Product: Jeffrey [VHS] (1995)
Rating: 5.0
A great movie - often misunderstood
This is an excellent movie, and I'm afraid that far too many people have misunderstood the message. Jeffrey is a young gay man who has decided that, due to the fact that sex has become "radioactive" (as he puts it, when referring to the AIDS scare), he is going to give up sex for good. However, then he meets Steve, a kind caring man who is immediately attracted to Jeffrey. There is one problem, Steve is HIV positive. Jeffrey must decide - can he forget about Steve, or can he face his fear. That's what the true message is - AIDS is bad, it's scary, it can kill you, but that can't cause you to constantly live in fear, and that can't cause you to be afraid to love someone because they will eventually die. Darius, the "cat", has a great line, which I know that I will simply butcher if I try to quote it, but it basically goes that AIDS is like the guest that won't leave, but it's still our party. The message is a resounding - LIVE WHILE YOU HAVE THE CHANCE, because you won't live forever, and you can't live in fear. It is true that this is a low budget movie, and let's face it, low budget movies have their mistakes. But hey, so do big, blockbuster, million dollar budget movies (pay attention at your next big budget movie and you'll notice some really BIG ones), so get over it, and just appreciate the movie for it's message.