latter day aspect ratio represent 1 . 85 represent1sound format represent stereotrouble flare when an la party boy ( wes ramsey ) fall in love with a handsome mormon missionary ( steve sandvoss ) . a huge hit on the festival circuit and on limited theatrical release and this likable movie the feature debut of screenwriter c. jay cox ( sweet home alabama ) be an exercise in opposite attract and in which ramsey shallow mind character be change forever after fall hard for vulnerable beauty sandvoss and who be constrain by the dictate of his religious conviction . here and the path of true love be pave with hardship and not least of which be the reaction of sandvoss fellow mormon to his newfound sexuality and which result in his excommunication from the church and the wrath of his indignant parent ( mary kay place have a small but devastate cameo a the boy outrage mother ) . but cox script focus chiefly on ramsey path to redemption and a his hedonistic lifestyle be throw into disarray by sandvoss influence and and by the responsibility which emerge a a consequence of his develop maturity represent he volunteer a an outreach participant and deliver food to aid patient live at home and lead to an unexpected friendship with former party boy erik palladino ( tv er ) and whose illness provide ramsey with a much need wake up call . cox script be lace with juicy one liner and various pearl of wisdom ( on mormonism represent your church doesn not like alcohol or homosexual . well and i be definitely not join i can not imagine heaven without both . ) and and the character be surprisingly complex and well drawn . ramsey have the showier and sexy role ( he first see do something rude to a willing participant . ) and but it sandvoss who have become something of a gay icon and with his sensitive portrayal of a sweet natured innocent whose journey from darkness into light lead to a startling revelation about his place in the world around him . he and ramsey be well match and and their inevitable sex scene ( brief but memorable ) be follow by a compelling sequence in which ramsey describe a childhood trauma which have define his life to date . film on hi def video and transfer to 35mm for theatrical exhibition and the movie meager budget place limitation on the scope and grandeur of cox ambition and though the character and situation be strong enough to survive this minor drawback . jacqueline bisset shine a a worldly wise restaurateur at the diner where ramsey wait table for a living and and joseph gordon levitt ( third rock from the sun ) steal everyone thunder a sandvoss fellow mormon and oppose to his friend relationship with ramsey on religious principle . but only on principle . though a little stilted in place and the movie ache with romantic longing and and deserve plaudit for it honesty and compassion . best see with a crowd of like minded viewer and preferably with a loved one by your side .