To me, this movie is perfection.

Excellent but underrated film

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Travis Fine's "Any Day Now" is a heartfelt drama set in the 1970's, well before marriage equality and acceptance of gay Americans took hold; actually, the film itself was made before the Supreme Court declared marriage equality the law of the land. A struggling middle-age gay man, Rudy, works as a female impersonator in a bar. He befriends the neglected special-needs son of a drug-addicted neighbor, and, when the mother is incarcerated, takes him in and cares for him. Meanwhile, Rudy begins an unlikely relationship with a handsome recently-divorced lawyer, Paul, who aids Rudy in the legal custody battles to come. Needless to say, Rudy's noble intentions to be a foster parent to the young boy, Marco, run afoul of the conservative establishment of the period. The performances are all winning. Alan Cumming is especially good as Rudy, although his character should have realized that cutting his scraggly long hair would have improved his image in the courtroom. Also, Cumming is unconvincing as a drag queen, and his much-lauded voice does not merit the praise given. Garret Dillahunt's Paul is a bit bland, not unusual in a lawyer, but his attraction to Rudy is unconvincing, and their odd-couple pairing generates no heat. However, young Isaac Leyva is Marco, and his endearing performance likely rests on his being himself, which in this case is a major asset to the film."Any Day Now" also suffers from a generic title that elicits no interest and relates to little in the story. Marco's tale of woe certainly tugs at the heart, and Rudy and Paul's desire to support and nourish the badly treated boy is admirable and understandable, but their obstacles are also understandable in the context of the period. The film lacks nuance, and the script presents the issues as black and white; Rudy and Paul are the heroes with few allies, while the judges, lawyers, and social workers are the villains. However, audiences who can overlook some credibility issues and a lack of a balance in presenting the case will relish a good performance by Cumming and lose their hearts to Leyva.

I found that the couple Ruby (Alan Cumming) and Paul (Garret Dillahunt) would've been the best parents for poor Marco Deison because they both had such passion for him to be their son. Unfortunately it wasn't a happy ending when the law passed Marco back to his stupid drugged up mother Marianna Deison (Jamie Anne Allman) who just can't looked after him properly! I so very much admired the couple because they gave up their own lives to be in this case to get Marco as their son! The 70's/80's era was the absolute worst for poor gay couples in adopting kids which was absolutely unfair and ridiculous!I just wish Marco didn't have to die because honestly this movie really needed that happy ending!

Great acting, probably it's Alan Cunning's best performance ever. Simple and straightforward with no other exaggeration words or actions makes the acting/love more pure between the gay parents in a gay family. Don't think this move cliché. It's not another gay adaption issue with the setting in '70s. On the contrary, it gives us, at least me, a more clear picture/argument that why gay parents can't adopt a child-- if gay parents are really the source of bad influence to children, why we still have so much violence, crime and hatred in a world whose members are definitely mostly straight people. And those criminals behind the bar are raised by straight people too. It's just nothing but the power exchange/dominance, which is especially clear in the court defense. Back to the movie. I do think that the kid, Marco, should play a bigger role, which may increase the judges' injustice and bias. I appreciate Paul's fighting in the court and caring in daily life, but need more explicit affection towards Marco. and the way it describe the kid's life may ease the tension ( say, it should raise the tension between pro-gay adoption and con-gay adoption). But it still depends on how wise the audience are if their attitude towards gay adoption would change because of this movie. The last point is the soundtrack. It's amazing. even better than the original. Must have if you have chance.

I watched this just and feel compelled to review the film, which I don't usually do. What an amazing film, both beautiful and moving but also sad considering it is based on a true story. Things have moved forward since the 1970's but there is still a lot of discrimination in this world. This film showed quite strongly that same sex couples can love a child just as well, and even better, than heterosexual people or birth parents. With so many children looking for a loving, supportive home I am glad that we have changed our views on same sex adoption, but a lot is still to be done to ensure equality for all. Alan Cumming played an amazing part in this film, and I recommend it wholeheartedly.10/10!