2 Lives in Pittsburgh

I was blown away how much I liked this movie. The acting was so good, the storyline really surprised me at the end. It is a heartwarming story about families and how to learn to be comfortable in uncomfortable situations. I am from Pittsburgh and it made me think about all the people I grew up With and this film Nailed Pittsburgh and peoples views. If it is at a film festival near you run to see it, don't walk!!!

I liked how the character's developed and continually surprised the audience in ways that were not expected. The Grandmother was the best for comedy and surprises. The father was a true Pgh guy.

Two Lives in Pittsburgh is both heartwarming and enjoyable. The characters explore who they are individually while prioritizing relationships - making them both relatable and likable. The movie was well done and so very Pittsburgh in the best ways possible.

I appreciated the range of scenes that illustrated the journey of both self discovery and acceptance, which included some natural missteps and beautiful moments. It's a great reminder that we are all human and mostly figuring things out on an ongoing basis. It's also a good illustration that no one can be reduced to just one trait or characteristic and that love means remaining open to different ideas and paradigm shifts.

How strange to turn on prime and see the street I lived on 50 years ago, the roads I traveled everyday and the place where I worked in the Seventies. It hasn't changed much. And all the over the top Pittsburgh gear. I know so many Steeler heads just like this guy, whose lives are a blue collar jobs, beer, football and toxic masculinity. Women, too. It's definitely a thing. The movie was very well done and captured the authenticity of people and was very moving. The grandma character was the best. Quirky and real. Odd choice of a girl to play the role, though, but I can see why it was done that way.

The film examines Silverman's character Bernie-a working class middle aged man in Pittsburgh who has to confront two conflicts in his life- his dying mother and his bias against his 8-year old child Matty who his trying to embrace himself and his gender as a girl. Well shot in Silverman's hometown of Pittsburgh, the film is well acted and a honest look at an average Joe who is forced to accept something he never realized. How, Silverman embraces his character's acceptance and chatharsis is handled with grace and conviction. It's a warm film and a compassionate/intelligent look at race, gender/and identity.

Saw this at the Garden State Film Festival. Just a wonderful film full of heart. It'll make you laugh and make you cry and hopefully make you think a little bit. Couldn't recommend this film more. The relationship between father and child and mother and child and father and his friends all really connect and pay off in the end. Besides the wonderful performances, the cinematography is especially well crafted. In a time when small dramas have fallen out of favor and the multiplexes are mostly screening low-budget horror films and huge-budget super-hero movies, this is a magical little film that deserves a big audience. Rent or buy it and enjoy it, it is move well spent for a true cinema experience.