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by Roger Walker-Dack
Paul used to be a drunk. He
also used to be
Roy's boyfriend. Two
years later and both men
have moved on with
their separate lives.
Paul goes to AA
meetings regularly
and is now sober,
thanks to Zack his
Sponsor, and he
lives at home with
his very
supportive
parents in the
their rather
lush waterfront
home in Florida.
Paul's sister Alana is engaged to be married
and is coming home for the Christmas holidays to start
planning a lavish June wedding. Besides her overlyenthusiastic mother, Alana also has her two best friends coming to
help work out the details too. Trouble is, one of them is Roy, her
brother's ex, and both men are nervous at meeting again for the first
time after their messy breakup. Roy is also concerned that as he is still
single, he may be perceived as a loser, so he persuades Gavin, another
ex-boyfriend to tag along and pretend that the two of them are a
couple.
There was a time a decade or two ago, when almost every gay movie
dealt with the 'A' issue i.e. AIDS. Thankfully at least cinematically we
have moved on and this rom-com tackles three more big 'A's ' instead:
alcoholism, adoption, and Alzheimer's. It almost seems at times with
this issue packed story that bestselling romantic author Suzanne
Brockman had deliberately penned a script (with her husband Ed
Gaffney) about two guys falling in love where being gay was so
ordinary that it is almost over looked. The Gaffney's actually wrote
this for their gay son, the actor Jason T Gaffney who did his mom and
pop proud with his turn as Gavin who everyone seemed to fall in love
with at some time or another.
And in case you had guessed that Paul and Roy had seen the error of
their ways and fallen back together, then you would have been wrong.
The couple whose marriage rounds out this film (after Alana's had
hers) is that of Roy's two exes who found each other irresistible.
Thanks to some good performances, a very impressive location and
some deft direction from newbie Scott Gabriel this small-budgeted
indie movie is definitely one of the better ones of this genre. Touching
and tender with very likable characters that one wanted to find
happiness... even if it’s the kind that only happens in the movies... and
not a single stereotype in sight. It had plenty of eye-candy, and for
once they didn't keep disrobing when the story lagged at all. ∎
Review by Roger Walker-Dack
Crew’s classic men’s
brogue certainly hits
the spot for an
ensemble that screams
- not black shoes!
Luxurious, chestnut
leather and beautiful
brogue detailing and a
high polish finish.
Perfect for the
gentleman about
town.
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