Ivan & Harrison’s “extremely unique” bromance includes pearl necklaces, Winnie-the-Pooh & lots of pot
see the necklaces, Xu jokes he’s going to take his off: “I wore this just because of Ivan anyway.”“NO!,” Leung interjects, adding with a smirk: “I gave him a friendship pearl necklace.”Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.If you’ve been in one of the lucky few audiences to already see Leung and Xu’s stoner buddy comedy Extremely Unique Dynamic, you’ll clock that their IRL rapport is a lot like the one between their characters in the movie—in other words: hilarious, deadpan, and peppered with playful jabs at one another, in the way that only BFFs can do.The two met over 10 years ago in an acting class and gradually grew closer as they continued to run in similar circles—especially as young, Asian-American artists finding their way in the entertainment industry.
Eager to create opportunities for themselves and inspired by their own “extremely unique dynamic” (and, sure, a little bit of weed), Leung and Xu set out to make a movie about their friendship… sort of.The story follows life-long friends Daniel (Leung) and Ryan (Xu) who decide to film a home movie about their friendship on their last weekend together before Ryan moves to Canada.
Creatively energized—and high—they talk themselves into making a movieabout the act of making a movie about making a movie, a.k.a. “triple meta.” But no matter how many layers deep they go, they can’t avoid the very real feelings underpinning their friendship, like the fact that Daniel is gay but too afraid that telling Ryan will change things between them.Delightfully silly and surprisingly sweet, Extremely Unique Dynamic defies easy categorization and challenges any notions of what a “queer film” can be, or an Asian-led film can be, or even what a stoner comedy can be.
