Breakfast with Scot

Saddled with a premise that’s beyond familiar, Breakfast with Scot manages to impress thanks to its brisk, breezy pace and the uniformly personable performances. The story follows two gay men (Tom Cavanagh’s Sam and Ben Shenkman’s Ed) who find themselves forced to care for a flamboyant little boy (Noah Bernett’s Scot) after his mother dies. Neither man is terribly thrilled about the arrangement, but, as expected, it’s not long before Scot begins to melt their respective hearts. There are few surprises to be had throughout Breakfast with Scot‘s running time, and yet the movie generally remains an amiable piece of work – up to a point, that is. The film’s melodramatic third-act shenanigans ensure that it slowly-but-surely starts to wear out its welcome, although there’s certainly no denying the effectiveness of the expectedly heart-warming finale.

**1/2 out of ****