presented here. The film reminds this writer of many French comedies or many Almodovar
films where frantic action and reaction are use to create laughs. This might work in Europe,
but here it falls flat. Enjoy the film as a story of gay parenting and romance and try to
overlook the hysteria.
Scott Cranin