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Capsule summary: ‘Crying With Laughter’
‘Crying With Laughter’
The great Scottish humorist Lachlan McLachlan once said, “Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.”
In “Crying With Laughter,” Scottish comedian Joey Frisk is taking McLachlan’s words to heart. Although he’s divorced and has a young girl, he has never grown up. When he goes on stage, he regales his audience with sordid tales of his conflict-laden life, sometimes crossing a line and confronting audience members.
Playing the sad comedian, Stephen McCole dominates the movie and makes it worth watching. He’s a disaster waiting to happen, a raw set of nerves awaiting the inevitable wound. That wounding comes in the form of an old classmate who turns up and involves an unsuspecting Frisk in a kidnapping.
The movie is being billed as a thriller, but it’s really more of a character study. Justin Molotnikov directs.
Screenings: 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Alamo Ritz; Also, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Alamo Ritz; 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Alamo South. (It will also be available as video on demand on the day of the premiere through the iTunes Movie Store and Amazon.com. It will be available for in-home viewing through Comcast, Time Warner, Verizon and Cox cable providers starting April 1.)
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