Anna and Will, were each other's first every-things: first kiss, first love, first and only relationship. Now, 10 years in, at her 30th birthday party, as he is about to propose, her brother Hale and his life partner Reece make a drunken toast, suggesting that they should sleep around before their inevitable marriage. The joke lands like a lead balloon, but the thought lingers until she proposes that they try opening their relationship--as a sexual experiment. Together, they ... (Full plot summary below)
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Anna and Will, were each other's first every-things: first kiss, first love, first and only relationship. Now, 10 years in, at her 30th birthday party, as he is about to propose, her brother Hale and his life partner Reece make a drunken toast, suggesting that they should sleep around before their inevitable marriage. The joke lands like a lead balloon, but the thought lingers until she proposes that they try opening their relationship--as a sexual experiment. Together, they venture out of the purely monogamous boundaries of their relationship and, along the way, evolve. Meanwhile, we also follow the relationship of the gay couple, Reece and Hale as they decide whether or not to become parents.
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| Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersPermission asks difficult questions and doesn't offer easy answers. But while it deals with heavy relationship issues including the validity of monogamy, it manages an easy, seemingly effortless humor that seduces the audience while simultaneously breaking filmgoers' hearts. |
| FlavorwireJason BaileyThe pieces don't all quite fit together, but this is nonetheless a thoughtful and credible movie that handles grown-up issues in a grown-up manner. |
| Showbiz JunkiesRebecca MurrayStrong performances and an interesting premise combine to make Permission an entertaining adult romance. |
| The Film StageJonah JengThe film stays at the level of specifics, observing the characters' movement toward a point that feels right for them but might not apply to every couple. |
| Eye for FilmJennie KermodeThoughtful films on this sort of subject are very rare, and Permission is one to treasure. |
| New YorkerAnthony LaneAlmost everything about Permission feels flighty and parochial when laid beside the fateful mire of “Loveless,” yet Hall, in particular, lends a sober grace to the erotic roundelay. |
| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob Thomas[Brian] Crano's screenplay navigates these tricky waters with insight and empathy for everybody on screen, while refusing to offer anyone an easy out. |
| VarietyAmy NicholsonPermission is a small story made with big performances from leads Stevens and Hall, and while it hasn’t gotten the promotional push for audiences to pay attention, people lucky enough to stumble across it will fall for everyone involved, and commit to keeping tabs on Crano’s career. |
| Georgia StraightKen Eisner... the concept of this indie rom-com, which-like most promises made in haste and on the cheap-doesn't quite deliver in the end. |
| Village VoiceSerena DonadoniThis earnest, deadly serious character study has few moments of levity, mostly provided by an arch Gina Gershon, still as intoxicating and seductive as she was in Bound. |
