An optimistic fable starring Ewan McGregor as a man in his 30s who is startled when his elderly father (Christopher Plummer) announces he is gay. Moves between the stories of the father, who finds a young lover (Goran Visnjic), and the son, who has been emotionally closed down but now finds romance with Melanie Laurent. The characters are lovable, the film's style is playful, and there is a Jack Russell terrier who speaks in wise subtitles. - Three and a half stars