‘The Death and Life of John F. Donovan’ Review: A Hot Mess | TIFF 2018

You can say a lot of things about The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, but you can’t say filmmaker Xavier Dolan didn’t leave it all on the field. The sprawling drama marks the lauded Canadian filmmaker’s first English-language film, and in it he ambitiously attempts to tackle themes of fame, privacy, sexuality, growing up, and of course mothers and sons. It doesn’t really work, and some bits of the film are a total mess, but the shaggy film isn't entirely without merit. Dolan’s wild ambition, however flawed, is certainly something to …

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