'Fully Realized Humans' Review: A Dramedy of Pre-Parental Anxieties
'Fully Realized Humans' Review: A Dramedy of Pre-Parental Anxieties
A pair of parents-to-be cope with their anxieties by wildly shaking up their life in Joshua Leonard and Jess Weixler's charming dramedy.
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Running time: 1 hour 16 minutes
Variety
In the movies as in real life, genuine chemistry can’t be faked — two people either have it or they don’t. Joshua Leonard and Jess Weixler fall into the former category, sharing a rapport that’s so natural and easygoing that it carries their winning “Fully Realized Humans” (a 2020 Tribeca Film Festival selection) through its occasional bumpy patches. As a married couple grappling with pre-parental fears as well as familial hang-ups, (following 2011’s “The Lie”), which with the right push may make inroads with indie audiences when it debuts on VOD on July 30.