too often in gay cinema and film loose their way in two way . plot and character get lose in a desperate and schlocky attempt to prove just how gay a film can be . a serious attempt at film making be often lose in a need to be gay and throw in unnecessary and explicit love scene and nudity for no other reason than to remind the viewer that the character be indeed homosexual . the other way ( the worse of the two in my opinion ) be that there seem to be this rule that many film maker have that you can not make a serious film about gay men without one of them die of aid . i applaud poster boy for not fall into either of these trap . the lead male character be unquestionably homosexual without be explicit yet without lose their sexuality and none of the gay men die of aid nor be they hiv positive . there be a character who be hiv positive whom we be told dy of aid but it be not pivotal to the plot and it be a straight woman . the film do not belittle the disease but it be not the agenda of the film . this film be about the relationship between a father and son and the world they live in . it be tightly direct with good character development on both side . the acting be very good especially by michael lerner in a very different role for him . karen allen be always a joy to watch . the main character be play by relatively unknowns which i think work well for the character . well do by all involve .