Set in Manhattan during the height of the AIDS epidemic, a disenchanted struggling gay actor named Jeffrey (Steven Weber) vows to be completely celibate. No sooner has he sworn off sex when he meets a hunky but sensitive guy (Michael T. Weiss) at the gym. But when the sensitive guy reveals his HIV status, Jeffrey is torn. Based on the play by Paul Rudnick (SISTER ACT) and directed by Christopher Ashley, a theatre director whose only feature film credit this is. This didn't work for me at all! In fact, I found most of it ghastly. The gay men in it are all stereotypes and to add insult to injury, the film ridicules gay men who don't fit into the stereotype! But to be fair, everyone in the movie is a stereotype. There's not a recognizably human being in the bunch! A romantic comedy about two gay men during the AIDS crisis is intriguing but I'm not sure this exaggerated over the top mess was the way to go. The movie comes alive only once during a segment with a motivational guru (Sigourney Weaver) that's genuine amusing. There are much better films addressing the AIDS crisis (LONGTIME COMPANION, THE NORMAL HEART, ANGELS IN AMERICA). With Patrick Stewart, Nathan Lane, Olympia Dukakis, Christine Baranski, Robert Klein, Victor Garber, Kathy Najimy, Debra Monk and Bryan Batt.
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