Gay couple, Steve Cogan and Paul Rudd, a child in their lives shows that he is the grandson of Erasmus. It seems that Paul and Erasmus were not willing to give up their lives in return for being parents, but perhaps this little child who will appear in their lives will teach them how to make a family of value.
"Ideal Home" is genuinely funny, and the poignant and pithy script is aided by the chemistry between its stars, who are equally adept with comedic punch lines as they are with dramatic gut punches.
Flaws and all, this is a film with a feeling for human complexities, a degree of visual intelligence and its heart in the right place. Considering the current dismal state of big-screen American comedy, that feels like a gift.
The once considerable Andrew Fleming (Bad Dreams, The Craft, Dick) writes and directs with an eye cast in the direction of a weekly sitcom, not serious character
