The greatest movie ever made..!

Amateur movie with Big budget

Absolutely amazing

A Disappointing Continuation

A sweet, sensitive movie on an original topic, especially for its time.Making a movie that features a homosexual man, his relationship with his father, how his father accepts him and loves him unconditionally, and their trials and tribulations, makes for a very original and special story. In 1994, when the movie was made, it would have been even more novel.Sensitively told story, based on the play by David Stevens.Great performances by Russell Crowe and Jack Thompson as the son and father, respectively. The banter between them is one of the highlights of the movie.A timely reminder of how much of acting talent Russell Crowe has, here demonstrating his range. This was to be his last local (ie Australian) movie before hitting the big time. His next movie was a Hollywood one - The Quick and the Dead - and he got third billing...

*SPOILERS* Harry (Jack Thompson) and Jeff (Russell Crowe), father and son, are really close, and even though Jeff is gay, there is no animosity or sadness from Harry, who acts as if his son was going out with girls (sometimes to Jeff's embarrassment).Jeff, who's pretty selective since having had his heart broken three years before, seems to have found a likely candidate for the title of 'Mr. Right' in Greg, a young man with a family situation way different from Jeff's, and Harry seems to have found 'Miss Right' in the person of Joyce, until she leaves when she finds out that Jeff is gay. Soon after that, Harry has a heart attack...This movie is quite a find, and I like it especially because it doesn't make a great deal over the fact that Jeff is gay, and also the leads' acting, which is prefect for their parts; even the unrealistic parts where Harry and Jeff break the fourth wall (the movie is based on a piece by David Stevens) end up being believable and in-tone with the rest of the movie.The Sum Of Us: 8/10.

I watched this movie a couple years after coming out myself and I could only wish that I had that kind of relationship with my father, or even something close to it. Russell Crowe is outstanding and, in my opinion, on of the most sexiest characters I have ever seen in a movie. I was less enthusiastic about his potential pattern, but that was a minor consideration. I know, I know, it was an idealistic portrayal of a father and a gay son relationship...but really just having a positive movie without the spectre of AIDS was a welcome relief. The actor who played the father was incredible, both tough and sensitive, with a definite flair for comedy. The ending was a bit of a downer, but not a disappointment. I recommend this to everyone who is tired of gay movies dealing with the same tragedies over and over again. GLSILVA@MYWAY.COM.

This movie was very different from any of the others I have seen with Russel Crowe. He has the talent to even pull of gay. Not ever actor could play a gay man. The only other actor I believe that can play a gay character is Bruce Willis. I enjoy how the father narrated as he performed in the movie. It made the movie (in my opinion) more personal. I like the end when the father has the attack and his girlfriend is ashamed of herself. She deserved it. It wasn't the fathers fault the son was gay. She should have figured that out right away. You can't blame the father for what the grown-up son does. All in all I enjoyed the movie even the kissing didn't bother me.