lynnanchio I really loved this movie, not just because of the actors, but because the movie really goes to the heart of who we are as people, and shows how we all are part of each other. It is a touching and funny story of love and acceptance. Russell Crowe does a good job as the son, but Jack Thompson really is the star of the movie, his character is the heart of the show. Through him we see the world differently, and we see a parent who loves his child and only wants what is best for them. Many of us could learn some real lessons from this. The backdrop of Sydney adds a little extra charm, in that we see a part of the world with which most of us are not familiar. I have recommended this movie to many friends, and each of them has truly enjoyed the movie, and related to it.

glsilva I watched this movie a couple years after coming out myself and I could only wish that I had that kind of relationship with my father, or even something close to it. Russell Crowe is outstanding and, in my opinion, on of the most sexiest characters I have ever seen in a movie. I was less enthusiastic about his potential pattern, but that was a minor consideration. I know, I know, it was an idealistic portrayal of a father and a gay son relationship...but really just having a positive movie without the spectre of AIDS was a welcome relief. The actor who played the father was incredible, both tough and sensitive, with a definite flair for comedy. The ending was a bit of a downer, but not a disappointment. I recommend this to everyone who is tired of gay movies dealing with the same tragedies over and over again. [email protected].

giffey-1 Could this possibly be Russell Crowe's best movie ever? He gives the most completely natural believable performance of a young gay man I have ever seen in movies. I have read many comments that the trick that appears throughout the movie of the characters talking to the camera weakens the film. I completely disagree. From the first scene when Russell Crowe's character talks about what his visits to his Grandmother and her lover means to him, to the scenes when his father talks to the camera after his stroke, made me feel as if I were a friend of these people and they were drawing me into their lives. Watching Russell Crowe's attempts to seduce a man who he hopes will become his boyfriend were completely natural and I believe many people who do not care to see homosexual themed movies would warm to this as it comes from a place of love and shows that a family doesn't have to be nuclear to be complete and loving. You never for one moment not believe that this father and son truly love and, what is more important, respect each other. The romance between the father and his new lady is also believable and well written. Middle aged people really do act this way when they are dealing with a new romance, especially when they believe that romance has passed them by. This wonderful family drama deserves a much wider audience that it received when first released. Enjoy this film and let it change your ideas on what a family can be.

Flowerlillie This movie was very different from any of the others I have seen with Russel Crowe. He has the talent to even pull of gay. Not ever actor could play a gay man. The only other actor I believe that can play a gay character is Bruce Willis. I enjoy how the father narrated as he performed in the movie. It made the movie (in my opinion) more personal. I like the end when the father has the attack and his girlfriend is ashamed of herself. She deserved it. It wasn't the fathers fault the son was gay. She should have figured that out right away. You can't blame the father for what the grown-up son does. All in all I enjoyed the movie even the kissing didn't bother me.