Steve Coogan and Paul Rudd are the men in question and it’s to the film’s credit that they stay true to their charters and don’t become homogenised examples of a family couple. They are funny, profane and full of life and remain that way even when the young Bill (Jack Gore) enters into their lives.

Bill is the offspring of a son Erasmus (Coogan) had during an experimental stage in his life, that through circumstance has come to live with he and his partner Paul (Rudd). The transition from being completely self-involved to loving parents is tastefully handled.

Ideal Home is filled with humour and heart and it’s great to see a same sex couple stay true to themselves and their sense of the absurd. This all takes place while they expand their existence to include looking after and loving their young ward. They make parenting look fun and take you along for the ride.

Rob Hudson
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In IDEAL HOME, celebrity chef Erasmus (Steve Coogan) and his partner Paul (Paul Rudd) have a happy and rather self-indulgent life together. Their perfect existence is turned upside down when, at a dinner party, Erasmus is surprised by the grandson he never knew he had.

With the child’s father in prison it seems he has nowhere else to go and so, after much debate they decide to take him in.  With changes and challenges on both sides, this could prove a recipe for disaster. Filled with heart and humour, this new family looks set to serve up one of the most deliciously funny films of the year.

Ideal Home is in Australian Cinemas 21 June!
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