Together Together is the prime example of winning the audience over with utmost sincerity, despite a somewhat lowkey storyline. With its unmistakable American indie identity, Together Together manages to create a micro space where both laughs and tears are provided adequately in the most naturalistic manner, and the end result is simply a dazzling experience that tackles the universal human conditions to the teeth.

Together Together is ultimately a story about loneliness and coping, as we follow the uneventful yet at the same time emotionally resonant relationship between a single, middle aged man, and his younger, equally tormented surrogate. It's not a story where slow burns are eventually rewarded with twists or shattering turns of events, yet it's simply impossible…

No I think it's OUR bloody show. Yeah, you know what, since you're pushing me on it, it's YOUR bloody show. It's his bloody show.

A thoughtfully written dramedy with a warm, tender tone, and clever dialogue from start to finish. Nikole Beckwith's second simultaneous writing/directing credit is full of emotion, and balanced with some hilarious moments that came across as effortless. The score doesn't try to do too much, which is fine, because the uplifting piano melodies were quite cohesive with the movie's events. There's a lack of excitement during much of the film, but that is to be expected with this type of content.

Ed Helms and Patti Harrison were dynamite together (, together?). They played off each…

“Uh, no, she’s not my partner. We’re feminists.” 

With a premise that so easily could have tumbled into uncomfortable waters, Together Together stays rooted in its clever banter, well timed tonal shifts, and commitment to keeping its central relationship completely platonic.

Ed Helms and Patti Harrison have electric chemistry, bouncing off each other like a well timed game of ping pong. I don’t think I’ve enjoyed a performance more from Helms since The Office. Harrison blew me away with the range she conveyed. I hope we see much, much more of her in leading roles. 

Funnier than I expected, more heartfelt than I expected, and far more intimate than I could have ever anticipated. The flow of the story follows…

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A 40-year-old man hires a young woman and their relationship challenges their perceptions of love.

To see Ed Helms finally take on this type of role is a dream come true, and to see this Director completely nail the tone is just as exciting. Patti Harrison is so freaking good in this film as well, as it is essentially showing us a very different kind of relationship. Nothing about this story feels authentic from the outside looking in, but once the relationship between the two begins to build, you will have no choice but to soak it up and smile. This is the perfect example of “great characters can…

Hang in there with Together Together. What may seem at first like a slender character study eventually grows into a more expansive exploration of loneliness, before ending on a perfect, powerhouse final shot. Ed Helms plays Matt, a fortysomething single man who decides to have a baby with the help of a twentysomething gestational surrogate named Anna (Patti Harrison). At first I thought Together Together was too focused on Matt’s experience, but then the film opens up to include more of Anna’s story and give space to Harrison’s terrific performance. Smart and sardonic, Anna is proud of her emotional detachment, but with sly little tells (as when she averts her eyes) Harrison suggests that her demeanor is largely a defense…