Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

biumphress As my first review on IMDb, I will try my best to justify my rating without spoiling the plot beyond the premise given by the IMDb entry. That being said, if you want everything (themes, character development, etc.) to be a surprise, I advise all readers to stop reading and watch the film for themselves.Drama: + The protagonist of this film is seen by everyone else as a prime example of a masculine man, what with his past as a Toronto Maple Leafs player, and the child he and his partner are supposed to take care of is rather feminine (wearing make-up being fashion conscious, etc.). This contrast is a great source for the conflict needed to move the plot. - Not to specify any part of the plot, but I found the "Fun and Games" beat takes a while; everything after "Fun and Games" happens in the last 25 minutes.Spectacle: There really isn't anything good or bad in this department I can say other than that hockey (not "ice hockey," just hockey; otherwise it's not being respectful to the sport) is always a big thing in Canadian culture; personally, I'm sick of it, but I'm not a sports person anyway.Substance: + As you could guess from the Drama section, gender expression and parenting are the main topics in this film, and I feel that they are well handled; i.e. Is it right to deny someone else's freedom of expression for the sake of societal conformity? What if that "someone else" is a child you are supposed to take care of? Is doing so considered necessary parenting? These are questions that form the change for the protagonist throughout the film (or last 25-30 minutes to be more accurate). - I have to ask, is it necessary to present masculinity and femininity as extremes in this film (particularly the latter)? I can see teenage or young adult men wearing make-up for femininity's sake, but not necessarily 10 year old boys (I could be wrong since I've never met a 10 year old boy wearing make-up). With the this sort of extreme situation (which I don't feel to be entirely justified in the movie), I think this film will have a harder time connecting to audiences and people from the real world.Overall, as much as this film is flawed, I still find merit this film has to offer, and I didn't feel like my time is wasted. As such, this film is one of the better LGBT films I've seen in recent times.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU You sure have to be in Canada for social services to entrust a boy under ten to a gay couple. But that sounds so natural that no one can complain, except the bigots and there are not very many around.The child, Scot, should be pitied through and through. The son of a father he does not know, raised by his mother as a girl, his mother dying of an overdose, or in an accident, no one seems to really know or want to know, abandoned by the second man of his mother to whom she had willed the boy along with her comfortable life insurance. The boy is trapped. But no pity please: we've run out of tissues.Luckily the stepfather being in Brazil, the boy, Scot, has to be entrusted to someone and that's the brother of that "Brazilian" stepfather, the brother and his boyfriend.The film is funny because of the disturbance it introduces into the daily life of these two men who have to learn how to take care of a child, of a boy: take him to school, make him socialize, introduce him to sports and the neighbors, teach him how to fight to defend himself and his reputation when he is accused of being gay (with a nice little ugly word for it) and when the men who are taking care of him are also accused of being gay (with another nice little ugly word for it).Then the film becomes interesting because the boy, Scot, little by little gets tricked and then trapped in his new life without actually denying what he is or what he feels. He learns how not to kiss everyone, especially the boys, or how not to hug everybody, especially the boys, for no reason whatsoever.Then the rest you'll have to discover. The ending is slightly mushy because the director wants it to be pink and nice, but it is so improbable that we have to suspend our disbelief so much we get vertigo. But that's all right provided you accept the idea that it is supposed to teach the bigots a lesson. But does it really? Entertaining though maybe too rosy to be true. But at times in life we need to believe a dream can be true. So enjoy the fun and relax in the entertaining cinematographic Jacuzzi. And don't you take advantage of the situation: there are little boys watching. So keep your hands on the edge of the pool.Dr Jacques COULARDEAU

sergepesic "Breakfast with Scot", the lighthearted Canadian comedy is a pleasant, Christmas movie. The only twist is the presence of the gay male couple, who show as much affection to each other as two neighbors. I know, the intention is not the offend the easily offended crowd, and to make it more mainstream. Whatever... Those who hate gay people will not bother, and the rest of us would expect little more guts, and maybe a sincere emotion or two, if it is not too much to ask. All that aside, it is a warm and fuzzy and charming movie,albeit quite predictable.The predictability is what you expect from this genre and the viewer gets over it. I did too.

Toadinthehole On a par with the Belgium film La Vie en Rose and influenced by it too I'm quite sure.Camp movie, very amusing and emotionally engaging. The principal boy a gem. The two leading males unusual, off beat, not stereotypes and a great supporting cast with good cameos here and there. I particularly liked the boy bully turned protector and his cutting line on the stairs at the end which must have been such fun to say. One he'll remember all his life.So refreshing not to see children being patronized, but appreciated for who they are and that scene with the well meaning school mistress saying "he needs to watch more TV to get "other" role models" just sais it all! Yes this is a Xmas film, but one worth watching again & again anytime anyplace. And one for the kids too.Good on you Canada. The Brits(of whom I'm one) couldn't make this kind of film if we tried as we're far too consumed, controlled and retentive. When I saw La Vie en Rose I thought the same. We're good at making costume dramas for export and kitchen kitsch but an Anglo Saxon Breakfast with Scot would have far too much salt & vinegar I feel.Sweetest film. And those pancakes!