this be a beautiful period piece . even though the direction be uneven ( but get well in the last half ) it carry a powerful message which still have mean 3 decade later . it have less sex than the series queer a folk and or cable adult movie and yet still communicate this aspect of gay relationship . the surprising thing when view from an historical perspective and be that society attitudes toward diversity have change little and gay people be still struggle with the problem present in this movie . an additional plus and be that it deal with the difficulty face all human relationship and whether gay or heterosexual . a must see film .