2018
R
Paladin
1 h 34 m

2018
R
Paladin
1 h 34 m

Summary Earl is a middle-aged widower who moves to Los Angeles to be with family, and who asserts his independence by renting an apartment in a sketchy neighborhood full of “colorful” characters. Most colorful of all is Frida, his transgender next door neighbor who happens to find Earl—the quintessential Southern Gentleman—just as exotic as he f...

Directed By: Timothy McNeil

Written By: Timothy McNeil

2018
R
Paladin
1 h 34 m

2018
R
Paladin
1 h 34 m

Anything

Name: Anything
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2018-05-11
Duration: 1 min 34 s
Rating: 60
Cast: John Carroll Lynch, Matt Bomer, Maura Tierney, Margot Bingham, Michael Boatman

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings

7.6

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Directed By: Timothy McNeil

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The Hollywood Reporter

May 10, 2018

A pleasingly quiet, small-scaled drama about love between strangers and siblings, solidarity between lonely Angelenos and the transformative power of kindness, Anything has much to recommend it.

By Jon Frosch FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

May 10, 2018

Early absorbs Freda’s pain into his own, and McNeil builds a delicate idyll from their defiant embrace of unexpected second chances.

By Serena Donadoni FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

May 10, 2018

It’s easy to second-guess a scene or three in Anything. Yet this is a film that wagers you’ll put aside your doubts and open up to its gentle emotions. It’s a bit of a risk for a viewer. But I’d take it.

By Ken Jaworowski FULL REVIEW

New York Post

May 10, 2018

Though both Tierney and Bomer’s characters also veer into stereotype — her uptight disapproval, his sassiness — writer-director Timothy McNeil still crafts a fairly moving tribute to the notion, as Lin-Manuel Miranda once put it, that “love is love is love.”

By Sara Stewart FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

May 9, 2018

Anything wants to be an unconventional love story but gets distracted by other subplots, and McNeil doesn't take the time to develop what becomes the central story line. Still, it's a fine showcase for a softer side of the always excellent John Carroll Lynch.

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Variety

May 10, 2018

Though the film’s heart is in the right place, writer Timothy McNeil’s directorial debut (an adaptation of his play) hits so many familiar notes that it undercuts its compassionate lead performances, in the process rendering it merely a superficial tale of unlikely amour.

By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW

IndieWire

May 11, 2018

Once more for the people in the back, treating anyone’s identity like a costume is offensive and dangerous to an already-marginalized group. If the filmmakers wanted the movie to have a real impact, they should have cast a transgender actress. Instead, Anything is just a yellow lily-livered mess.

By Jude Dry FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Chaotik, ONEZERO Films, Slendro Media

Release Date May 11, 2018

Duration 1 h 34 m

Rating R

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Awards

FilmOut San Diego, US

• 7 Wins & 7 Nominations

Los Angeles Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Anything

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Top Cast

John Carroll Lynch

Early Landry

Matt Bomer

Freda Von Rhenburg

Maura Tierney

Laurette Sachman

Margot Bingham

Brianna

Michael Boatman

Charles

Tanner Buchanan

Jack Sachman

Meghan Leone Cox

Sonya

Brooke Culbertson

Mary

Claudia Doumit

April

Jason Greene

Evelyn

Melora Hardin

Rita

Micah Hauptman

David

Bradley Wayne James

Larry

Blake Scott Lewis

Josh

Peter Gray Lewis

Man in Hotel

Bonnie McNeil

Julia

Timothy V. Murphy

Isidore

David Paladino

Man in Cadillac

Gia Ryan

Belinda

Christina Scherer

Young Woman

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