C.R.A.Z.Y.

Has anyone seen this movie? I caught it on one of the movie channels last Saturday night and it's wonderful. The soundtrack alone is worth checking out, with heavy emphasis on Pink Floyd, David Bowie and Patsy Cline.

Here is a brief synopsis I found on IMDB provided by the director and co-writer, Jean-Marc Vallée:

It's a story of two love affairs. A father's love for his five sons. And one son's love for his father, a love so strong it compels him to live a lie. That son is Zac Beaulieu, born on the 25th of December 1960, different from all his brothers, but desperate to fit in. During the next 20 years, life takes Zac on a surprising and unexpected journey that ultimately leads him to accept his true nature and, even more importantly, leads his father to love him for who he really is. A mystical fable about a modern-day Christ-like figure, "C.R.A.Z.Y" exudes the beauty, the poetry and the madness of the human spirit in all its contradictions.

And from Jim Slotek (Toronto Sun):

Zac's journey is engrossing in and of itself -- from glam-rock Bowie fan to '80s punk, with bouts of self-destruction and a long, futile attempt to be "straight." (The movie is rife with classic rock tunes). But it's the lifelong, ultimately redemptive dance between Zac and Gervais (his father) that is C.R.A.Z.Y.'s heart.

You can read the full review here.

A wonderful, touching, funny, and sometimes tragic movie. Highly Recommend.