everyone

SYNOPSIS - EVERYONE

Ryan and Grant are getting married in
this wise comic drama that reveals that
there's more to marriage than you may
have thought.

REVIEW

In this expertly-crafted black comedy of
marriage, the perfect gay couple Ryan
and Grant, are having a wedding in
their backyard, and they’ve invited the
family and all their emotional baggage.
When the happy couple starts fighting
over what to call it, you know it’s going
to be a long day. Actor Bill Marchant
makes his writing-directing debut by
tackling all the foibles and traumas of
modern-day relationships in this
intimate ensemble comedy. Besides
extra-marital affairs, a decoration-crazy
mom and an angry alcoholic, a
mysterious guest (Brendan Fletcher)
has his eyes on one of the grooms.
Named Best Canadian Film at the
Montréal Film Festival, Everyone has a
sarcastic sense of humor that will make
you laugh and grimace at the same
time.

Today's the day. Ryan and Grant, the
model of a perfect urban gay couple
are getting married. The ceremony is
set to be a small affair with only
immediate family on the invite list.
What could possibly go wrong? The
answer isn't everything; it's everyone,
in this dark comedy from writer-director
Bill Marchant.

Five couples, siblings and spouses of
the bound-for-the-altar boys, all
prepare for the day's celebration with
one thing on their minds: the state of
their own relationships. Reflection and
a few shattered conversations reveal
that true love travels on a gravel road,
as we follow these lovers through
booze, babies, bulimia and a host of
other trappings that beset the modern
marriage. Throw in a meddling mother-
in-law, a wise-ass street punk, a
sexually ambiguous priestess and a
bartender with a bad case of verbal
diarrhea and you have a wedding list
unlike any other.

Ryan (Matt Fentiman) starts the day
with cold feet, but that might just be
because he's meditating nude in the
garden, his way of preparing for the
big day. Grant (Mark Hildreth) has
other plans, donning a tuxedo to add a
bit of traditional flair to the proceedings
and maybe to mask his own possible
misgivings about matrimony and
lifetime commitment. This clash of
styles starts the day off on the wrong
foot - opening up a debate between
the pair as to whether gay couples
should even get married at all. The
ensuing fireworks end in a kiss and
tumble match in the kitchen but all is
not settled.

With everyone present, bodies and
stories collide - testing the bonds of
matrimony and challenging notions of
monogamy as each couple tests their
vows.