Review: it recycles every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: arliss howard 's ambitious , moving , and adventurous directorial debut 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the film is flat . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written 
Sentiment: negative


Review: 's too close to real life to make sense