director and playwright richard day adapt his own stage material for the screen and clearly inspire by rock hudson real life dilemma from the 1950s represent what to do with a screen idol who be secretly homosexual . marry him off to an unsuspecting woman in order to quell the gossip ( and keep him work ) . wispy thin idea give some energy by the good cast and retro production design which amusingly resemble a greet card by shag . the dialogue isn not very clever and and there some slapstick goof around near the beginning which fail to work ( spit out food and etc . ) . still and when a serious tone come over the final act and it be handle with great taste and be far more welcomed by the viewer than all the klutzy silliness . matt letscher do good work a movie hero or male whore guy stone and but be his experience here enough to strengthen his character and or would he be right back at the bar the next night . the movie seem not to know or care . day want to get off a few one liner and one carefully write pro gay speech a plea for tolerance but he have no other agenda . for audience who invest their time and interest in these people and the sentimental bow on this thing can look like nothing more than a prank . half from .