Absolutely the worst movie.

Absolutely Fantastic

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

I had the opportunity to see a sold-out showing of this movie during the Rochester Image Out Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, and I recently watched it again on DVD. It is a moving story of a defiantly single gay man who becomes the guardian of his nephew. His apprehension at taking care of his nephew dissolves when he is forced to make some difficult choices. There are many tender moments in the film, and it is surprisingly funny. Some of the content has been edited for the DVD, but most of the cut scenes are included as extras. One of the aspects that should be mentioned is that the lead character and his friends are part of the gay sub-culture known as "bears." This group represents many of the gay men who do not fit into the gay image that is often presented in film. No one is young, thin, and without facial hair except for the nephew, sister, and grandmother. The movie provides a frank and honest view of the bear community, as well as a realistic portrayal of defining a family under unusual circumstances.

This is really an amazing small film. The acting is stunning and the story is unlike what we've seen here in the United States. It's refreshing to see different kinds of gay people and different understandings of family. There were so many scenes that I absolutely loved and thought to myself, "that would *never* be allowed in an American film. This movie is daring in a compassionate way and it was a total pleasure to see.I won't give too much away but I left this film thinking I'd seen a wonderful real world and I also felt a longing for this quality of storytelling in American cinema. Humane and warm and real.

*MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS* *MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS* *MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS*In general, I liked this little & warm film. The characters are well written and well performed. The subjects of the film are treated with respect and there is no sense of sensation in the way the characters are presented. They remain human with their reaction through the whole film.Saying that I did have a problem with the last section of the film, which begins around 20 minutes before the end. That part of the film weakened the film and it seems that the makers of the film couldn't figure out how to tie the plot neatly to a satisfying end. There is at least one revelation in the film, which is handled very clumsy and I was left with the feeling that the legal issue around that revelation was left out just to help to move the plot further. This last section of the film has spoiled for me a very charming film. I still recommend the film which has a bitter-sweet undertone and is moving and affective. I would rather have a better last 20 minutes.

I loved this movie. Finally I had the chance to see it in Italy, in a small-scale gay film festival. Spanish uncut version with English subtitles. The actors were brilliant, the story intriguing (even though I would not have mentioned AIDS, just to avoid the usual cheap match gay-aids).There is so much need of movies like this, to make straight people understand that gay people are not only glitter, and, eventually, discreet people are the vast majority.Thanks for making this movie, and I hope many other directors will shoot something close to this. Ciao from Roma, AA