Neville: Larenz Tate	Matthew: Martin Cummins
Sister Sarah: Sarah Polley	Adoptive Mother: Jennifer Dale
Adoptive Father: Kenneth Welsh	The boys' mother: Barbara Williams
Niko: Deborah Cox	Leon: Clark Johnson
Director: Clement Virgo

Story Line: Continuous flashbacks are used to depict the boyhood and young adult life of Neville (Larenz Tate) and Matthew (Martin Cummins). As young boys, they watched their father abuse their mother, played by Barbara Williams, until she was imprisoned for killing him. Her physical abuse is one thing but when she sees the father insist that his young sons share smoking a joint with him, that's just too much. Neville becomes a junkie and Matthew a boxer, looking for a place to unleash his anger. With respect to women, Neville wanted love but had to work at getting it up, while Matthew only wanted sex from women because of the emotional distance caused by his anger.

frustrated because she is adopted, who lets men pick her up so she can bring them home to have sex. Her true pleasure comes in rejecting them when they want to see her again. The cottage in the back yard of her parents' home is a perfect rendezvous for her promiscuity. Considerable insight is gained about early childhood events that influence our attitude and behavior regarding sex as adults.

Neville gets hooked on Niko, almost as much as he is on drugs. He's in and out of rehab at a shelter run by Sister Sarah (Sarah Polley). Niko wants to find her biological father, Leon (Clark Johnson). As she begins to really care for Neville, secrets of the special relationship between these young adults and their parents are revealed, which place Neville, Matthew and Niko on a path that will lead to some sort of salvation or more destructive behavior.

Tell Me More About It: Love Come Down is a film that kind of sneaks up on you. Early on the acting seems a little too dramatic for the story at hand. However, as we learn more about each of the characters, especially Neville and Matthew, it becomes clear why they act the way they do. Some of the symbolism, the partially renovated cottage, the birthday gift that Leon has for Niko every year but never gives to her, and the big machete in the kitchen, is a little heavy handed.

Some of the overdone symbolism is countered by fine acting across the board. Tate and Cummins are excellent, as is Barbara Williams. Deborah Cox is a popular Canadian R&B singer who is a decent actress. The story is well written and the direction by Clement Virgo is outstanding. Numerous complexities in the story were easy to follow. And in spite of the substance abuse and depressing nature of the film (reminiscent of Requiem for a Dream), you know that things will work out because in addition to the flashbacks, there are flash-forwards. Neville is constantly rejected during his auditions at a comedy club during the story, but we see him clearly on stage and in command of his material, which can only be in the future.

At the Toronto Film Festival, the film was nominated for nine awards and it won three; one for Martin Cummins as best supporting actor. Some might say that this complex tale is not always told smoothly, but if it were, that would be a greater criticism because when kids have to deal with childhood abuse and lots of secrets and lies, life is anything but smooth.

Larenz Tate: Dead Presidents	Martin Cummins: Dark Angel - TV
Sarah Polley: The Claim	Jennifer Dale: Silver Surfer
Kenneth Welsh: Mind Prey -TV	Barbara Williams: Cost Girl
Deborah Cox- Soul Food - TV	Clark Johnson: Homicide - TV
Clement Virgo: Soul Food - TV