Review: Sweet but short
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 4, 2014
This is a sweet story happening within couple of days of Christmas. What is it about? I am not entirely sure what the main reason to write it was. Was it to tell us about the 5th anniversary of Jesse and Devin? Was it to show that acceptance does not come easy or does not always go deep enough? Was it about teenagers who often too easily run away? Or was it generally about the Christmas idea - we should celebrate the Season in the right spirit and accept others with love independent of size or shape?Jesse's mother had given up her firstborn for adoption and now, 31 years later, Sam shows up for Christmas. A bit strange to leave your own family at this time of the year and he has definitely his reasons - concern, but also anger. Concern is for his younger brother who had been missing for many months without their parents doing much to find him. Anger is towards his adoptive father who is stuck in the old ways, thinking that being gay is a choice you make. Jesse's mother does not know about this. Her only concern is about what Sam might think if he sees Jesse's partner sitting at the same table. It is a blow to Devin who has not had very good childhood and loves his new family. And Jesse is hurt on his behalf. Something that makes him to behave childishly. At the end, the most of those issues will be "sorted out".