“The Skeleton Twins”
has Sundance Winner embedded in its DNA: Dissatisfied white people moan, weep,
break, and then manage to pull themselves together whilst living in a stunning home set among more stunning locales, here rural New York. It bleeds White People
Problems. Yet it works. Hat tip to the leads. Former “SNL” cast mates Kristen
Wiig and Bill Hader play estranged twins reunited through attempted suicide. In
LA, Hader’s heartbroken gay Milo slits his wrists. He is found before dying, and
the hospital call to sister Maggie (Wiig) stops her from gobbling pills. Sister brings brother home, where they
attempt to patch their shattered relationship, and here’s where “Skeleton”
soars: Hader and Wiig vibe shockingly true sibling love, inside jokes, bitterness,
and parent-inflicted pain. It echoes in every smirk, lip-synch romp,
and cruel taunt. I was awed how good these actors bounce off each other. And I know
twins, my brothers are identical. Sadly estranged. That vibe is impossible
to duplicate. Wiig and Hader got me. Whatever screenplay director/co-writer
Craig Johnson started with, and it’s smart despite the whole WPP slant that can
be tiring, it fires crisply by its words being spoken by these actors.
B+
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