What horrible parents!
First of all, I can't see how this was nominated for Golden Globes in the comedy/musical category. There is nothing remotely funny about this sad story.
So wow, if this really was based on the director's life, what a survivor of emotional abuse this man is! In scene after scene, I was absolutely appalled at the things coming out of the mouths of the parents. The things they disclosed to their kids were SOOOOO inappropriate, not to mention their actions in front of them, and their choices of sexual partners...talk about crossing the line and breaking boundaries...JEEZ!
I guess because there were no outside observers, nobody ever called social services. What kind of idiot would leave an emotionally fragile 12 year old boy by himself, even for an evening, let alone a 3 day out of town trip? Why didn't *beep* Bernard leave Frank with his mom for that time? And if they were alternating days, wouldn't Frank have automatically been with his mother for some of that time? I guess that's a bit of a plot hole. But DAMN, what selfish and clueless pricks they BOTH were!
That said, it was a pretty good movie, but certainly not a feel-good and definitely not a comedy.